It’s not like he was beaten by someone to the right on the issues. Martha Coakley is about as leftist as you can get. Now, if Scott Brown should do the unthinkable and win in January then I would say the entire Democratic party is headed for comlete disaster.
What did he mean, that Dems are screwed? Certainly not in MA. That incumbent members of Congress are in trouble? If he found that out in MA then it might be bad news for the Dems. It’s not as if hard line lefty districts like his are going to elect Republicans though.
Barone still thinks they can’t get the 41 they need to topple the Dems. But things can change. If he senses that Dems are in for bad year, he is probably right as he is the best.