Scott Brown wins Senate race
Posted by Bigfoot on 20th January 2010
In what might be the greatest upset victory since the New York Giants prevailed over the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown (R) has won the special election to replace the late Edward “Ted” Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, over Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (D), by a margin of 52% to 47%. How big is Brown’s win? As Boston’s mayor explained to the Boston Herald:
“I never thought I’d see the day when a Republican replaces Ted Kennedy,” Mayor Thomas M. Menino told the Herald tonight. “I think Scott Brown caught the wave of anger that’s out there, and the wave of anti-Obama.”
Before his death last year from an aggressive form of brain cancer, Kennedy had held his Senate seat since 1962. The seat had also been occupied by his brother John F. Kennedy, before he became president. As Patricia Murphy reports in Politics Daily, Brown paid tribute to the man he will succeed.
Brown also spoke of Ted Kennedy, calling him “a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant who, for most of his lifetime, was a force like no other in this state. There’s no replacing a man like that, but tonight I honor the memory and I pledge to be the very best, worthy successor to the late Sen. Kennedy.”
Upon being sworn into office, Brown will replace temporary Senator Paul Kirk, and serve the remainder of Kennedy’s term, facing re-election in 2012.
Also reporting on Brown’s historic win are Yahoo News, Fox News and UPI.com
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