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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.