Mass Dem for Senate Martha Coakley, says Reagan was bad for America

Republican Scott Brown defends Reagan's record

Republican nominee Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley squared off in a live debate on radio station WBZ Boston last night. Both are vying for the Ted Kennedy seat. The special election is Jan. 19.

The two candidates disagreed sharply over a number of issues. But Coakley may have stumbled towards the end, making what many would regard as an insulting comment to a former President.

From Boston.com:

They disagreed, however, over Ronald Reagan’s effectiveness in the second half of the century.

“While everybody thought he was fun to have a beer with . . . I think that he did a great disservice to this country,’’ Coakley said.

“I have to respond to that,’’ Brown said. “He brought great pride to our country at a time when we needed it and helped to bring down the Soviet Union, Iron Curtain. Just to [say] go out and have a beer with him, that’s, I think, inappropriate.’’

Libertarian candidate Joe Kennedy (real name), also participated, but was mainly relegated to the background.

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