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Capuano Closing Fast in Massachusetts Senate Primary

Rep. Mike Capuano’s bid for Massachusetts Senate has been gaining momentum, and he has succeeded in narrowing the Democratic primary contest to a two-person race between himself and frontrunner Martha Coakley, a number of party strategists and Massachusetts political observers say. But with the Dec. 8 election just days away, Capuano has yet to prove he has the ground strength to overtake Coakley, who has the advantage of a statewide campaign infrastructure thanks to her successful campaign for state attorney general.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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