A huge story out of Washington may get little attention from the old media. A mainstream media snub, however, won’t stop this freedom train from rolling down hill.

Voters in Colorado Springs have made perfectly clear their desire for less government and fewer services in recent elections. Voters don’t trust their local government at this juncture, and they can’t afford more of it.

It’s not just a local trend. Results of a new Washington Post/ABC poll tell us a whopping 58 percent of Americans want a less government and fewer services. Only 38 percent want more. This may explain why all major polls show most Americans don’t want the health care reforms passed by the House and Senate. It explains why Democrats could lose today the Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, a revered proponent of more government. Months ago, a close race would have been unimaginable.

Regular readers of this column should not be surprised by the growing support for limited government, and the close race in Massachusetts — which is close only because voters don’t want government health care, even in a liberal state.

This column has celebrated the fact big-government Democrats control nearly all government — at the state, federal and local levels — because their reign might show Americans how big government solutions oppress economic prosperity and freedom. It’s seems to be working. A national revolution of political and economic intellect has begun, regardless of any outcome in Massachusetts today. — Wayne Laugesen, editorial page editor, for the editorial board