"Massachusetts can decide fate on "Obamacare"
Next Tuesday there is a special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy senate seat. The two canidates are Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown. The democrats thought this would be a no-brainer-the people would elect Martha Coakley who would go to Washington and vote in favor of the health care bill. However in the past few weeks all that has changed. I will say it shifted towards Christmas. Martha decided to take a vacation from campaigning. She pulled ads from TV stations and went out of sight. During this time Scott Brown ran TV ads and put his image out there. The polls have reflected this. Coakley's own internal memo shows the poll is tighting. A once 9 point lead shrunk to only 2 points.There was a poll I read about that showed Brown leading by a point. At this point in time, the race is to close to call. Coakley knows this and went in attack mode. There are atleast 3 negative ads running in MA against Brown, linking him to Bush and Limbaugh and to the infamous "Tea Party" Movement. Brown however remains focused and as not gone negative. This past Monday there was a debate in MA, I did not watch it but I read about how Brown was "on fire".
This election can effect health care. If Brown wins, Obamacare will not pass, the dems will not have a filbuster proof majority. If Coakley wins then health care will pass. But does what happen in MA really going to matter? The Boston herald reported that if Brown wins, the dems will try to swear him into office once Obamacare passes. But how? Don't the democrats need a key vote from MA? If they don't then it shouldn't really matter what happens in MA. If Coakley wins, the dems will swear her in immediatley, making a liar out of Galvin who says they have to wait ten days to certify the election. Doesn't that go both ways? Wait ten days for both. The wait is to count Absentee and miltary votes. Unless MA dems have one set of rules for Coakley and another for Brown. Will the people of MA and the US put up with that? Democrats probably thought they would have a easy election with Coakley just coasting her way in the senate seat, they were wrong.
This election can effect health care. If Brown wins, Obamacare will not pass, the dems will not have a filbuster proof majority. If Coakley wins then health care will pass. But does what happen in MA really going to matter? The Boston herald reported that if Brown wins, the dems will try to swear him into office once Obamacare passes. But how? Don't the democrats need a key vote from MA? If they don't then it shouldn't really matter what happens in MA. If Coakley wins, the dems will swear her in immediatley, making a liar out of Galvin who says they have to wait ten days to certify the election. Doesn't that go both ways? Wait ten days for both. The wait is to count Absentee and miltary votes. Unless MA dems have one set of rules for Coakley and another for Brown. Will the people of MA and the US put up with that? Democrats probably thought they would have a easy election with Coakley just coasting her way in the senate seat, they were wrong.
The writer of this post was Chris Golas (My Random Blog) who lives in Massachusetts. It is good to hear about the election from an insiders point of view. There is nothing better than having a local perspective when it comes to politics. This really exposes the complete arrogance of the Democrats (not that Republicans are much different in areas where they are traditionally strong.) This also shows what I believe to be intent to pocket campaign funds that would not be spent unnecessarily when the Democrats will automatically inherit the seat. After all, it is Ted Kennedy's seat, and to even suggest that it go to a Republican is as absurd as it is impossible, right?
The momentum change at Christmas time is should be a warning to the DC regime that their inept response to the "undi-bomber" confused and angered the American people, even those who had been obama supporters. Now the total hypocrisy of the regime's actions is being made clear with their immediate and decisive response to the disaster in Haiti. Many Americans, wile supporting the action in Haiti, are wondering whether the same action would take place if that disaster had happened here. Mr. obama clearly feels that it is more important to make the rest of the world happy than it is to do the will of or keep promises to the American People and anger is building. I say with confidence that if mr. obama shows up in MA to campaign for Coakley, Brown will win the election by a large margin.
Given that NJ just elected a Republican Gov, it should be obvious that ANY incumbent better be prepared to run a perfect campaign in both the primaries and the regular elections. Brown is running a perfect campaign while Coakley looks unprepared both in actions and in debate preparation. That is why Brown took Coakley apart in their televised debate.
Now, Coakley has turned to DC lobbyists,and special interest groups such as SEIU. I believe this will backfire on Coakley as it calls attention to the fact that Coakley will be just another Obama croney. Brown has done a great job of exposing Coakley's errors and that last DC fundraiser that was full of lobbyists was a big mistake. Now a fundraising campaign started by Dick Morris, along with Internet fundraising by the Chamber of Commerce have not only levelled the playing field, but have shifted fundraising momentum towards Brown.
Given how strong Unions are in Massachusetts, is it possible that many are afraid to admit to pollsters that they either won't vote, or support Brown fearing that the pollsters may be working for union bosses? I know union thugs resort to intimidation to scare members into voting for "their" candidates. Given this, and that I believe Brown supporters are more motivated, I believe Brown may even have more support that polls suggest.
I also question whether Massachusetts voters who already pay for a State run Public Option want to pay a tax for a national health care plan when they won't receive anything they don't have now in return?
Given how strong Unions are in Massachusetts, is it possible that many are afraid to admit to pollsters that they either won't vote, or support Brown fearing that the pollsters may be working for union bosses? I know union thugs resort to intimidation to scare members into voting for "their" candidates. Given this, and that I believe Brown supporters are more motivated, I believe Brown may even have more support that polls suggest.
I also question whether Massachusetts voters who already pay for a State run Public Option want to pay a tax for a national health care plan when they won't receive anything they don't have now in return?
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