Hillarysworld

The results underscore the unsettled prospects for health care legislation — which has consumed much of the capital's energies for nearly a year — in the wake of Republican Scott Brown's upset victory in the Massachusetts Senate race Tuesday. He will give the GOP the 41st vote they need to sustain a filibuster and block action.

An overwhelming 72% of those surveyed Wednesday say the Bay State result "reflects frustrations shared by many Americans, and the president and members of Congress should pay attention to it." Eighteen percent say it "reflects political conditions in Massachusetts and doesn't have a larger meaning for national politics."

Republican pollster Neil Newhouse, who worked for Brown's campaign, calls the victory "a game changer" for Democrats, who risk major setbacks in the fall elections.

More . . .