If the democrat nominee can not win Mass, they are pretty much sunk.
Mass is a bit different this cycle, and it won’t be kind to Obama, IMHO.
Clinton racked up the biggest margin(in a big state) of 15% over Obama in MA for a reason. They have a black governor - Patrick who ran exactly the same empty platform as Obama. His campaign manager is Obama’s current campaign manager as well.
Patrick has been a disaster since taking the office. Lots of scandals, incompetent governing. Voters are not happy about this, and I think Obama is going to face some serious backlash. With black voters, you can expect to get 95% of their votes even if you’re caught with a dead girl and live boy in bed as long as your skin color is black. No luck in MA since they do not have lots of black people.
If MA gets called for McCain on election night, it's time to start opening the champange bottles.