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JONAH GOLDBERG: ?It looks better and better for Brown, but it?s worth repeating that even if he los?

By Glenn Reynolds

JONAH GOLDBERG: “It looks better and better for Brown, but it’s worth repeating that even if he loses, the mere fact that it was close is a massive repudiation of the White House and the Democrats. Everyone’s trying to come up with historical analogies. I think Harris Wofford in 1991 is a good one. But what keeps coming to my mind is LBJ in 1968. Obviously, it’s not really a direct comparison. But LBJ dropped his reelection bid after the New Hampshire primary because he only beat Eugene McCarthy by 7 points (lots of people mistakenly think LBJ lost in ‘68). That it was that close was enough for LBJ to get the message. Even if Brown loses, the message to the Democrats should be deafening.”

But whatever, don’t get cocky.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on January 18, 2010 (boomark / email).