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THURSDAY Jan 21, 2010 18:00 EST

Candidates rethink nationally after Mass. results

Former Massachusetts Treasurer Joe Malone said Thursday he expects to run against an incumbent congressional Democrat this fall, part of a wave of political recalibrations occurring nationally after Republican Scott Brown's upset win in the special election to replace Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

California Sen. Barbara Boxer, a liberal Democrat facing a re-election challenge, declared "every state is in play now." The anti-spending group Club for Growth said it's trying to recruit conservative Rep. Mike Pence to challenge Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh in Indiana.

Congressional Republicans see House seats in Arkansas, New York, Michigan and Ohio in play, raising their hopes for winning back majority control they lost in 2006.

"The message of Massachusetts is clear: No Democrat is safe," said Paul Lindsay, spokesman for the GOP committee charged with electing Republican House members. "We're already seeing the ripple effects."

The GOP also is hoping to entice former Maryland Gov. Robert Erlich into a rematch against incumbent Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley.

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