If Scott Brown were to get elected tonight, he would be the first Republican Senator from the Bay State since Edward Brooke lost his seat to Paul Tsongas. Brooke was the first African-American ever to be elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate. Ted Kennedy’s seat was last held by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., who lost to JFK in 1952.
Either of those are very big boots to fill for anyone.
