Special Election W.C. — 1.19.10

The fate of health care reform hangs in the balance today as Massachusetts stages a special election to decide who will replace the late Teddy Kennedy in the U.S. Senate. Surprisingly, Repub state Sen. Scott Brown is in a position to pull an upset over Demo AG Martha Coakley in a state that’s overwhelmingly Democrat. On Tuesday, pollsters Zogby and Rasmussen had the race as too close to call. Both said that the closeness of the race in Massachusetts means the Dems could be in trouble nationwide this fall. Dunno about that. But I do know that it’s time to play the Wild Card …