Brown takes MA Senate seat

Chriz · 01-20-2010, 04:42 PM

What's interesting about this is that a lot of MA Democrats went for Brown.

My feeling is that, as with Obama, a lot of voters chose Brown because they wanted a break from the previous seat-holder. I think in 2012, when Kennedy would have been up for reelection and Brown needs to run again, we'll more than likely vote another Democrat back in.

Brown was a way of keeping ourselves honest.

It may also have to do with a general dissatisfaction with what's happening in DC these days. Brown really doesn't mess with Obamacare passing as much as the Chicken Littles say -- the Democrats in Congress still have an 18-point lead -- but there is a psychological effect.

01-20-2010, 04:42 PM	#3
Chriz Epic Archetype Join Date: May 2009 Location: Masserchusetts Posts: 644 Thanks: 65 Thanked 369 Times in 177 Posts Threadstarter	What's interesting about this is that a lot of MA Democrats went for Brown. My feeling is that, as with Obama, a lot of voters chose Brown because they wanted a break from the previous seat-holder. I think in 2012, when Kennedy would have been up for reelection and Brown needs to run again, we'll more than likely vote another Democrat back in. Brown was a way of keeping ourselves honest. It may also have to do with a general dissatisfaction with what's happening in DC these days. Brown really doesn't mess with Obamacare passing as much as the Chicken Littles say -- the Democrats in Congress still have an 18-point lead -- but there is a psychological effect. __________________ "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself -- and you are the easiest person to fool. So you have to be very careful about that. After you've not fooled yourself, it's easy not to fool other scientists. You just have to be honest in a conventional way after that." -- Richard Feynman, Cargo Cult Science

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