Huzzah! Huzzah!

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!

From the Associated Press, 1.20.09:
Scott Brown, once a little-known Republican state senator, has pulled off one of the biggest political upsets in recent memory, beating Democratic Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley 52 percent to 47 percent in the special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.

Brown ran an energetic, outsider's campaign in a year that Gallup has called the most anti-incumbent since the Watergate era. His populist message tapped into a deep well of voter anger and frustration and gave him a massive, 75 percent advantage among independent voters, who make up more than half of the electorate.

"Tonight, the independent majority has delivered a great victory," Brown said in his victory speech Tuesday night. "I will remember that while the honor is mine, this Senate seat belongs to no one person, no one political party, and as I said before and you heard it today, this is the people's seat."

The raucous audience at the event interrupted Brown frequently, with chants of 'Go, Scott, go!' and 'Gas up the truck,' a reference to the pickup he used to crisscross the state.

Brown also spoke of Ted Kennedy, calling him "a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant who, for most of his lifetime, was a force like no other in this state. There's no replacing a man like that, but tonight I honor the memory and I pledge to be the very best, worthy successor to the late Sen. Kennedy."