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The Long and Short Term Implications of the Dems Losing the Mass. Senate Seat?
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The simple answer to why Scott Brown won is this: Martha Coaxley committed the political cardinal sin of thinking she had this election all wrapped up. As long as Democrats keep thinking they'll still have Democratic voters lined up without doing any real campaigning and listening to voters' concerns, then lifelong Democratic voters will turn to Republicans.
The shame of this is Scott Brown comes across as a complete doofus. He'll serve Massachusetts poorly, I'm afraid.
The shame of this is Scott Brown comes across as a complete doofus. He'll serve Massachusetts poorly, I'm afraid.
And meaningful health care reform will be even more of a pipe dream.
What the Dems were peddling was a pipe dream in itself.
Hence "even more". They had also proved too chicken to use their filibuster-proof majority, so I don't see any difference now that it's been taken away.
It's just such a shock! My bf is from MA, and she is mightily depressed right now.
Your boyfriend, Lori? Does your husband know about him?:)
You know, I think the Republicans need to be careful with language like "this is a mandate from the people that they hate everything in the Dem program" in the same way that the Dems probably should have been more careful when Obama won with the "this is a mandate from the people that they like everything in the Dem program." It's one election, in one state, and political winds change quickly.
Now, how exactly does the lack of a super-majority (am I saying that right?) impact legislation? I'm not sure I understand.
I think that if parties vote along their respective party line, there's no longer a majority which means the Dems are fucked! Not that they were doing a great job anyway. *sigh*And I guess I just proved that I am so uncool. The correct lingo must then be bff? :D
RandomAnthony wrote: "You're boyfriend, Lori?"Goofball! You know she meant "best friend."
Hee. I thought maybe Lori was, you know, expanding her horizons...:)
You're just being an instigator, RA. You're dying to write, "FIGHT!!!," aren't you? :)::pats RA on top of the head::
No, I love Lori! But if you two want to pillowfight, I'm not gonna complain.
RandomAnthony wrote: "No, I love Lori! But if you two want to pillowfight, I'm not gonna complain."
I'm not big on pillowfighting.
::leans down low while secretly loading supersoaker::
Ooh. A TC supersoaker fight would kick ass.
::squirts Anthony smack dab in the nose and ducks behind ficus::
*joins Heidi behind the ficus with superSUPERsoaker and gets RA in the crotch so now it looks like he peed himself*
I can't see, Lori!!! You made me laugh so hard, I'm crying and the tears are blurring my vision!
::takes off invisibility cloak that was keeping me concealed behind the ficus and soaks both Heidi & Lori::
Jim wrote: "::takes off invisibility cloak that was keeping me concealed behind the ficus and soaks both Heidi & Lori::">:F
Oh, it's on!
::bites Jim's ear to distract him... and then soaks his butt::
::seriously regrets not putting on football helmet around Heidi. Sachets(or some type of unmanly walk) to the closet to quickly change clothes::
Hee.Sashay or sachet, Jim?
or
It doesn't look like you gave me very good options Sarah. But Sashay it is.
The recriminations began long before the votes confirmed Republican Scott Brown's stunning capture of the Massachusetts Senate seat held for nearly five decades by the late Democrat Edward Kennedy.
What do you think caused the Republican win/Dem loss? What are the implications? Other comments?