Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) today attempted to galvanize support for Democratic senate candidate Martha Coakley by referencing the “tea baggers” who are “revved up” by Republican Scott Brown’s momentum in the Massachusetts special election.In a fundraising email, Kerry emphasized Brown’s tea party connections, joining the likes of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who has called Brown “a far-right tea-bagger.”
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