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Dem Stumble Puts Massachusetts Senate Seat in Play

"I would not be surprised [to see mudslinging] given [Democratic nominee Rep. Edward Markey's] anemic poll numbers and his refusal to talk about what matters to voters."-- Lenny Alcivar , spokesman for Gabriel Gomez, Republican candidate for the June 25 special election to serve out the Senate term of now Secretary of State John Kerry, talking to the Boston Herald .A word of caution to political operatives considering using Usama bin Laden in a television attack ad: Don't.And if you are launching that ad just after the largest city in your state was hit by a terrorist attack – the first large-scale strike in the U.S. since 9/11 – you may want to find Dick Cheney's secret, undisclosed location and chill out there for a while.And if the target of that ad is a former Navy SEAL, well, bring along your iPad because you may be in the bunker for a bit.In a show of political ham handedness not seen in Massachusetts since Martha Coakley scoffed at standing outside in the cold to shake hands wit...

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