State Senator Scott Brown has pulled of one of the biggest political upsets in modern history.
“The people of Massachusetts have spoken. We welcome Scott Brown to the Senate and will move to seat him as soon as the proper paperwork has been received,” said Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin said he would notify the Senate on Wednesday that Brown had been elected.
The loss by the once-favored Democrat Martha Coakley in the Democratic stronghold was a stunning embarrassment for the White House after Obama rushed to Boston on Sunday to try to save the foundering candidate. Her defeat on Tuesday signaled big political problems for the president’s party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide.
Brown’s victory was the third major loss for Democrats in statewide elections since Obama became president. Republicans won governors’ seats in Virginia and New Jersey in November.
“I have no interest in sugarcoating what happened in Massachusetts,” said Sen. Robert Menendez, the head of the Senate Democrats’ campaign committee. “There is a lot of anxiety in the country right now. Americans are understandably impatient.”
The conventional wisdom is that the health care bills passed by the House and Senate are dead. I hope that’s the case but with Democrats still in control of both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue it’s too soon to declare victory. Nonetheless, Brown’s victory should give Democrats pause. After all if a Republican can win in Massachusetts….
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This gets me excited for state elections! Can’t wait to see what clowns come out on top in the Dem primaries. As an Albany resident, I hope our Ken Hodges comes out on top in their attorney general primary (but gets clobbered in the general
Frank Zyglwicz, Keokuk,IA sends his sincerest and heartfelt THANKS to Scott Brown and the voters of Massachusetts. Hopefully the freeze on his bank account will be lifted now!
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