Well, voting was interesting. The most interesting thing was talking to the other folks in line. My town is a good mix of people from a variety of backgrounds. I happened to be in line with a couple of guys (probably union) who were die-hard Dems who said they were going to vote for Brown. Also a stay at home mum who was undecided who was leaning Coakley, but thought Brown seemed more honest.
However, I really think that Brown might end up being a one term deal unless he shows that he can not go all ultra right wing. The people I talked to were not voting for Brown so much as voting against the health care bill or against Coakley. They also did not like all the negative ads run by Coakley - one of them even said (with nods of agreement from 3 others) that her negative ads were what they usually expect to see from Republicans - something for you party bosses to take note of.
I was also talking to a few of the guys I work with and one of them had read a breakdown of the differences between Brown and Coakley and he was surprised to find that Brown rated more favourably to him than he had expected.
I really think Brown has a better than decent shot at this. Even if Brown does not win the DNC better take a lesson from the close shot across the bow - even solid blue stae MA will only be solid only as long as you don't go doing something stupid.
Steve