I seriously doubt the situation would improve here in MA. If the state legislature had the power to appoint Senators the position would become one of political payoff much like the members of the Turnpike Commission. Granted, I don't see us doing much worse than Kerridy (the only difference between the two is that one had to marry his money.) At least there is some direct accountability to the people. I happen to like Gordon Pym's proposal that people who receive government largess not be able to vote. That would stop government from being a channel from my pocket to theirs.
You're from a far-left state; quit complaining. I'm from Califronia where one of our two socialist Senators is actually psychotic (Boxer). Do you know how embarrasing it is to be from a state where Boxer won by a double-digit margin???
I don't live in the state right now (AD military), and I have no plans of settling down there. Many of the people I grew up there plan on moving away to Arizona, navada, and Washington state.