An e-mail:

Good morning! I’m a conservative graduate student in Boston, serving as a poll-watcher here in Massachusetts (in a precinct where McCain won less than 20%). I knocked on doors for Scott this weekend, and I’ll be at the victory party tonight.
Among the conservatives I know, the difference in enthusiasm between this race and the 2008 election is palpable. I think that many of us were a little exhausted after eight years of the Bush administration. We weren’t thrilled about John McCain. But after a year of unified Democratic control, we’ve gotten excited about being part of the resistance. At my polling location, Brown has three separate observers, while Coakley has none. The office was swarmed with volunteers this weekend, and they were excited. I don’t know what the final vote tally will be, but the depth of intensity among those supporting Brown seems far stronger than among those supporting Coakley. We now have someone to vote for and something to vote strongly against.
One additional thing I’ve noticed is the stark difference between the tones of the two campaigns. Brown’s ads and supporters have been upbeat, optimistic, and focused on the benefits of candidate Brown and independent thinking in the Senate. Coakley’s campaign seems to be preoccupied with smearing Scott. Voters have noticed. One of the common themes among voters I talked to this weekend was how distasteful they found Coakley’s messaging and how annoying they found the Democratic Party’s assumption that they (MA voters) would fall in line.

Between this guy and the MIT students last night, I have a whole new view of students in Massachusetts . . .