Just asking...

By David Montgomery
Published/Last Modified on Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 - 09:40:37 am CST

But why is the prospect of Massachusetts (a reliably Democratic state) electing a Republican senator so much more shocking than the prospect of a reliably Republican state like South Dakota, Nebraska or Louisiana electing a Democratic senator?

I know it'll have big impacts on national politics, but I think people are overreacting to this a little bit. But that's today's news cycle for you.

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