I now believe that a political earthquake is going to happen today in Massachusetts. For the first time in nearly 40 years, liberal Bay State voters are going to the polls to elect a Republican to the U.S. Senate! I believe Scott Brown will narrowly defeate Democrat Martha Coakley today to replace Democratic icon Ted Kennedy.
If I'm right, and Brown really succeeds in defeating Coakley, the ramifications for this GOP victory are huge. It shows how unpopular Obama's policies are, even in the most left-wing states in the country. It shows how little clout he has left -- his campaign appearance for Coakley on Sunday apparently had no effect on the race. It foreshadows a very bad 2010 election cycle for Democrats. It will likely send panic through the ranks of Democratic congressmen and senators, who realize they could be the next ones on the chopping block and may start to retire in droves. Most importantly, a Brown victory could well sound the death knell for ObamaCare. Once Brown is seated in the Senate, the Dems will no longer have a filibuster-proof majority, and will need to make significant compromises and modifications to pass a bill through the Senate.
GO, SCOTT BROWN!!!! Let's remind the party in power that not only is the Massachusetts' Senate seat the "people's seat," but the U.S. Senate is the "people's house."
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WOOT!
Yay! You called it, Natedawg!
I'm in celebration mode. This is a body blow to the Democratic party and their agenda in Congress. I'm predicting right now -- ObamaCare as we now know it is dead. I think some kind of health care bill will probably pass, but it will be significantly watered down from what we have now. Obama doesn't want to compromise, but he will have no choice because red state Democrats all over the country have seen this election result and they will not walk the plank for Obama. They want to pass ObamaCare, but they want to get re-elected more.
Scotty Wicked Brown!
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