Would a Massachusetts loss trigger conservative wave?

Uh-oh. Democrats in California appear to be realizing that what happens in Massachusetts ... could happen in California.

The possible loss of a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts has Democrats on edge 3,000 miles away in California, where party activists fear a GOP upset today could trigger a conservative wave and swamp health care reform and the 2010 midterm elections.

"Regardless of the outcome ... this should be a gigantic wake-up call to the Democratic Party - that we're not connecting with the needs, the aspirations and the desires of real people right now," said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

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All eyes are glued to the results coming out of Massachusetts later this evening....