Martha Coakley, Scott Brown and the Special Election in Massachusetts

On Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Massachusetts will hold a special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. It is hard to predict political races for a number of reasons. One being the charts of the candidates are always active when they are running and, two, we bring are personal stuff to the table, making it difficult to be objective. Those facts aside, we forge ahead fearlessly. This battle is between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown. I think that Martha Coakley is going to win. Here is why. This past week the polls have put Scott Brown in the lead. I don’t think that is the case, because polls taken during a Mercury retrograde period are usually off. Also, news reports indicate that the people are not happy with the Democrats. Here again, Mercury retrograde. Mercury went direct on Friday, and it takes some time to pick up speed again so the effects of retrograde motion are slow to shake off. I don’t think the people are totally done with the Democrats yet, not that they won’t be in the future, since the Democrats are great at shooting themselves in the foot. But anti-Republicanism is still strong. Other factors point to a Coakley win. The Winter Solstice chart of December 21, 2009, that we operate under until the next season change indicates that the party in power will remain in power. The horoscope set for 7AM, when the polls open in Massachusetts also favors Martha Coakley. The Moon in that chart is at 14 degrees of Pisces. The Moon rules the people. Scott Browns Mercury, ruler of the vote, is at 14 degrees of Virgo, at a difficult angle to the voting public. On the day of the election Martha Coakley has transiting Venus poised to move into her first house, a good sign. Also she has transiting Jupiter and the Moon in her first house. These are all favorable for her. Scott Brown has transiting Saturn on top of his natal Mars, which could restrict his actions. Saturn can go either way; mostly it indicates lack and tasks that require hard work. At other times, it will reward that hard work. Saturn has a moral code of its own and if you operate on the up and up he will reward you. Only Scott Brown has the answer to that. So there you have it, Martha Coakley wins. The fact that I am a left-leaning, bra burning feminist has nothing to do with this prediction. Ha!