Massachusetts Senate Race Means Much More Than Meets The Eye
Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
by Joel Hendon
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Today is election day in Massachusetts to fill the empty Senate seat left open by the death of Ted Kennedy. The results can mean the Senate has lost their super majority that can avoid a filibuster, even if they do have to buy a vote here and there. If Brown wins, they will find the additional vote even more difficult to buy. This would necessitate allowing the Republicans a little more say in the processes that heretofore have left them trampled underfoot. As I've said several times before, the Democrats never seem to learn to listen to their constituents.
Listen to this, only seven other states gave him that large a percentage. So what does this tell those moderate Democrats which are from states with a much higher conservative voter ratio than this state. I suspect it may be more difficult to buy votes after the scandalous outrage over the previous two. Even their own constituents were angry with those Senators for their decisions, so much so that Nelson tried to get out of his "bargain". Nelson's favorable poll rating fell to below 50% for the first time, now down to 42%. While the Republican Senator, Mike Johanns, also of Nebraska who voted against the bill, approval rating remains at 63%. Nelson was quoted in the Omaha World-Herald as saying he was not surprised but that he believed his constituents would come to like the plan once enacted. He knows full well they will not.
But here is the dilemma for the Dems, the Rasmussen poll on yesterday shows that only 38% of likely voters approve of the current health care plan while 56% are opposed to it. They still intend to ram it down the throats of their constituents. Their reasoning is they say the voters will be happy with it after it is enacted. In other words, they feel you are just too stupid to know what you want until you are spoon fed.
It is my assumption that contrary to that view, the voting public will be much more against it than now. Once they witness the added taxes going into effect right away while any of the health benefits will not be in effect until 2013. The added taxes will be most noticeably on those making over $250,000 per year but the increase in cost of living for the rest of us will be swift to follow. The aged will see a marked decrease in their medical benefits right away also. It is another of my forecasts that every Democrat who votes for passage of this bill will face as difficult, or more so, a race as the Democrat in Massachusetts is facing today.
Gallup reports that Obama's approval rating has fallen faster than any president in our history for the the first year in office. A January second week poll by CNN shows a 62% disapproval rating for the presidents handling of the budget deficit. And, it is heading for a higher deficit right now, and especially if the expensive health care plan is put into effect. Also that same poll showed a 54% disapproval rating for the economy in general. This month's poll by Quinnpiac gave Obama a 53% vote as being fiscally irresponsible. Bloomberg's poll the first week of December shows 60% believe that chronically high deficits are a high threat to our economy and 57% disapprove of the presidents handling of the matter. It makes one wonder why the Democratic congress continue to jeopardize their own future by following his every whim.
I am posting this article before the polls close in Massachusetts and as I said, the outcome is not nearly as significant as the closeness of the race. True, it will damage the unbalanced power in the Senate but more importantly is the reason this race is so unbelievably tight. Even the Democrats and Obama himself sat back and relished the thought of a Democrat filling the seat, until the last few days when the fit hit the Shan (Shan=a member of a minority people living in Myanmar and China).
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Joel,Thaks for the article. I'm eager to hear the results tonight. Brown will be a refreshing change in Congress! It's great that the Democratic straglehold on Mass is being threatened.thanks for reading my article and for the comment. I hope if nothing more it will dampen the arrogance and high handed dirty politics now being displayed.Brown Wins!!! Brown Wins!!! Brown Wins!!!Hopefully, this will open some of our elected officials eyes! Thanks for commenting.
Joel, I apperciate your solid, professional writing style. Your opinions are right in line with mine, usually. Unlike many Americans, I knew everything you said, including the poll numbers. Any 'less than top' grades I leave you are because I'm almost tired of the stuff and just can't wait unitl November. Thanks for posting it.Thanks Jack for your comments. And yes I agree, it is getting old. The problem I have is, it is very disturbing to me and my articles are in response to the mess that I read. I am going to try and get away from it somewhat.
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