Will Health Care Reform Tip Senate Race to GOP in Massachusetts?
Beyond that, it would create even more impetus for the Republicans going into next fall’s crucial races and their attempt to wrest control of Congress back from the Democrats. It might even provide them with enough momentum to undo some of the damage Democrats wreaked over the past three years since taking over, though they’d need an unlikely two-thirds to get past a presidential veto. Not to mention, of course, that replacing Ted Kennedy with Scott Brown would deprive Harry Reid of the sixtieth vote that he would need to pass a reconciled bill in February, effectively killing the monstrosity, at least for this session.
The question, of course, is: would it work?
If the Republican candidate does make it a major issue in the race, those defending the record of the Massachusetts plan will argue, no matter how illogically, that the reason that it isn’t working properly is that it isn’t national — that the pool isn’t big enough. Or they will claim that its implementation was flawed and that Washington will (somehow) get it right, even though it doesn’t currently seem to be doing much else very well. This includes performing the most fundamental responsibility of the federal government: defending the nation and its citizens from foreign threats. And perhaps their arguments will carry the day, given the nature of the Bay State electorate.
As National Review political analyst Jim Geraghty notes:
[T]o illustrate how tough the odds are for Brown, let’s pretend that every registered Republican in the state, as of 2008, shows up and votes for him. And let us pretend that the independents split evenly, and that only one third of the state’s Democrats show up and vote for Coakley.
Under that scenario, Coakley still wins by about 1,045 votes. That’s how steep an uphill battle Brown faces in this race.
On the other hand, some of his own contacts are more optimistic, noting that special elections tend to have low turnout among the complacent incumbent party. They also note that the New Jersey and Virginia races last fall show a Republican surge and enthusiasm and a turning of independents away from the Democrats that can only have increased given the events of the past couple months.
In any event, given that Brown has such an uphill battle anyway, as Willis points out, he has to do something to shake up this race if he’s to have a chance. What does he have to lose? And there is much potentially to gain, not just for his own race, but for the nation.
I like to be optimistic but this is Massachusetts your talking about, the last republcan senator there was Ed Brooks,and he was as liberal as Kennedy. If Brown comes within 10 points of Coakley that should be news.
I love Massachusetts, but this is the state that gave the Chappaquiddick Killer and the Gay Pimp lifetime appointments.
Yes, it would be great, but unfortunately, the National GOP has already written off the seat as unwinable…OTH, after Glenn Reynolds of instapundit fame, mentioned Mr. Brown, his contributions went way up. Personally, I think that if he can produce enough advertising/videos, and does turn this into a referendum on ObamaCare, he can come close if not win…
If the GOP turns MA the House will simply pass the Senate bill and avoid both the conference or the need to head back to the Senate amidst a likely failure to end the filibuster. Don’t be surprised if Pelosi schedules and gets a vote on the Senate bill before Jan 31.
This is the state that continues to vote for Barney Frank.
‘nuf said.
This horse race has legs! Thanks for the link! I’ve blogged with your piece as a springboard here:
Scott Brown morphs into JFK and Moakley trots out the hoary “Bush’s fault!”
I only hope the RNC is pouring money into the race and the people of MA wake up and get some balance in their representation. I find everything Ted Kennedy did in the political arena despicable. I hope we can do a lot better than his kind.
Don’t let the nattering nabobs of negativism get you down. Scott has a really good chance of pulling this off. This is a one party state so if you encounter the odd and rare Republican specimen, first notify the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. We want to be sure to protect all of our endangered species. But seriously, those Republicans that do win know how to assemble a campaign and a message that will resonate with those on the left. Scott has succeeded with that repeatedly. Brown and his family are well known and genuinely liked by us – even by those on the left.
Brown has won multiple elections for both the Massachusetts House and Senate in an area that the Cook Political Report rates as anywhere between D+4 and D+14 – an area so solidly Democrat that it sends no one less than Barney Frank himself to Congress. Anecdotal reports coming from the Brookline/Newton area indicate that there are Brown lawn sites everywhere, yet few Coakley signs – TIFWIW. Also amusingly anecdotal are the vanishing on-line polls on both the Globe and Herald websites. They both had Brown up by considerable margins. Unscientific to be sure, but have you also noticed that there have been no polls on this race since before the primary election? The golden 60th seat is up for grabs and no one is polling it? Rumor has it that the lack of polling is deliberate. Who knows? We could sit down at the computer tomorrow and find a Rasmussen poll showing Coakley up 60/40, leaving us with nothing to worry about. But if one shows up on Monday morning indicating that this is the horse race that I think it is, we could have an interesting couple of weeks.
Massachusetts was the Petri dish for Alexrod & Co. to do a trial run before they foisted Obama upon us. The resemblance of the two campaigns is not just superficial. The aftermath of both the Patrick administration and the Obama administration has been one of ineptness and indifference to the concerns of Joe and Jane Six Pack. If you wish to look into the future, just take a look at where Deval Patrick stands right now. His poll numbers are in the toilet, and deservedly so. We also have the microcosm of Democrat inspired health care reform. It’s an unmitigated disaster, too. And the Massachusetts voters know it.
In volunteering for Brown on the phones, I have encountered little opposition to his campaign. Most answered the question if they would vote for him affirmatively. Many answered the question about what their most important issue is as being health care reform, and voiced their opposition to what is being proposed in Washington. People on the ground recognize that the change that is being promised is change for the worse – and they are not happy.
So there you have it. The golden 60th vote is up for grabs in true-blue Massachusetts. If you can kick him a couple of bucks or spend an hour banging the phones for him over the internet, both opportunities are there for the taking at his website.
Now, Now! This is not the time to go negative on US. Brooks did win and even if he was a Rocky-Feller (his pronunciation) republican; it was a vote in the Sanate. A republican win in MA would help set Harry back on his duff. Keep heart! Even a Snow or Collins would be a vote in the Right direction. Perhaps we can awaken Sam Adams and MA could see a Tea Party uprising!
Good article and I agree with the premise that Scott Brown probably has nothing to lose but,
Pedrosito, I’m with you on this. I think Massachusetts has become the closest thing to a truly socialist state that we have in this country. The majority of the population has abandoned any pretense of life, liberty and freedom. However, we can all hope can we not?
Anything is possible, but this is still Massachusettes; the RNC needs to back the Republican & give him some more cash & more exposure.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the liberal voters in Massachusetts. They will vote Democratic no matter how dire the situation. If they were hanging off the face of a cliff and someone threw them a rope and they realized that a conservative was on the end of the rope, they would refuse to grab the rope preferring to fall to their deaths.
Remember these fools sent that sorry excuse for a human being, Teddy the Swimmer, to the Senate election after election no matter how dispicable his actions.
And then you’ve got to consider the amount of SEIU fraud.
I would not assume that just b/c someone is a registered Democrat [or Republican], they’re going to vote for that party’s candidate.
For one, there’s a third candidate on the ballot w/ the last name of Kennedy, and the long-time Mass. voters may vote for him out of reflex. It would be funny to see that.
Scott Brown has a chance in Massachusetts. Don’t stereotype the Massachusetts voters, there are more independents than democrats and republicans combined. We had a republican governor for years, and chances are will have one next year. We were very lucky to have a republican governor for so long, Massachusetts is having bad budget problems but not on the magnitude of California or New York.
Americans have an inordinate fondness for the underdog, and with what has been happening because of this administration and Congress since the inauguration, what may be seen by some as a really long shot may not, in fact, be so long after all.
If Brown can maintain a cool head and properly reach out to those with common sense, it’s possible to rally Americans across the country in support of him. The “little people” helping fight the corruption in Washington can make an enormous difference in, if nothing else, his campaign funds. After all, it worked for His Transparency.
And then, shall we say, let the games begin….
If the Republican candidate does make it a major issue in the race, those defending the record of the Massachusetts plan will argue, no matter how illogically, that the reason that it isn’t working properly is that it isn’t national — that the pool isn’t big enough. Or they will claim that its implementation was flawed and that Washington will (somehow) get it right, even though it doesn’t currently seem to be doing much else very well.
First of all, no one is arguing this. If they start, it will be in response to Brown’s win.
I was in the very liberal Newburyport yesterday. I was shocked at how many Scott Brown signs I saw. I saw none for Martha Coakley.
Scott can win this, but the national party is not helping. People in MA are angry and those people vote and they will vote for Brown. So the issue is whether the paid off SEIU can tip the scales for Coakley. It sure would help if we could get some help from Michael Steele.
This article just shows the continued naivete of Republicans. Mass. Dems are not going to let this seat go republican no matter what. If they have to stuff the ballot boxes that is what they are going to do to win. Why do you think Kennedy was able to hold onto the seat through all his trials and tribulations? Until Republicans wake and up and realize that the Dems will win at any cost they will continue to lose elections like this one. Look at the lengths they were willing to go to get Obama elected. They let their banking cronies almost take down the U.S. economy in order to get their guy elected. Heaven help us the next time they put up a loser they will probably gin up a real depression or an occupation by the Black Panthers to achieve their goals. Wake up Republicans you are not dealing with someone who plays fair.
I’m voting for Brown, and I appreciate the enthusiasm and attention you are giving to him, but:
Here in MA, he is invisible. There are no ads to speak of. I think I have seen exactly one yard sign for him. The Boston Globe, naturally, is ignoring him completely — indeed, the only time they mention that an election is coming up is to say that it is already decided.
And I blame all this on Brown, and the GOP in general. This seat is crucial, and they aren’t even trying for it. Yes, MA is “blue” to the core, but have had many Republican governors, we loathe our current Dem governor, plenty of us hate Obamacare, there is a 2nd newspaper in town, and we have a thriving talk-radio community. You can’t tell me it isn’t worth a shot to try derailing Coakley.
But that’s what the GOP is saying, and it’s one more reason I’m not Republican.
After living in Mass for a total of 10 years, I can tell you that liberalism there is generational – almost a genetic part of people’s being. It was sad living there and realizing that this was the birthplace of the American revolution against government tyranny. Really sad. There is somewhat more common sense outside the 495 beltway. But…corruption on the state level is rampant and if anyone honestly believes that a Republican candidate can beat a liberal Democrat there, then I’ll eat my hat. God Bless the good people of Mass, I wish you well, but I’m glad I’m outa there….
I wish that the GOP would put up a fight – if for no other reason than it is important to give people the option of breaking their chains. If they choose to remain slaves, then they cannot later say, “We never had a choice.”
Unfortunately, in 2008 the GOP Establishment thought Maverick McCain would be a great Presidential candidate. Nowadays they are pushing the likes of Dede Scozzafava, Charlie Crist, Mark Kirk, Mike Castle, and other future Democrat switchovers. So unless Scott Brown plans to vote the straight Democrat Party line once in office, the GOP Establishment won’t give him the time of day.
I like to be optimistic but this is the GOP you’re talking about. Mr. Romney is a very nice man, and his father was well loved here in Michigan, but his fingerprints are all over the Massachusetts health care bill that looks so much like ObamaCare. He appears to be keeping a very low profile, hoping all this will blow over.
If Mr. Romney would like to be President, he’ll have to be able to say something besides, “me too,” to the Democrats’ socialist agenda. This includes running against ObamaCare and it’ll be a lot easier to do so in 2012 if he finds his voice in 2010. This is Mr. Romney’s opportunity to squander.
On the other hand, has Mrs. Palin said anything about ObamaCare? I can only think of two words, “death panels.” Now, if she were to endorse Mr. Brown, it would–at the very least–help his fund-raising. If she were able to win votes for Mr. Brown in 2010, it would speak well of her ability to win votes for herself in 2012. It’s not impossible, the Gipper won Massachusetts in 1984.
Michael Steele, the Chairman of the Republican Party, has evidently decided that Massachsetts Senate seat is not worth anywhere near the level of support the Party gave Scozzafava in NY12 to campaign,then withdraw and throw her support to the Democrat. Admittedly, Republicans face obstacles in MA, but the dangers of Obama and Obamacare are so grave, every election has to be fought all out.
Everyone older than 55, or with a loved one past that mark, must understand that Obamacare gives the State control over the type and amount of healthcare they will receive. Anyone younger than 35 has to realize the immediate taxes they will pay when Obamacare starts and the huge growth in future taxes they will face.
Kill the bill.
Unfortunately, Brown’s own website states that he supports the basic principles of RomneyCare:
http://www.brownforussenate.com/issues
Brown: “I believe that all Americans deserve health care coverage, but that we shouldn’t have to create a new government insurance program to provide it. I support strengthening the existing private market system. In Massachusetts, I support the 2006 healthcare law that expanded coverage, but I believe the Deval Patrick administration must do more to contain the costs of the Commonwealth Care subsidy program.”
Hence, I doubt that he would be opposed in principle to the nation-wide version in the form of ObamaCare.
Interesting that the RNC is not putting the funds behind Scott Brown but will force feed us Mitt this next year. Perhaps Brown isn’t Rhino enough for them. Steele needs to go.
To build on #4, the House is under extreme pressure to accept the Senate bill as it is. I expect they will cave to the pressure. The reason for the pressure is if the bill doesn’t change, there is no need for debate in the Senate and a simple majority wins.
I expect the Senate health care bill to pass. A good showing by Scott Brown might just tip the balance of the debate though. Its importance cannot be understated. Steele needs to get on this.
– Clay (also a recovering aerospace engineer)
I’d much prefer that it were Curt Shilling running. Based on his positions, I could never endorse a candidate like Brown in the primaries. That said, considering who he is running against and who he’d be replacing, I’d say his positions are acceptable for the time being.
The national GOP needs to fight this one VERY HARD. The reason is that by making it a referendum on Obamacare, you will weaken the Dems in this area even if you fail to take the seat. You fight full-court press 24/7.
The national GOP has still not regained its will to fight and is still weak and wobbly. If they don’t get their act together, they will miss a golden opportunity to take Congress back this coming November.
The problem is a lack of courage, and only Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann and Jim DeMint have it. Those three need to be pulled into the national GOP strategy team to help build the national level vision the GOP needs to rally behind much like Gingrich in ’94.
Conservative/libertarian vision combined with strong leadership and a team working off the same script/vision.
Here’s a good article on Federalism and the growing effort to nullify any Democrat passed health care plan.
http://www.redstate.com/derkrieger/2009/12/28/federalism-is-freedom/
IT AIN’T “Health Care Reform” -ITS ***HEALTH CARE FASCISM***
Learn it-fight it – KILL HEALTH CARE FASCISM!
20 years ago, maybe more, a friend’s father, fire chief in our town, exclaimed “I’d vote for HItler if he were a g-damned democrat!” I don’t see that mentality has diminished here in MA. Beacon hill is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the unions, and I don’t beleive Brown has a chance. I know very little about him except for what Dr. Hsieh @23 posted, and that just took the wind out of my sails. He’s not dependable in the H/C fight IMO, but I would take great joy in seeing “The Chappaquiddick Killer”‘s seat go red!
I, too, despise everything he ever did, from his outright treason to his cowardice to his betrayal of America’s sovereignty re: immigration. Speaking of that, (way off topic, sorry!)has anyone heard of Andrew Neather? Look him up, and ask if there’s a connection between his aims and the aims of libiots here in America who wish to emulate european socialism.
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I’ve known Scott for a long time and those who are saying he’s too liberal don’t know what they’re talking about. He’s a solid small gov’t guy, a Capt. in the reserves and a solid leader of a small minority of GOP state Senators. He has already come out against Obamacare.One other thing he’s got going for him is Martha Coakley is a weak candidate and a complete dope. She’s been trying to run out the clock since September but has nothing to offer, no natural constituency and ran only 1 statewide race, basically unopposed. Not to say scott’s going to win but
How is it that the American Revolution had its roots in Massachusetts? That state has gone from “Don’t tread on me” to a bunch of gutless one party wonders. The Republican has no chance there. Please prove me wrong, Massachusetts.
Yet, as much as the author makes sense, I’m understanding the national RNC is not putting in money or effort. Why? Is it another case of them trying to get along with the left? Is it they think it is a lost cause, not seeing your points as worth their effort? They are a spotty bunch as best and need some new more aggressive bloodlines in charge.
For those of you mentioning it, it occurs to me that Scott might not want the RNC (visibly) on his side in this. I understand, from his statements, that they have provided him with what he has asked for. Just something to think about. I suggest we make a point of supporting him directly. Demoralized Dems and highly motivated opponents of Obamacare could turn this in a surprising way.
Last summer I was talking to a specialist from Boston, I cannot remember what it was he specialized in. I asked him about the program in MA. He said it was great, but would probably bankrupt the state. It was a model for the US. I still do not understand those people.
Lots of Scott Brown signs in my heavily DEM area and I am one of the few Republicans in this state(ME).
Scott has a chance to really set the DEMs back on their heels. As for the state’s dabbling in healthcare; they are hiding the real cost of this mess -like the Big Dig nonsense, it will come out soon enough.
T2G
Our plan is not failing. We have insured about 97 percent of our eligible population. Premiums rise not because the plan isn’t worked it rises because people are going to doctors and hospitals and the costs are increasing. We were spending over a billion dollars a year in emergency rooms taking care of the uninsured. We took the billion dollars and subsidize premiums and people have insurance to go to doctors for check ups and not just visit emergency rooms. Our plan is not government based like Obamacare.
We didn’t have to raise taxes to do it. As for Scott Brown I work on the campaign and he can win this. Money coming in from all over the country is helping us get our message out. Please donate at brownforussenate.com or make calls from your house info is on the website.
The only people capable of screwing this up for the Republican candidate is the RNC.
If the national party will not cough up loot and remind the voters that the ObamaCare scheme is just like the mess in MassCare, we deserve to lose, having learned nothing despite being told exactly what to do.
I am a fiscally/national security conservative living in Masssachusetts. I have naturally suffered through the travails of a State House of Representatives and Senate that is roughly 70(D)30(R) and I am being generous to the (R)’s.
Martha Coakley is the consumate Democratic business as usual candidate, intellectually deficient, huge Union money backing, what Senate office will I get, what committee will I get, etc., etc. yada, yada yada…..Scott Brown will not win. I would like him to win but in the People’s Republic of Ma. it ain’t happnin! Too many economically depressed cities with voters tied to the apron strings of ” Yeah, but’s what in it for me?” Good Luck Scott, but I cannot wait to move to the South. Just as soon as I can sell this house. Uhhh…..Do you happen to know someone looking to relocate to Ma.? Naw, didn’t think so………
If Taxachusetts is indeed to be the decider on Obamacare, we’re hosed.
I wonder what my friend’s family will do when their father loses his job at the health-insurance company. The jobs market is already down to the bottom of the barrel and not getting any better, ignorant media cheerleading aside.
I spoke with Scott this morning. Over 120 people drove in a blizzard this morning to hear him speak and to meet with him.
‘ Paul Hsieh, MD ‘ [read 'astroturf'?] notwithstanding, Scott was unequivocal in his opposition to any federal takeover of the insurance/health system. Indeed, he stated clearly that “If elected, I [as the 41st Republican] can, and will, put an end to this”, this meaning healthcare, cap-and-tax, further bailouts, amnesty (“What part of illegal don’t you understand”, he said), raising taxes (He has never voted to raise taxes.) He fully supports our president in his the surge in Afghanistan. He wants our soldiers home soon, but only “in victory”.
I never met him before today, but he impressed me with his honesty and integrity. I might not agree 100% with all his votes, but I believe him to be a principled, honest person.
He can win this thing. There is enormous arrogance and complacency in MA, BECAUSE it is such a blue state. But I gotta tell you, people here are pissed. Yesterday, because of my work, I drove just over 300 miles through the bluest parts of the south shore and saw a 10-to-1 Brown-to-coakley sign ratio. Maybe not important, but maybe it is.
This race will be won on getting out the vote. Almost nobody showed up for the primaries. A surprising number of MA residents think the election has already been won by the dems.
Go to http://www.brownforussenate.com/
No matter what state you are from, they have a really cools system for reaching out to people likely to vote for Scott. You can also contribute. Most of all, he said, they need voter outreach, but they also need $$$; the dems have mucho $$$$ here and martha is very well connected.
For the love of God, from someone who lives here, to those who don’t: Scott is our current best chance to end this nonsense soonest. Then, in November we can start to reverse it. But we really, really need a little fillibuster power; a little gridlock…..
Please do what you can.
Thanks,
Bryan Genest
Greater Boston Tea Party
I spent all day calling from Texas.I got cut short on the phone about 10 times.I spoke with about 10 households that will vote for him and lots of spinster-Dem chicks that FREEZE UP when you try to point out something LOGICAL.All in all I hit 100 MASSACHUSETTS households….I’m coming at Massachusetts with both barrells loaded.I do not want gov-run healthcare.The other 80 households got a message that said vote for Scott Brown.He Will lower taxes,create jobs and be the pivotal vote to stop the Senate Health-care bill.
One funny call was a man asking me right off the bat why he had somebody calling him from Texas for Scott Brown. I told him many were using the internet to help Scott to help stop the HC bill and stop the wild spending in DC. Then he wondered why Brown thought he was like JFK as the ad has been run recently…he was not too happy about it…I told him”Well they are both good-looking” and he laughed and loosened up a bit. I asked if he will vote for Brown and he said probably. He did wonder why the RNC was not helping out. Maybe he was a pissed independent.
I will be calling as long as I can get phone numbers…I know many more out-of-state dialers are totally committed to do whatever it takes.
My take….SINGLE-MISERABLE-LEFTARD CHICKS ARE SCREWING THIS STATE!
Yard signs are running 4:1 for Scott Brown on the lower Cape, amazingly enough! This could just work!
Not a snowball’s chance in hades! Muck Fassachusetts!
What’s interesting is that a portion of the left is still very upset at the Senate bill’s capitulation to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. They feel they were sold out. It will be interesting to see if this gains any traction to keep Democratic voters home like the prescription drug bill did with Republicans.
Massachusetts and California both seem like this might be a problem for the base.
Intrade gives Coakley a >90% probability of winning. (At the site, click on ‘Politics’ and then on ‘MA Special Election’.)
Under that scenario, Coakley still wins by about 1,045 votes.
And that’s BEFORE the Swimmer lurches ashore with a dead woman under each arm and votes all six of them three times each.
And before several hundred thousand of those in Massachusetts or with a several hundred mile radius who too stupid to know they’re being lied to and/or who’re too damned mean-spirited and/or greedy to care and/or who’re criminal aliens and/or have been dead for years and/or who are lawyers and/or who are “teachers” and/or who are tutors and/or who are “university” lecturers and/or who are “judges” and/or who are any of the other assorted kinds of fascists or crypto-fascists who “collectivist-ly” make up the “Democratic” potty’s “base” show up to “vote.”
And/or who are the state’s poll “workers,” who follow only Joe Stalin’s Rules for Rigged Vote “Counting.”
As one of Barney Frank’s unwilling constituents, I wish that Brown would have a chance, but the women will all vote for Matha, end of story.
If you hoping for Massachusetts to lead the charge, you might as well hang it up. The people of that state are completely brainwashed and have been for years. I’m sure they’re calculating, as we speak, how Obamacare can save them from their own disastrous health care plan. I’m sure these people are saying the government will take over and they won’t have to pay for it any more (I know nothing is free but these people don’t know that).
So, the only cure for this problem is going to be the other 49 states because Massachusetts isn’t ready for prime time, when it comes to democracy, they prefer the liberal brand and they haven’t hit bottom yet.
Man…I would love to know how many dialing-cock-pit fighters there are converging on this state.yard-sign observers post some snaps on a blog somewhere.When I get a Yesser on the phone I always tell them great grab another 20 to go with you on the 19th. Scott needs to do lots of things for softening up the Soviet spinsters there.
I highly recommend some teabagger protests.
Shout out loud and shout out often. Don’t give anyone a chance to utter an uninterrupted sentence.
And bring out Palin. Definitely bring our Palin. And Cheney.
And donate often and donate generously.
Good luck.
We all need to do our part to help Brown win. The implications are enormous on a national scale.
Is it a long shot? Yes. We all know the odds in MA. But, this is a very real opportunity to participate in a campaign to help turn the tide. Anticipating failure becomes an excuse for non-action. But let’s be patriots and act!
Donate to his campaign.
Volunteer. (Find out how you can do that long distance, such as making calls for him, etc)
Call the campaign office and find out how you can help.
Here’s a great opportunity for all of us to take action on a very important election that’s happening NOW, not in November. Let’s all do our part. Don’t wait for someone else to pitch in. That someone else is you, me, all of us!
http://www.brownforussenate.com/
What is it with you people and your constant negativity? You assume we’re defeated before the battle is even fought. Nobody ever won anything by giving up before it’s over. Why do you criticize your brothers for standing strong in a battle you say we can’t win? Gird your loins and prepare for a fight. Now is certainly not the time for a pity party, which you losers seem to be obsessed with throwing.
I wouldnt blame Mass. for voting for the guy, those guys are jerks. Probally will vote for the national health care just so the rest of us have to suffer like them.
Let’s remember that Mitt Romney’s program did not constitute a government takeover of health care as the Democrats in Congress are on track to do. Also, the linked Boston Globe editorial criticizing health insurance in Massachusetts was written by a physician who is advocating for the expansion of Medicare to the extent that it covers all Americans. As a conservative, Romney contends that the best solution is to allow the free market to provide more choice, more competition, and lower costs. However, he did have to move his proposal through a legislature that is 85 percent Democrat.
Brown is closer to winning in MA that one might think. There is a two week sprint in MA to get him elected. Contribute, volunteer, support this man. He can stop the government take over of the health care industry.
You may not be a resident of MA but make no mistake – this is election is of national importance. Go to this site, contribute what you can and then make phone calls via the website:
http://www.brownforussenate.com/
The impact of someone calling form another state to a MA resident urging them to help save the country is massive. Spend 1 hour or 12 hours but please help.
what I dont understand is how the good people of Mass. (and most of them are, despite the red sox affliction) continue to elect the people that they do up there. I mean, c’mon…if you must elect a gay democratic politician, I am sure that Barney Frank is not the only gal up there who could do the job. give somebody else a shot at the title…change it up a bit.
Massachusetts is a state of the “useful idiots” the GOP has about as much of a chance as a snowball in hell.I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting on a Republican win there.
I’m telling you right now. The stars are aligned for this election.You have the culmination of many things.Its a special election.(Low voter turnoutin a big democrat state).People are mad as hell just like everywhere else.You have a vapid unapealing flip flopping left wing hack that never had original thought in her head.Against a very likeable common sense conservative that is very popular and won state senate seat by huge margin as a republican.
You also have people volunteering for Scotts campaign that have never been involved in politcs before including myself.I would bet my bottom dollar that he is leading in the polls right now by a double digit margin.
Check this out. Is Martha dealing from the bottom of the deck?
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2009/12/martha-coakleys-secret-bank-account.html
More blog posts on the subject there, too.
Read it, pass it around.
Brown on the ascendency, Coakley imploding? Who knows. Another Dewey Defeats Truman moment?
Larry Miller you find everything Kennedy did to be despicable? You obviously have no idea what he accomplished in 46 years in the Senate. Instead of being a knee-jerk conservative educate yourself about Kennedy and the legislation he helped to pass that has made America a better place for everyone. Even knee-jerk conservatives.
The criticism of the article concerning MassCare doesn’t seem to mirror reality. What a surprise! One of your own, Ricki, who claims to work for Brown, has tried to educate you on the success of MassCare. But of course you don’t want to hear the truth. You only listen to comments that support your uninformed opinion. The Right-wing in America had 8 years in the White House and you left Obama with 2 wars, the Great Recession, Wall Street Socialism, Too Big To Fail and record foreclosures. What great accomplishments. Given more time you could have converted America into a Third-World country. Conservatism is a failure and if you were honest you would admit this and try to work with Liberals to get America back on track. Review the last 8 years, and accept the blame for the disaster of the Bush/Cheney team.
Coakley is a solid Dem candidate and will win. If Brown gets 45%, it will be a story. This is Massachusetts and it is Teddy Kennedy’s seat.
Hey, Highlander, How about some nice oceanfront property in Miami?
Florida, or anywhere in the South in the summertime? You have to be kidding.
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TO MAKE CALLS FOR BROWN IF YOU LIVE OUT OF STATE\
http://www.volunteer-connect.com/brownma/Login/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fbrownma%2fDefault.aspx
All you need to do is register on that page and you will then have access to their calling list and the template to read. If you’ve never done this before, the thought of doing so may feel uncomfortable. But believe me, once you make one or two calls, you will feel very empowered and it’s incredibly exciting to feel a part of something, helping to make a miracle come true.
(If you go to Brown’s main web site there is a volunteer form you can complete and someone will then send you the above info. This helps us all cut to the chase.)
This is a very tangible, concrete thing we can all do to help shift the balance of powerin the Senate. How can any one of us not we willing to give some time and energy to this crucial race?
We’re all fighting for our country. This is one fight happening now, today, and which will be decided in just a couple of weeks. Let’s all get into it.
Words are great, but action is better.
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Please delete my post #65. Perhaps it’s better for people who want to make calls to have to sign up on Brown’s home page where they require a bit more info. Their campaign staff gave me the link to the call page, but those on the opposite team could use it to infiltrate and make disingenuous calls. (That happens anyway, but why make it easy for them?)
I’m Un-enroll/independent Mass voter and
we constitute 50% plus of registered voters. Most of us
Are not loony lefties. And not happy with Obama or
Gov Patrick I know Everyone is betting against Scott.
Mark my word Massachusetts will shock the nation.
I’m Un-enroll/independent Mass voter and
we constitute 50% plus of registered voters. Most of us
Are not loony lefties. And not happy with Obama or
Gov Patrick I know Everyone is betting against Scott.
Mark my word Massachusetts will shock the nation.
http://www.brownforussenate.com/
When I think about Kennedy I think about the 1965 Immigration Act that is now destroying this country.