Scott Brown wins Mass election in epic upset

AP calls it for Brown

A week before President Obama’s first State of the Union Address, the people of Massachusetts delivered a stunning rebuke to Democrat plans to “fundamentally change” the country.

The loss by the once-favored Coakley for the seat that the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy held for nearly half a century signaled big political problems for the president’s party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide.

It was just a little over a week ago that a Rasmussen Poll showed Scott Brown had closed to within single digits of the heavily favored Coakley. By the time the Democrats realized the momentum had shifted, it was too late. Even a last-minute campaign swing by President Obama himself did nothing to stem the tide.

update:

Best headline so far … “A Blue State Turns BROWN”

Lonsberry:  Obama’s 1st gut-check

TPM:   No HCR Votes until Brown seated

Malkin:  Brown should give the GOP response to Obama SOTU

Snarky:  Ok GOP, Now don’t screw it up

Urban Grounds: “a referendum on the far-Left Obama/Reid/Pelosi agenda”

A1A South:  A message from the Tea Party

Blogmacracy:  Do you hear them now?

The Other McCain:  Live Video from Stacy and Smitty

JWF:  What were they thinking?