ANALYSIS: "Steep slide for Massachusetts GOP"

[Bluebear]

That thud last night was the sound of the Republican Party hitting bottom in Massachusetts.

With the end of the GOP's 16-year hold on the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, Bay State Democrats in 2007 will enjoy a political monopoly unequalled by either party in any state in the country.

In January, Democrats will hold all six statewide constitutional offices, all 12 seats in Congress, roughly 7-to-1 majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature, and all eight seats on the Governor's Council.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/candidates/articles/2006/11/07/steep_slide_for_mass_gop/