I guess you learn something new here every day. I'd never heard that (though MA did just elect a Repub Gov last night).
The reality is that Dems nearly everywhere are compacted into very small geographic areas.
If Obola gets going bigtime, it’s gonna take out a disproportionate number of them due to contagion via compression.
WBUR put out a map this morning that shows it. Virtually every town in the state went Republican except for a few, the cities and the western part of the state. We gained seats in the legislature and Senate as well this time. It’s a start.