In the City of Boston, roughly 150,000 people voted in the special election on Tuesday, approximately the same number that voted when Ted Kennedy was re-elected in 2006. By comparison, approximately 200,000 people voted in the 2008 election that re-elected John Kerry. Not only did Kerry and Kennedy win higher vote percentages than Coakley, 85-15 v 70-30, despite a last minute campaign trip by Obama and millions of dollars in campaign contributions and a massive infusion of political operatives, but Obama was unable to turn out any additional voters for Coakley despite the intense national interest in the race.
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