Holy Carp ...
I'm not sure I'd have believed it even if it had come from one of the right-wing types I trust. But it came from an old-school MSM source, the Boston Herald (emphasis added):
Friday, a spokesman for Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, who is overseeing the election but did not respond to a call seeking comment, said certification of the Jan. 19 election by the Governor’s Council would take a while.
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In contrast, Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell) was sworn in at the U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 18, 2007, just two days after winning a special election to replace Martin Meehan. In that case, Tsongas made it to Capitol Hill in time to override a presidential veto of the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The special election is turning into a referendum on Obamacare, and the Democrats are going to push it through even if Brown wins?
Oh, yeah, y'all are representing The People.