Does Tim Cahill's Decision to run as an Independent now Appear Clairvoyant?

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

You didn't need a crystal ball to know that Deval would be vulnerable, but there was nothing especially prescient about Cahill's switch. He's well aware that he'd be a slam dunk as the Democratic nominee, but he's similarly aware that ousting Deval in a Democratic primary would be a dicey proposition at best.

I don't know that the Brown/Coakley race shifted things much. Deval was in miserable shape before, and he's in miserable shape after.

The race could get interesting once it begins getting fired up. I honestly think Cahill has something of a glass jaw, and Democrats and Republicans alike may be interested at taking a few swings at it. Then again, Charlie Baker has the stink of a health care big wig on him, and that could be especially disastrous in 2010.

It upsets me that the worst possible option could win re-election because there were too many people interested in taking him down.