Watching very early returns Barney Frank

[BootinUp]

Reporting
Mass. 4 » 41.5% Frank* 55.2% Bielat <1%

[Parker CA]

1. Hope that improves.

[Recursion]

2. South shore reports before the urban parts of the district

Remember, this is the district that the term "Gerrymander" was coined for; it goes from the Irish Riviera up through I think Brookline and wraps around Capuano's district.

[JuniorPlankton]

3. I just voted for Barney an hour ago

They couldn't have counted it yet :)

[Zenlitened]

4. thebostonchannel.com has Frank well ahead with 3% reporting

Frank (Dem) Incumbent 4,400 64%

Bielat (GOP) 2,420 35%

Allen (Oth) (Oth) 56 1

Jordan (Oth) (Oth) 48 1

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/election-results/25514895/detail.html

Edited to add: Boston.com has Frank ahead, too.
http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2010/mass/results/

[Arkana]

5. Chill--those numbers have flipped since then. Frank's comfortably ahead now.

[Recursion]

6. Just a fluke of geography: Plymouth, Raynham, etc. report before Brookline and New Bedford

I don't think there was a feasible path to a GOP victory given Newton, Brookline, and New Bedford; I honestly think the GOP wasted a lot of money that would have served them better in MA-10 (or helped Baker, or whatever).

[BootinUp]

7. Ok, just thought it was a good one to watch

there was some chatter about it over the last week. I see now with 4% reporting he is just above 60%