To put Brown’s win in perspective, consider this: Measured by elected officials, no state is more mono-partisan than Massachusetts.
- All 10 congressmen are Democrats.
- Both Senators (for now) are Democrats.
- Both chambers of the legislature are controlled by Democrats.
- The governor is a Democrat.
- The lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and state auditor are all Democrats.
- The only chink in the armor is independent state treasurer Tim Cahill.
I’ll admit New York is getting close, but you won’t find a Red or a Blue state so uniform: Utah and Idaho have Democratic congressmen, Wyoming and Oklahoma have Democratic governors, Nebraska has a Democratic senator, and Oklahoma has a Democratic governor. On the other side, California, Connecticut, and Vermont have Republican governors, and Oregon has one Republican congressman.
This is the Bluest of Blue states.
