(NRO).“There is something big going on in Massachusetts,” says political analyst Charlie Cook in a conversation with National Review Online. He tells us that he’s “convinced” that Republican Scott Brown “really might win” the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in the Bay State. Brown, he says, has run a “flawless, very smart campaign” while his opponent, Democrat Martha Coakley, has been “overly cautious” and run an “awful campaign.”
“This just seems to be a time where voters are looking for change and new blood,” says Cook. “The argument of continuing Senator Kennedy’s legacy doesn’t seem to be cutting a lot of ice.” The hardest thing for Brown, he says, will be breaking Massachusetts’ “almost theological” belief that Democrats usually represent them in the Senate. “There’s still a bit of resistance” to the idea of a Republican winning, he says.
“This just seems to be a time where voters are looking for change and new blood,” says Cook. “The argument of continuing Senator Kennedy’s legacy doesn’t seem to be cutting a lot of ice.” The hardest thing for Brown, he says, will be breaking Massachusetts’ “almost theological” belief that Democrats usually represent them in the Senate. “There’s still a bit of resistance” to the idea of a Republican winning, he says.
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