The ball has dropped – it’s 2010. Midterm elections. American voters will go to the polls this November, and – in the first wide-spread election since Change swept the nation – identify where the citizenry’s beliefs lie.

Last November, a few elections went into the national spotlight. Republican Chris Christie was elected Governor of New Jersey, Republican Bob McDonnell was elected Governor of Virginia, and “NY-23” became a household phrase, with Conservative Doug Hoffman losing by less than 3600 votes. While those elections were a wakeup call to Democrats everywhere, what is unfolding in Massachusetts should be even more worrisome.

On August 25, 2009, Senator Ted Kennedy passed away from brain cancer. The seat he had held since 1962 became vacant. But it’s Massachusetts – an election really isn’t necessary. Just have the Democratic primary and be done with it, right? Unfortunately for liberals, there will be an election, and that means they’ve already lost.

Republican State Senator Scott Brown has consistently decreased the lead held by Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley. The election is now 49/47% Coakley/Brown. Even if he doesn’t win, the fact that an election in Massachusetts – one of the greatest bastions of American liberalism – has a Republican with such high numbers is staggering. Democrats are on the retreat in their stronghold – a victory for the right.

The numbers game goes deeper than 49/47 in the polls; it goes to 41. If Brown wins, Republicans would destroy the Democrats’ supermajority in the Senate, disabling the only way Reid can get his healthcare reform bill passed. With Brown’s election, the current bill will fail. When asked how he would feel if he sat in Kennedy’s seat and killed the current healthcare reform bill, Brown responded “it’s not the Kennedy’s seat, it’s not the Democrats’ seat, it’s the people’s seat.”

The people will vote on Tuesday in Massachusetts and again this November. If this progress keeps up, many Democrats should go pick up change of address forms. I’ve heard it’s easier to buy early and in bulk.