Scott Brown wins. I'm surprised that Coakley didn't win, indications of the polls aside, voters normally return to the safety of their party candidate when they pull the lever, regardless of what they say in a survey. Ted Kennedy is to blame for the loss of the seat. To be sure the arrogance and the "we're ramming this down your throat" approach of the democrats since last January made the voters of Mass angry - but Uncle Ted is the reason Scott Brown is even a public name. The Democrats want you to think that Coakley was a horrible campaigner, that Massachusetts is racist, that Massachusetts is sexist, that the American public is just dissatisfied and ready to vote out any incumbent. Bull. This was a referendum on Washington and a big slam on the Big O himself. The margin between Brown and Coakley actually widened after the President took off his tie and robo-called the good people of the Bay State.
This is all true. But it would have been a non-factor if Theodore Kennedy (D) who served for 46 years - longer than I've been alive - had not tenaciously held onto his seat even when he knew he had a fatal condition and would die in office.
The question is - just who, really, is Scott Brown?
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