I hope you’re right, but I’m by no means optimistic about his chances. As popular as Scott Brown may be right now he will still have to face a first-tier Democrat in 2012, and in a presidential election year Democrat turnout will be huge. Had Perry and Hudek won House seats last week I wouold be more bullish, but the fact that neither the GOP gubernatorial candidate nor any of its congressional candidates managed to break 44% makes me think that Brown’s victory last January was a fluke.
First tier? Like Deval Patrick? Martha Coakley again? Tim Murray? Bill Galvin? Joe DeNucci? Barney Frank? Nikki Tsongas? John Olver? Ed Markey? Am I missing someone?
Tim Cahill maybe, but I don’t see him winning the nom after running against Patrick.
I got it:
Rep. Mike Capuano. Not only is he a mobster, but he also already lost to Coakley. And get this: his wife’s maiden name is TEABAGGY.
No kidding.