Top Items:
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 …
RELATED:
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion:
Firedoglake, The Atlantic Politics Channel, Boston Globe, The Huffington Post, The Note, Washington Examiner, The Politico, The Strata-Sphere, Big Government, The Plum Line, Daily Kos, Mercury Rising, NY Post, Wizbang, Washington Wire, New York Magazine, Raw Story, Blue Crab Boulevard, kennedyseat.com and Wake up America
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.”
Martha Coakley:
ALERT! COAKLEY VOTERS REPORT RECEIVING BALLOTS PRE-MARKED FOR BROWN — Contact: Alex Zaroulis (617) 549-0358 — Campaign Manager Kevin Conroy:
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.
Carly Carioli / Talking Politics:
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 …
Discussion:
Michelle Malkin, Boston Herald, Wonkette, Bostonist, Scared Monkeys, The Corner on National … and American Conservative …
Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics:
Massachusetts Senate Race Live Blog — 11:35pm — A somewhat stunning statement from Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA): “If Coakley had won, I believe we could have worked out a reasonable compromise between the House and Senate health care bills. But Since Brown has won and the GOP now has 41 votes in hte Senate …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Democratic Party responds to Coakley memo: ‘Political malpractice’ — A senior Democratic Party official responded furiously today to a memo from a Coakley adviser arguing that the national party bears a large share of blame for failing to support her financially and sticking her with unpopular policies on health care and Afghanistan.
Tucker Carlson / The Daily Caller:
Pollster Frank Luntz having difficulty finding Coakley supporters for focus group on election night of Massachusetts senate race — Just about every election night, Republican pollster Frank Luntz assembles a focus group of likely voters to help predict election results.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:Scott Brown wins Massachusetts Senate special election race
Discussion:
PostPartisan, Swing State Project, Washington Post, Wonk Room, FiveThirtyEight and Newsweek Blogs
Michael Calderone / The Politico:Apocalypse now for liberal talkers
Discussion:
The Radio Equalizer, Michael Calderone's Blog, theblogprof, Weasel Zippers and Gateway Pundit
Michelle Malkin:Massachusetts Miracle: Election night liveblog; Update: BROWN WINS, COAKLEY CONCEDES
Mark Silva / The Swamp:Axelrod to Boston's Brown: 'Hat's off'
Discussion:
Slate, The Politico, blogs.abcnews.com, Commentary, Hot Air, Ben Smith's Blog, American Power and Pajamas Media
Robert Stacy McCain / AmSpecBlog:Massachusetts Union Official for Brown: 'Kerry, You're Next'
Discussion:
DaTechguy's Blog
Boston Globe:In stunning upset, Brown captures US Senate in Mass.
Discussion:
WCVB-TV, Wall Street Journal, wbur.org, The New Republic, MarketWatch, Truthdig, Wonkette, Washington Post and Boston Weather …
The Politico:
The fallout: Democrats rethinking health care bill — Republican Scott Brown's upset win in Massachusetts on Tuesday threatened to derail 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 …
RELATED:
Trish Turner / Fox News:
Top Senate Democrat Outlines ‘Nuclear Option’ Strategy for Health Care — A top Senate Democrat for the first time Tuesday acknowledged that the party is prepared to deal with health care reform by using a controversial legislative tactic known as the “nuclear option” if Republican Scott Brown wins the Massachusetts Senate election.
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Hill, Glenn Thrush's Blog, Washington Wire, AmSpecBlog and The Atlantic Business Channel
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:Why Massachusetts Doesn't Matter — Even if Brown defeats Coakley …
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.
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:Determined or Delusional? House Leadership Sounds Optimistic on HCR
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, TalkLeft, Mouth of the Potomac, The New Republic, Blue Mass. Group, Hit & Run, Mother Jones and TPM LiveWire
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.
Discussion:
Pam's House Blend
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
So What Does Massachusetts Mean? — Assuming a huge Brown victory tonight, as I do, I've been trying to sort through the many layers of what it might really mean. The FNC/RNC machine will describe it as a crushing referendum on health insurance reform and Obama, period.
Discussion:
Ezra Klein
RELATED:
Stephen Bayley / Times of London:
The day I decided to stop being gay — Twenty years after he came out, Patrick Muirhead, 41, explains why he is suddenly feeling the appeal of the opposite sex — A minor incident in a barber's shop last week has helped me to realise that I may no longer be gay.
Discussion:
Box Turtle Bulletin
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
