In case there's any doubt that it really is just a few frustrated outliers in the progressive blogosphere who are not supporting Coakley in this election, please go on over to the infamous Firedoglake and check out the latest frontpage post:
Just so there’s absolutely no ambiguity, let me get something out of the way: Democrats and progressives and anyone who doesn’t want crazy people running the country should get off their asses tomorrow and vote early and often for Coakley.
“Punishing” the Democratic Party by helping elect a Bush/Cheney Republican is the equivalent of cutting off your head to spite your nose hairs.
Grow the fuck up, please.
I point this out not to let FDL off the hook for a lot of things for which they have been justifiably criticized, such as Jane Hamsher's attempted alliance with Grover Norquist.
Nor do I want to pass over the fact that the post I just quoted goes on to (entirely appropriately, IMO) criticize the White House's own relationship to Wall Street and the insurance companies.
But the frequently heard refrain around these parts that FDL supports Brown (or, in one version, is actually asking people to work for his election) or that Jane Hamsher is a teabagger is not only false, but unnecessarily divisive.
There are very real differences among progressives over a whole host of issues, from the current version of the HCR bill to what our relationship to the Democratic Party should be.
But other than a small handful of folks, many of whom are trolls, there is simply no disagreement about working for Coakley's victory.