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  After Mass. Loss, DSCC Launches 'Forensic Examination' Of 2010 Field
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Last EditedMonsieur  Jan 20, 2010 10:44pm
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AuthorChristina Bellantoni
News DateThursday, January 21, 2010 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is scouring each Senate race with a "forensic examination" of each campaign and candidate in the aftermath of the party's stunning loss last night in Massachusetts.

DSCC Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez told TPMDC in an interview today that Democrats running for and defending Senate seats can't afford to cede the "change" mantle.

The DSCC is immediately assessing each battle from New Hampshire to Colorado to make sure those campaigns are "calibrated to the volatility of this electorate," Menendez said.

He said he is telling candidates to be aggressive and define yourself and your opponent pronto. Menendez pointedly avoided criticizing the Democratic candidate Martha Coakley, but said her loss proves the party must quickly play offense no matter which state they are going after.

I asked if he was telling candidates they can't go on vacation, since Democrats blamed Coakley's defeat in part on her being off the campaign trail during the holidays.

"There are only two ways to run: unopposed or scared," Menendez said. "There is no letting up on it."
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