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READER BRYAN LIVINGSTON WRITES ON THE MASSACHUSETTS RACE: I have been mentally preparing myself f?

By Glenn Reynolds

READER BRYAN LIVINGSTON WRITES ON THE MASSACHUSETTS RACE:

I have been mentally preparing myself for the most probable outcome in the Massachusetts senate race – a close loss by Scott Brown. The Boston Globe story this morning on the air war in the Boston media market clarified the biggest single impact of the race.

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What was supposed to be a cakewalk is suddenly a strain on the party treasury, draining funds that otherwise would have been available to defend vulnerable Democratic seats this fall.

There may be better illustrations of the impact of a tech-savvy citizenry, but the leverage here is breathtaking. The future of electoral politics in this country is beginning to look much more interesting, not to mention hopeful.

Yes, this was supposed to be a non-race for the Democrats; that it’s close is already a defeat of sorts, though obviously a real defeat would be worse for them.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on January 14, 2010 (boomark / email).