Scott Brown Wins

I haven't been following the Massachusetts Senate race that closely, but after today's result, the Senate could get a lot more interesting.

Republican Scott Brown won the Senate seat minutes ago, formerly held by Democrat Martha Coakley.

This is Massachusetts for crying out loud. They haven't had a Republican Senator in 30-plus years.

While this also eradicates the Senate Democrats' ability to block a Republican filibuster (re: the health care bill), it also illustrates something else interesting.

The Democrats are losing their much-publicized hold. Remember all the joyous celebrating when the Democrats took control of the House and Senate, and then finally, the Presidency? A new era was coming, courtesy of game-"changer" Obama.

Now, the Democrats' hold on government, one that has proven to be quite deaf to the public's outrage over backroom-dealt health care bills and other "We-know-what's-best-so-shut-up" moments, is loosening. It will be interesting to watch how Democrats react to this, and if they treat this as the wake-up call it truly is.

In two words:

Momentum, deferred.

EDIT(9:03 pm central)

I just thought I'd share this screen grab from the charming folks over at huffingtonpost.com. Even the Democrats are using my phrase.