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Frantic over the possibility that a Democrat might lose the race to
replace Sen. Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts, the Democratic National
Committee has sent its top spinner, Hari Sevugan, to the aid of
Democratic candidate Martha Coakley, who appears to be rapidly losing
ground to Republican Scott Brown. But what can Sevugan do to shore up
Coakley's struggling campaign? Well, he spent his first day on the job
trying to tie Brown to Sarah Palin.
Early Monday afternoon, Sevugan sent out an email to reporters featuring a link to a story
on the lefty website TPM. The headline: "Is Sarah Palin Avoiding Mass
Senate Race?" The story quoted a Democratic strategist saying that
"it's interesting" that Palin is "nowhere to be found in this race."
TPM conceded that GOP sources say there has been "no talk" about Palin
visiting Massachusetts. But that didn't stop Sevugan, who is quoted
declaring that Palin's supporters "are anxious for her to weigh in." At
the top of his email to journalists, Sevugan wrote, "Come on, Sarah,
why are you being so shy?"
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