Why would you think that Coakley couldn’t break 30% in Berkshire County? It’s a horrifically liberal area, and votes far more Democrat than Boston’s southern suburbs.
She could. But that's not really the point here.
Although you never really know until the vote actually occurs and the votes are counted (correctly, I mean!), there appears to be a sizable, even seismic, shift occurring within the electorate. While it's less than likely Scott will carry the usual bastions of Communist support (!), it appears enough people are rethinking past priorities in light of new economic and societal realities.
People are getting pissed, looking for an outlet for venting their pent-up rage. They're mad because this is not quite the "hope and change" they envisioned when they voted these boobs in, and the feeling of rising ire at what is happening is compounded by the fact that those they voted in are steadfastly ignoring them.
If you know Liberals at all, you'll know that in spite of everything that is found to be wanting in them, they will NOT cotton to being ignored, especially by those who purport to represent them.
No, give current realities, not just in Mass but everywhere in the country, Democratic "strength", such as it is, appears to be a mile wide and an inch deep.
And I'll tell you this - if somehow Scott does take some of those southern suburbs, it'll signal a sea change perhaps never seen before in National electoral history.
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