UPDATING CONSTANTLY: It's 52% Markey 48% Gomez with 60% in.

[WilliamPitt]

Markey carrying Boston by more than 60%.

There probably are not enough GOP votes left in the remaining districts to make up the gap.

Good news. I hope.

Breathe...

[elleng]

1. Thanks, WmPitt;

TRYING to breathe.

[senseandsensibility]

2. kick

Keep us posted.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

5. He's now ahead with nothing in from Boston yet.

Great sign!

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Have I ever told you how much I hate special elections?

The turnout is my primary reason

[kentuck]

6. Democrats suck at special elections.

Why is it?

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. I guarantee some folks won't like the answer

But n my experience the party is top down (like the republicans) and focuses almost exclusively on the Presidency as the savor of all ( unlike the Republicans, who also care for things like school boards, city councils, hell dog catcher where it exists).

Now if what I am hearing locally is more than anecdotal...will see...republicans and democrats will give up on federal elections. Meaning...if the anecdotal anger is more than my personal focus group, we will see more democrats voting in special elections...the quadrennial exercise, not so much.

It has to do with the NSA.