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BOSTON GLOBE: Obama here for Coakley, trailing a diminished aura. ?The feverish excitement that pr?

By Glenn Reynolds

BOSTON GLOBE: Obama here for Coakley, trailing a diminished aura. “The feverish excitement that propelled Barack Obama and scores of other Democrats to victory in 2008 has all but evaporated, worrying party leaders who are struggling to invigorate the base before Tuesday?s Massachusetts Senate race and November?s critical midterm contests, pollsters and party activists said.”

Related: Patrick Kennedy a big fan of, um, ?Marcia? Coakley. Marcia, Martha, what’s the difference? She’s the party pick. That’s what’s important.

UPDATE: Reader Morris Boggs writes: “At least he didn’t say ‘Marcia Moxley’.”

ANOTHER UPDATE: “The personal touch turns chillingly impersonal.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on January 18, 2010 (boomark / email).