Gravity Repealed

Coakley loss mean a Blumenthal loss in November

Politico has come to the conclusion that if you are a Northeast Attorney General, you are in deep trouble. I wonder where they got this 'special insight.' Extending this logic, it can be suggested that every Southern Governor has a girlfriend in Argentina.

Here's the politico quote that Republicans are hanging their hat on.

Politico - As another Northeastern state attorney general with a big lead in the polls and an interest in replacing a longtime senator, Richard Blumenthal may want to call a campaign meeting Wednesday. Blumenthal, who became the Democratic Senate candidate in Connecticut when Sen. Chris Dodd abruptly announced his retirement, [Blumenthal] enjoys large polling advantages that would look insurmountable in a different environment.

With [Blumenthal's] big lead in the polls over Republican former Rep. Rob Simmons and World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon, Coakley's 30 percentage point lead in December would probably be [a] good [Blumenthal] campaign office wallpaper to serve as a motivational reminder.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31706_Page2.html#ixzz0dLUovucw

Does the Coakley loss signify a sea change in American politics? Can the Republican Party count on their Tea Party friends to mobilize against Blumenthal?