Earthquake in Mass.?

Democrats Shaking As Lead Narrows

A Rasmussen poll, just out, shows the race to fill the vacant Massachusetts Senate seat narrowing. Democrat Martha Coakley still leads in the polls by a margin of 50% to 41% ahead of Republican challenger Scott Brown.  However, two months ago Coakley led by a comfortable 25 point margin. Among the ever-dangerous independent voters Brown leads by an overwhelming 65% to 21% margin.  Should Brown pull off a victory, this upset could be a disaster for the Democrat take over of the health care system.  Brown would represent the 41st Republican Senator, ending the Democrats' current lock on the Senate.  Further, Brown has stated publicly that he will filibuster to stop passage of the health care bill,  as well as the Cap and Tax legislation, if elected.

Even with the momentum behind him, Brown is going to require huge amounts of support to upset Coakley, who is backed by the Democrat and SEIU  political machines.   With the Democrats pushing the legislation through behind closed doors, Brown is seen by many as the last best hope of averting the health care fiasco that will result should the Democrats succeed.