Consider that only 13% of the electorate here are registered Republicans and yet the Republican won with almost 55% of the vote. That is a staggering achievement, especially when considering how entrenched the Socialists are here. Shannon O'Brien had the backing of the entire Socialist machine including the unions and the teachers, etc. Without talk radio, I am convinced that Shannon O'Brien would have won in a landslide.
Now if only the local talk show hosts could concentrate on the state legislatures. But they never talk about politics at the state level beyond governor very much - even Howie Carr, who built his career on exposing the corruption in local Bay State politics.
BTW, for those who are confused with my exchanging of the word Socialist for Democrat, I made a vow several weeks ago that so long as avowed Socialist Nancy Pelosi is the elected leader of the Democrat party nationally, that anybody claiming to be a Democrat is in fact a Socialist and against America.