Massachusetts Senate Candidates Push to Finish Line

Massachusetts vote in a crucial Senate race, Scott Brown, a Republican, faces Martha Coakley, a Democrat.

From The New York Times:

The questions now are whether the enthusiasm Mr. Brown has generated on the trail will translate into enough votes, and whether the Democratic establishment and labor unions supporting Ms. Coakley will be able to turn out voters the way they once did. The New England weather added another wrinkle to this unusual January special election: snow fell across much of the state on Monday, and more was forecast for Tuesday, making knocking on doors and standing on street corners a slushy affair.

Ms. Coakley should have the on-the-ground organizational advantage: her supporters were operating some 60 phone banks that have already made nearly 600,000 calls urging people to vote, and they expect to call a million voters by tomorrow. She also has more than 6,000 volunteers working for her election.

Mr. Brown, by contrast, listed 10 phone banks on his campaign Web site. One of them, in Littleton, Mass., had made 10,000 calls by 4:30 p.m., towards its goal of 15,000. Kurt Hages, a volunteer from Boxborough, Mass., said the campaign had been targeting independent voters.