A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley attracting 49% of the vote while her Republican rival, state Senator Scott Brown, picks up 47%.

If those numbers hold through election day, win or lose, Democrats will be pissing their pants from fear.

If Brown wins, the 60 seat super majority is dead, and while its possible that the Massachusetts legislature will delay certifying the election to prevent him from voting against, the message will have already been received. The calculus that allowed some Senators and House members to rationalize a vote for Obamacare will have been throw out the window. If a Democrat can have a close race in the bluest state in the nation, what will Mary Landrieu do in Louisiana, Reid do in Nevada? What seat can legitimate be called safe anywhere in the country?

I'm looking forward to the spin...