Attorney General Martha Coakley scored a quite impressive victory in the Democratic primary yesterday, racking up 47% of the vote in a four person race. Second place finisher Michael Capuano had 28%, with Alan Khazei third, and Steve Pagliuca fourth. Coakley had an early lead, and she never relinquished it, running a strong campaign that was truly error free. She will face State Senator Scott Brown, who easily won the Republican primary over Jack E. Robinson. Brown immediately went on the attack, challenging Coakley to sign an anti-tax pledge, which Coakley derided as a campaign gimmick. I saw our old friend Eric Fehrnstrom, press guru to Mitt Romney, acting as a “senior advisor” to the Brown campaign, and sounding the Brown campaign themes in an interview after the Brown win. Coakley meanwhile brought together her Democratic opponents with a unity event at the Omni Parker House, and they all pledged their full support for her candidacy. Hard to see how Brown can win this one. Coakley has shown herself to be tough and disciplined, and should have a huge financial advantage to boot. It looks to me like it will be Coakley in an easy win.

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