MA Senate - Special Election Results thread

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

There are a LOT of Brown towns that haven't even begun to report.  I mean, my god, the most Republican part of the most Republican county is still out.

What are you referring to specifically for those of us who don't have a map of MA memorized?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Well they came off the ganja break and brown won Lowell 52-47.

I am pissed. Why couldn't Lowell have done that in the 2007 special election for MA-05. Jim Ogonoski would have won.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

CNN and many other news stations report that Brown won and that Coakley conceded.

Old news

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I would guess that Brown won the following Congressional Districts 3,5,6, 10 for sure right?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Massachusetts

That was fast.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I would guess that Brown won the following Congressional Districts 3,5,6, 10 for sure right?

He must have won 9.

Thats Lynch's right? I can never remember the 7, 8 and 9th apart but I can the 1st(Olver) 2nd(NEal) 3rd(McGovern) 4th(FRank) 5(Tsongas) 6(Tierney) and 10Th(Delahunt).

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Massachusetts

That was fast.

Are we just editing Paul Kirk out of history?

Might as well, his contributions are minuscule to none.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Paxton still hasn't reported any results. Small town I would assume. Probably go to Brown.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Neither has North Attleborough. Wasn't this Joe Martin's home town? or was that Attleborough itself?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Folks - take a second to study those Clinton-Obama 2008 numbers and this election and tell me what you see....  I know Al already sees it.

Democrats had better pay attention. 

Clintonistas bailed in large numbers?  That is hardly shocking.

Working-class revolt centered against those in power.

Yep, I see it too.  Penn is gonna be a real shock next year.  I can see the entire western half rolling Toomeys way. 

Look for Alleghenny and Lackawwana to be like Worcestor(52-47 Dem) surronded by a sea of 60% Repub counties.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Quick calculations based on 98% reporting:  These are by no means official and are rough calculations.

CD-01 - Coakley 50-48
CD-02 - Brown 57-42
CD-03 - Brown 57-42
CD-04 - Brown 50-49 (could easily change)
CD-05 - Brown 56-43
CD-06 - Brown 57-42
CD-07 - Coakley 53-46
CD-08 - Coakley 76-23
CD-09 - Brown 54-45
CD-10 - Brown 59-40

To bay the MA-05 special didn't happen tonight instead of during 2007.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The red avatar's reaction to this is amusing in a pathetic sort of way (not to be condescending )

Obnoxious Liberals are like that.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

North Attleborough came in finally 71-28 for Brown. Paxton is still out.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The red avatar's reaction to this is amusing in a pathetic sort of way (not to be condescending )

Obnoxious Liberals are like that.

If Coakley won, would Massachusetts be full of obnoxious liberals?

Not sure what you are driving at but if you mean "Would I criticize MA for electing Coakley?"
No, I don't bash states like some of my Conservative Friends do. And I would advise them to quit bashing MA if they want to build anything permenenet. But I am sure that dumb b*tch Palin or that hilly billy from Arkansas will screw the MA GOP over in there quest to beat Romney in the Primary.

I just love to watch as Liberals on this forum have there balloon popped. I look forward to us having 48 Senate seats and 210 House seats next year.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Somewhere, Ted Kennedy is looking up at all this and fuming.

Looking up at this? Are you implying that he is in hell?

That is exactly what he's implying. Van Der Blub is what we call a "troll".

Oh, for some reason I recognized the avatar and thought it was BRTD.

I almost did the same thing in the "Patrick Retires thread" thankfully I caught it rather quickly.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2010/01/20/browns_victory_gives_republicans_surge_of_renewed_confidence/?page=2

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Middlesex County ended up just like Bergen Co in NJ a swing County we thought the GOP candidate would need to win, who lead in for most of the night but had slip away at the end and end up not being so important to the Republican after all.

I am surprised that Worcester went so Republican. I was expected 55-45 in that county not 60-40. among other surprises, who would have thought that the city whose machine kept Jim Ogonoski out of the House would end up going to Brown by 5 points? 

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

dang, his daughters are good looking

I totally just sent some Facebook friend requests.

On the serious note, congratulations to Scott Brown on a perfectly executed political campaign. Two weeks ago when Rasmussen had him 50-41 down, that poll seemed too generous to him and yet he's now a US Senator-elect. At least once the old adage about favorite being vulnerable if he/she can't clear 50% in polls proved to be true.

Of course, Brown was helped by Coakley going auto-pilot too early and by general voter dissatisfaction with Washington Democrats, but still he deserves a huge hat tip. Whoever managed his campaign should be getting calls from Republican 2012 contenders ASAP.

His Campaign was a Romney operation. They are already spoken for.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Thanks, I am surprised at the amount of districts Brown 'carried'. Could the GOP realistically gain a house seat in Mass?

If one were to come open and the GOP actually put some effort into yea. I read an article on the Boston Globe's site last night that said GOP organizations are going to be doing heavy candidate recruitment across the country, including Massachusetts. Tsongas might be vulnerable do to being there the shortest time. However unless Delahunt, Tierney, Neal or McGovern retire, its unlikely.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

dang, his daughters are good looking

I totally just sent some Facebook friend requests.

On the serious note, congratulations to Scott Brown on a perfectly executed political campaign. Two weeks ago when Rasmussen had him 50-41 down, that poll seemed too generous to him and yet he's now a US Senator-elect. At least once the old adage about favorite being vulnerable if he/she can't clear 50% in polls proved to be true.

Of course, Brown was helped by Coakley going auto-pilot too early and by general voter dissatisfaction with Washington Democrats, but still he deserves a huge hat tip. Whoever managed his campaign should be getting calls from Republican 2012 contenders ASAP.

His Campaign was a Romney operation. They are already spoken for.

If Romney was the real genius that everyone thinks he is, he would be running campaigns, not be running as a candidate in a campaign.

I meant Brown's people worked for Romney and likely are a top the list of Romney's 2012 campaign. Many of them work for him at his PAC Free and Strong America.