This would not have surprised us: Many predicted an historic upset in the Massachusetts special election to fill the Senate seat left open by the death of Ted Kennedy. But Republican Scott Brown was not able to defeat Democratic candidate Martha Coakley. The election instead went to Yankees Suck, which …

This won’t play well at all. The DCCC’s official response to losing Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat: “President George W. Bush and House Republicans drove our economy into a ditch and tried to run away from the accident.”  [was this edited?] Ummm….

If you need to be caught up to speed, click here. @pourmecoffee Don’t be fooled by early MA Senate results. A lot of the pro-Brown nudist districts report first. Classic.

For our friends in NYC looking for solutions:  [brilliant]

The NRSC took a bold, yet expected approach to their homepage today: The DSCC took a less subtle approach:

Admission of the Day: We would buy this single.  Brilliant.

Paging Angie Goff … The Capital Beltway is the #3 worst commute in America. Daily Beast: America’s 75 Worst Commutes #3, Capital Beltway, surrounds Washington, DC … Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 194 … Worst bottleneck: Southbound, Exit 2A-B … Length of worst bottleneck: 1.26 mi … Weekly hours of …

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Drive the morning Drive the afternoon Drive the after-party Politico sent Kiki Ryan on location to Las Vegas night club Pure. Not a bad gig.

It’s a brilliant move. Pollster John Zogby Predicts A Coakley Win If he’s right, he’ll be showered with gifts and fed the finest grapes. If he’s wrong he’ll fire up a new poll and 10 minutes later everyone will have forgotten.

Who doesn’t appreciate a good analogy on election day? “If you are looking for an analogy for a Republican victory in Massachusetts, the best one for Democrats may well be the stock market crash of 1929. Come Tuesday night, you could have Democrats jumping out windows and off roofs …” …

We have no idea where this billboard is located, but given the history of unfaithful politicians in DC, it wouldn’t surprise us if it was blocks from the Capitol.

Yes, I’m gloomy. Not because I was so wedded to this bill, although I think it’s a decent enough start. But because if America cannot grapple with its deep and real problems after electing a new president with two majorities, then America’s problems are too great for Americans to tackle. …

Our friends at NextRound sum up last night’s Golden Globe Awards: As you may be aware, the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards took place last night. I was somewhat intoxicated, but I think my favorite moment was when Nate Kaeding won the award for sh*ttiest kicker. Better luck next year …

From the Chronicles of Captain Obvious: Voter turnout seen as the key to deciding special Senate election in Mass. between Scott Brown, Martha Coakley As opposed to what?