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Rasmussen Reports:
First Look At Massachusetts Election Night Poll Data — Rasmussen Reports has conducted an Election Night survey of 1,000 voters in the Massachusetts special election for U.S. Senate. Data will be released on this page throughout the evening. — Polls closed in Massachusetts …
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Associated Press:
GOP's Brown wins Mass. Senate seat in epic upset — Buzz up! — BOSTON - In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in a U.S. Senate election Tuesday that left President Barack Obama's health care overhaul …
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The Note:
Bayh Warns “Catastrophe” If Dems Ignore Massachusetts Senate Race Lessons — ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: — Even before the votes are counted, Senator Evan Bayh is warning fellow Democrats that ignoring the lessons of the Massachusetts Senate race will “lead to even further catastrophe” for their party.
Philip Klein / AmSpecBlog:
Barney Frank Deals Potential Death Blow to Obamacare — Rep. Barney Frank is not a wobbly moderate in a marginal district, but a liberal Democrat who has been supportive of the health care push. And that's why this statement below, which essentially rules out all of the options being discussed …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Coakley adviser memo: D.C. Dems ‘failed’ Coakley — The Coakley campaign is bridling at finger-pointing from the White House and Washington Democrats, and an outside adviser to the campaign has provided to POLITICO a memo aimed at rebutting the charge that Coakley failed and making the case that national Democrats failed her.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Just Shut Up! — Message of the day to all Dems, Coakley, Rahm, Celinda Lake, national Dem committees, Axelrod, whoever, whatever: Shut the *$%& Up! I don't know how else to say it. I'm watching MSNBC and hearing all the key players dumping on each other. As I've said, the Coakley campaign seems to have been run just terribly.
Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Health Care Comes To Screeching Halt - Sen. Webb: No HCR Votes Until Brown Seated — Less than 15 minutes after the race was called for Republican Scott Brown, the first of what could be many conservative Democrats asks for leadership to put the brakes on health care reform.
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Boston Globe:
Live coverage of the US Senate race — 10:57 p.m. — Brown: “I know I have a lot to learn in the Senate, but I know who I am and I know who I serve. I'm Scott Brown, I'm from Wrentham, and I drive a truck. And let me just say in conclusion... I am nobody's senator but yours.”
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The Politico:
Fallout: Dems rethinking health bill — Republican Scott Brown's upset win in Massachusetts Tuesday threatened to derail any hopes of passing a health reform bill this year, as the White House and Democratic leaders faced growing resistance from rank-and-file members to pressing ahead with a bill following the Bay State backlash.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Determined or Delusional? House Leadership Sounds Optimistic on HCR — In the hours and minutes before Republican Scott Brown won Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, House Democratic leadership sounded resilient, even optimistic notes about the possibility of passing health care reform anyhow.
Martha Coakley:
ALERT! COAKLEY VOTERS REPORT RECEIVING BALLOTS PRE-MARKED FOR BROWN — Contact: Alex Zaroulis (617) 549-0358 — Campaign Manager Kevin Conroy:
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
On to Plan C — Sen. Jim Webb puts out a statement that puts the notion of a quick Senate vote out of reach and pretty much makes a certification fight moot: — In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner on National …:
Brown's Remarks — By: Kathryn Jean Lopez — as prepared for delivery: — Thank you very much. I'll bet they can hear all this cheering down in Washington, D.C. — And I hope they're paying close attention, because tonight the independent voice of Massachusetts has spoken.
Tony Romm / The Hill:
Lieberman: Brown win would send message about healthcare — A victory for Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown in Massachusetts would send a message that voters are “really skeptical about this healthcare bill,” Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Why Coakley Losing Won't Matter That Much — Everything I'm hearing points toward a Coakley loss. If you want to simultaneously infuriate yourself, and also console yourself that this isn't substantively that big a deal, read this: … Infuriated yet? — Okay.
Boston Herald:
Scott Brown roars to Senate upset win — Scott heard 'round the world — Upstart Republican Scott Brown rocketed to victory in the race to the U.S. Senate yesterday, steamrolling Attorney General Martha Coakley's layabout campaign in an against-all-odds triumph that sent shock waves from the Heartland to the White House.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Scott Brown wins Massachusetts Senate special election race
Scott Brown wins Massachusetts Senate special election race
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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senate Victory Stuns Democrats
G.O.P. Senate Victory Stuns Democrats
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Hoyer: Voters upset about GOP obstructionism, not Dem agenda
Hoyer: Voters upset about GOP obstructionism, not Dem agenda
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
The House Is Very Much In Play — With Scott Brown rushing toward …
The House Is Very Much In Play — With Scott Brown rushing toward …
Tucker Carlson / The Daily Caller:
Pollster Frank Luntz having difficulty finding Coakley supporters …
Pollster Frank Luntz having difficulty finding Coakley supporters …
TPMDC:
Counting The Days: Will Kennedy's Quick Seating In 1962 Repeat Itself?
Counting The Days: Will Kennedy's Quick Seating In 1962 Repeat Itself?
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Why Massachusetts Doesn't Matter — Even if Brown defeats Coakley …
Why Massachusetts Doesn't Matter — Even if Brown defeats Coakley …
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Peter Daou / The Huffington Post:
Liberal Bloggers to Obama and Dems: We Told You So — It took more than half a decade, countless American and Iraqi deaths in a war based on lies, a sinking economy and the drowning of an American city to finally kill Bush-Cheney-Rove's dream of a conservative realignment.
Glynnis MacNicol / Mediaite:
Donny Deutsch: Voters May Be ‘Comforted’ By Scott Brown's White Maleness — This clip from this morning's Morning Joe is currently making the rounds due to Peggy Noonan's remark that today's Mass. special election GOP candidate Scott Brown is popular because he “looks like an American” …
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