[goldstategop]

A safe Democratic district I might add. But it doesn't add up to a trend. Kerry will carry Massachusetts in November.

[DM1]

Yes Kerry will win Mass but i believe some local elections in the house and senate may go R mainly due to the marriage issue. Of course it will not be enough to flip control but any erosion of Dem strength in Mass is good. I also take heart that this election was held during the Dem primary and they still went Repub. ha

[HostileTerritory]

It's by no means a safe Democratic district. The district includes new suburbs and wealthy older suburbs. It votes more Republican than the state as a whole based on gubernatorial elections. Romney swept the towns in this district with about 60% of the vote even though the statewide totals were close.

This election is a step in the right direction, but people have been misrepresenting the nature of the district because it voted for Gore (like every other part of this benighted state.) It is an accomplishment that Brown won on a day when all the 'RATs were out voting in their primary, but the district itself is a good Republican district for state politics. This election means that we may win some more suburban seats for the Pubbies this fall, but only a few, and it will be very hard if we go up against incumbents. None of the real Democratic seats in the legislature are threatened.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Kerry will carry Massachusetts in November.

Prolly, but he has more enemies here than anywhere. BTW, this election was rigged. Not only was it a safely gerrymandered White Democratic district, the election was scheduled on the same day as the primary. Since W. was unopposed, this meant that a much higher Democratic turn out was expected.

The scheduling was unusual in that the election was announced before the vacancy occurred. The incumbent announced her intention of resigning one day into the legislative session to fatten her pension. There is no authority to schedule an election based on someones announced intentions, it can only be scheduled when a vacancy occurs, which given the statutory time between announcement and the election means that would have been after the primary. The Democratic Secretary of State supported by the MA supreme court simply ran roughshod over the law, quelle suprise , as John Kerry would say.

Support for Kerry in Massachusetts is at best tepid. I wouldn't be surprised if Mitt couldn't beat him.

[raloxk]

"A safe Democratic district I might add. But it doesn't add up to a trend."

wont add up to a trend in MA but maybe a indication of things to come and explains why DEMs are right to fear the gay marriage issue.