Brown Victory in Massachusetts Could Doom Obama Agenda

"The stakes are huge, not so much for who will represent the northeastern state, but because a win by Brown would demolish the fragile supermajority Democrats use in the Senate to override opposition to health care reform and the rest of Obama's agenda.

"With 60 Senate votes, Democrats are able to prevent Republican filibusters and push through legislation. With only 59, Democrats would need Republican support, which in today's increasingly rancorous partisan divide looks unlikely to happen.

"The president showed his alarm Sunday when he took time off from the Haiti earthquake crisis and other pressing issues (like Michelle's birthday -- Robert) to campaign in Boston."