Voter turnout across Massachusetts appears to be remarkably high for a special election. Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown are running neck-and-neck in the election, with Independent Joe Kennedy polling in low single numbers. (more)
If Republican Scott Brown wins the Massachusetts special election today and Democrats prevent him from being able to vote on the health care bill, backlash for Democrats can be expected at the polls in November, according to grassroots groups. (more)
WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Republican Scott Brown says if he wins the Massachusetts Senate special election, he hopes to be sworn in swiftly. (more)
BOSTON (AP) — A poll just days before the special Senate race in Massachusetts shows a shift in favor of the Republican Party — a potential disaster for President Barack Obama and his Democratic political agenda. (more)
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’s top election official says it could take weeks to certify the results of the upcoming U.S. Senate special election. That delay could let President Barack Obama preserve a key 60th vote for his health care overhaul even if the Republican who has vowed to kill it wins Democrat Edward M. Kennedy’s former seat. (more)
A Massachusetts senator could derail President Barack Obama’s health-care bill, a twist of irony given the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s long career of lobbying for reform on Capitol Hill. (more)
