Personality contest not political contest

Barney Frank: Martha Coakley is not Barack Obama in drag

By Kerry Picket on Jan. 17, 2010

Congressman Barney Frank (D – MA) joined the Democratic Party faithful in Boston on Sunday to support Martha Coakley’s campaign for U.S. Senate and watch President Barack Obama give a final campaign pitch for the embattled Attorney General's election.

Mr. Frank told reporters the race was only about personality until recently.:

“To the extent that she wasn’t doing as well as she expected, it was because the issues weren’t a factor in the race,â€