Boston Globe calls election for Martha Coakley?  —  Boston.com briefly put up this map of the final results of today's election — some 8 hours before polls closed!  —  As you can see, over 2 million people voted, with Coakley eking out a 50-49 victory.  —  The map was fully interactive …

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.

Oops: Boston Globe's premature election results  —  Several readers logged on to the Boston Globe website and encountered this premature graphic of town-by-town election results at around 1:00pm Eastern:  —  They were obviously just testing out the graphic for tonight …

Axelrod to Boston's Brown: 'Hat's off'  —  President Barack Obama's top political advisor, David Axelrod, said today that if the White House had been asked earlier, more could have been done for embattled Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Senate race: Voter Fraud watch  —  I'll be keeping tabs on voter fraud reports in the Mass. Senate special election today.  Flag any reports you've seen/heard in comments or send me an e-mail.  —  1) Election Journal, the website that exposed the New Black Panther Party thugs …

VIDEO: Why is this woman handing out blank absentee ballots?  —  These appear to be blank absentee ballots being handed out in Lawrence, MA.  Developing....

Obama advisor: President would have done more to save Teddy's seat if asked earlier  —  President Barack Obama's top political advisor, David Axelrod, said today that if the White House had been asked earlier, more could have been done for embattled Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley in Massachusetts.

Pollster John Zogby Predicts A Coakley Win  —  “I'm gonna tell you, I think Coakley is gonna win it.”  (via Hot Air Pundit)

Why There Won't Be Exit Polls in Massachusetts  —  One out of four Massachusetts voters think ACORN will try to steal the election.  —  The Massachusetts Senate race was a complete snoozer until January 5, when pollster Scott Rasmussen released a survey showing Republican Scott Brown trailing …

Globe jumps the gun in online map goof  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  Not so fast.  —  In a premature online Dewey beats Truman moment, boston.com today posted an online map of Massachusetts voting results declaring Attorney General Martha Coakley the winner of today's special U.S. Senate election.

Five things to watch in Mass.  —  The stakes for Tuesday's special Senate election in Massachusetts couldn't be higher.  At play: the Democrats' 60-seat supermajority — and, potentially, the fate of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform legislation.

After the Massachusetts special election  —  I don't know who will win today's special election in Massachusetts.  But I do know what should happen — and what can happen — after the votes are counted and the winner is seated: Democrats should pass health-care reform.