Scott Brown wins in Massachusetts, in the 2008 election President Obama won in Massachusetts sixty-two percent to John McCain's thirty-two percent and now a republican has won in this state. Scott Brown will take over Ted Kennedy's seat and this means many things for democrats, and our country.
1. Health Care Reform
The news and democrats do a very good job of making those of us who don't support the health care reform bill sound like just a few, in reality according to Rasmussen, fifty-six percent of voters do not support this bill while only thirty-eight percent do. But still Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, our president and others seem intent on passing this thing at all cost. The whole open up the back room and let all Americans know about the discussions, now they won't even let in republicans in the final negotiations. The first thing this election shows is that people don't want this health care reform. I mean DUH! Haven't people been saying that all along, remember all those town hall meetings and mad and upset people? The act of electing a republican in a state that voted for President Obama certainly sends a message, maybe the democrats will pay attention this time, or maybe the will brush it off, but I am very interested to see how they take this one.
2. Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said his colleagues will continue to blame the previous administration for driving the economy "into a ditch" and running away."
For one representative Chris Van Hollen, he the last administration didn't really run away, his term ran up and he couldn't run anymore, not that anyone would have voted for him anyway. And learn a lesson from the last administration and pass it on to your friends in congress, he ran the economy into a ditch by massive spending and increasing the size of government.
3. "The Senate's Democratic campaign chief, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, seemed more humble. "We will sort through the lessons of Massachusetts," he said, including "the need to show that our commitment to real change is as powerful as it was in 2008."
I agree. To a point. Wasn't Obama's campaign slogan all about change? I haven't seen much. And we don't really agree on how to change, but if he is going to promise all this change, it would be nice to see something, I just doubt that the change I want to see and the change the president wants to bring are the same.
4. When is the next election?
NOVEMBER! So I think all those in office need to remember that and keep that in mind, many people are unhappy, and many don't want the health care bill, or stimulus plans, either way if our senators and representatives aren't careful some of them might be without a job come November. I know I will definitely be voting, I will do whatever I have to do vote.
I can't wait to see how this plays out. Most importantly this sends a clear message to those who hold political office, I just hope that they get the message. But if not, November will be here before I know it, and we are another year closer to 2012. I missed the 2008 election by a few months, I didn't help vote any of what I don't like it, but I certainly will help vote it out, and vote out whoever supports it. Again I urge you to vote, and to write your senators and representatives and tell them what you think, because at the end of the day, they are where they are because of us, and they are there to serve us. And no one can really blame them for doing stuff we don't like if we don't tell them what we want.
Sources
Election Polls in Massachusetts-http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/
Rasmussen Poll-http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2009/health_care_reform
Yahoo News-http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_massachusetts_senate_analysis
Yahoo News-http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts1044
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