The election, in a nutshell

From today's Daily News:

With turnouts reaching nearly 70 percent in Rowley and Newbury, and more than 60 percent in Georgetown and Merrimac, it appeared the more voters who turned out, the bigger margin Brown took away. In Rowley, Brown won by a 2-1 ratio.

In Newburyport, with a turnout of 46 percent, Coakley eked out a narrow victory by 88 votes. But in a city with 4,000 registered Democrats and just 1,688 registered Republicans, even that could be considered an upset. Of the city's 7,600 unenrolled voters, Brown struck a chord, while Coakley's negative campaign ads soured many voters.

I can assure this poor turnout wasn't from lack of effort from our local Dem leaders. It was tied directly to a lack of enthusiasm about the candidate from the base, myself included. I voted for her but did not hold signs or make calls, perhaps I should have. But I just didn't care much for Coakley the candidate.