SENATOR EDWARD MARKEY

[WilliamPitt]

AP has called the race.

[malthaussen]

1. What a relief.

Hope there isn't any last-second "intervention."

-- Mal

[WilliamPitt]

2. It's Massachusetts.

The thieves are on your side.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. Spit-take

[Vietnameravet]

55. What do you mean??

[Ellipsis]

3. congrats... you were freakin' there for a while, glad it's been called.

[cali]

4. that has a fine ring to it.

[Dawson Leery]

6. Boston Metro/surburbs have to report 50% of their vote still.

Markey's margin should grown. Hopefully 10% or more.

[Mass]

9. It's already at 9 and a large part of Cambridge and Newton are not in.

Neither is part of Worcester and a large part of Boston.

[kentuck]

7. He has always looked like a Senator.

[gateley]

14. Haha! You're right!!

[ReRe]

35. I am not from MA...

... but I agree with you kentuck. I have ALWAYS liked Ed Markey. When Markey speaks, People listen.

Congratulations Ed Markey and Congratulations MA!

And thanks, WRP!

[calimary]

47. This Californian is in TOTAL agreement!

I've admired his work for a long time. Glad he's going to have a larger platform and higher profile now!

Two stars were born last night! Wendy Davis in Texas and our new Massachusetts Senator-Elect!

Upbeat news to end the day. On a day when I was yearning for some good news. This morning starts out better, too!

[ReRe]

50. Yes...

I, too, am so glad for good news today. There's riveting testimony in the George Zimmerman trial today too. Much more is coming out in the trial than was known before. GZ is GUILTY.

[moondust]

8. Good news.

He'll be a good one.

[DainBramaged]

10. Over 400,000 residents of Massachusetts voted for the evil Gomez

That stuns me more than NJ voting for PIG Cristy.

[Mass]

19. Why? How many do you think voted for Brown and for Romney?

[bluestate10]

26. I live in Massachusetts. I was one of the people that warned against a special election

when Kerry was being considered for State. Massachusetts has a virulent group of rightists and teabaggers that have to be beaten back time again in elections. That process is tiring. The President threw my state into a special election that he could have avoided putting us in by choosing someone beside Kerry. If Kerry wanted out of the Senate, he could have announced that he wouldn't seek reelection in 2014. We won this one, but the President and his people must stop taking us for granted, we are tired of voting. The special election to fill Markey's seat will be coupled with elections in the towns and cities that compose Markey's district, that is a blessing, even better, there are some powerful democratic names in the district and five have shown interest in filling the seat. I sit outside of Markey's congressional district, so my vote for him today won't be available for the democrat that runs to fill his vacated seat.

[mreilly]

29. I live in MA too and know what you mean...

... the GOP here are a special type of mean, petty, sneering assholes. They're the minority and know it, so their hatred and fury has no bounds (not that Republicans are ever happy about much, but they're especially enraged here).

Oh how they rail and gnash their teeth over "Taxachusetts" and the "People's Republic of Cambridge" and the "Koolaid-drinking Volvo-driving hippie lowlives" or some such drivel. I know of some Republicans who moved to New Hampshire because they just couldn't deal with it. One memorable poor slob actually endures a 90 minute commute each way because he just hates Democrats so much.

And thus I would like to invite them all: "Please leave!"

[Cha]

37. Yay for Cambridge!

Markey: 18572
Gomez: 2232.

Ouch. They clearly did not like Gomez.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1057&pid=1054

[smirkymonkey]

40. We can always count on Cambridge!

I would have expected nothing less.

[politicasista]

62. Good for them n/t

[Zen Democrat]

52. This was going to John Kerry all the way. And Kerry wanted it badly.

Kerry wanted it in 2009 and had to wait for Hillary to move on. Obama owed him a solid for giving him the keynote speech at the 2004 Convention that launched his national identity.

Now Massachusetts has a brand new Democratic Senator, and John Kerry has his dream job.

It's all good.

[politicasista]

60. lol

[Cleita]

11. One good thing today among all the bad.n/t

[Gregorian]

12. We needed some good news.

It's a tug of war out there.

[gateley]

13. WooHoo!!!!!!!

[Tx4obama]

15. Bravo!!!!!! n/t

[aikoaiko]

16. very nice.

Massachusetts for the win.

[Mr. David]

17. And no more than 30 minutes ago, you were tearing your (what little left of) hair...

saying that Boston didn't vote more enough. Remember, even at 15% of the turnout, it's still more than enough to defeat Gomez.

[blogslut]

18. Yay!

Great news!

[SunSeeker]

20. K & R

[11 Bravo]

21. Hot DAMN! (I have to admit, you had me worried there for a while, Will.)

[WilliamPitt]

22. I had myself worried.

Really really low turnout fucks up the math completely.

[11 Bravo]

23. And we need to shout THAT from the fucking rooftops from now through the midterms!

[calimary]

48. No kidding!!!!

+1,000,000,000,000,000...

[DonCoquixote]

24. whew

some good news for once, and thank you Ma. Just make sure that the male model does not come back.

[summer-hazz]

25. Congrats Senator Markey!!!!

[Mkap]

27. Congrats

A great day for Democrats

Ed Markey won

Texas Senator Wendy Davis is filibustering anti-womans right bill down in texas

and the supreme court is going to rule on DOMA and prop 8 soon!

[calimary]

49. Welcome to DU, Mkap and summer-hazz!

Glad you're here, both of you!

We did finally have a good ending to a previously crappy day for Democrats. Grateful as all-get-out for this double blessing! Wendy's efforts prevailed, after all. And now we have Ed Markey going to the Senate! YESSSS! So grateful that this was how yesterday ended! We needed this! It's incredibly reassuring!!!

There really is reason to be hopeful.

[Zorra]

28. K&R

[hay rick]

30. K&R

[Octafish]

31. Got a great ring to it.

Congratulations, Sen. Markey!

Anyone new to the story: Markey opposed Reagan and the bedwetters in Nicaragua and stood up for justice at home.

[robinlynne]

32. Yes!!!

[Skittles]

33. awesome

[Rosa Luxemburg]

34. Well done, Senator!

[Overseas]

36. K&R! So glad he won!

[sad-cafe]

38. good deal

!

[alsame]

39. Thank you, people of MA! nt

[ctsnowman]

42. K & R

[WillyT]

43. K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[TNNurse]

44. YES!!!

[bigtree]

45. you called this one long time ago

. . . I remember.

k&r

[Scurrilous]

46. K & R

[Warpy]

51. Makes me happy to say that, too

I remember him from donkey's years ago and he's a good guy, one of the best.

I admit I was terrified Gomez would pull a Scott Brown and ride a wave of voter apathy into a partial term in the Senate.

I'm delighted the good people of MA saw through him to the Ted Cruz beneath.

[marions ghost]

53. OK!

[Vietnameravet]

54. Pissed

I grew up in Mass and I cannot feel good about the fact that the Repub got over ten percent of the vote..call me Mr Negative but that is the way I feel..

[aggiesal]

57. Any link to the results? n/t

[politicasista]

61. Congrats

Nice to see some (MA DUers included) aren't blaming Kerry (and Obama) for the special election.

If you are still reading, sorry Will for the harsh comments, but it's HIF.