Thread: Dick Morris: Massachusetts Will Be Game Changer

Massachusetts Is the Game Changer

Monday, 18 Jan 2010 02:09 PM
By: Dick Morris

Beyond a pleasing sight for the heart, what would Ted Kennedy's seat going Republican really mean?

A lot.

First, there would be the psychological effect:

• On Democratic donors — It would discourage them from opening their checkbooks.

• On Republican donors — The impact would be electric in kindling their interest and generosity.

• On Democratic incumbents seeking re-election — It would make the beaches and golf courses that await them in their Florida retirement homes (and the lucrative lobbying jobs in Washington) infinitely more attractive.

• On Republicans considering running for the House and the Senate — It would help them see the truth: Their time is at hand! (It might even help our esteemed Party Chairman Michael Steele realize that we can capture both houses this year!)

In the Senate itself, it really would signal the end of Obama's legislative dominance. He'll probably be able to pass healthcare either by Democratic dithering in certifying Scott Brown's election or by ramming through the bill while he's en route to Washington on the shuttle.

Beyond that, the prospects of getting 60 votes on the remaining items in Obama's legislative agenda of cap and trade, union card check, and immigration reform would slip away with the Massachusetts result.

He cannot govern through reconciliation (passing bills with 51 votes by pretending they are just budget bills). If it were that easy, why would Harry Reid have worked so hard — and so successfully — to bribe Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.; Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.; and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.? Why would he have caved in to the demands of Connecticut's Joseph Lieberman and discarded the public option much to the chagrin of his House colleagues?

A victory for Scott Brown would represent the Gettysburg of the Obama administration — its high-water mark, its tipping point.

But even more corrosive for Obama and the Democrats is the knowledge that nobody is safe from Republican assault. If the GOP can win a Senate seat in the People's Republic of Massachusetts, it can win anywhere, anytime, against anyone.

Long-term Democratic incumbents from largely Republican districts would have to rethink their loyalty to Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Particularly in the House, it would be ever more difficult to round up majorities for administration bills. Politicians will start running for cover and hiding in the cloakrooms.

Democrats will try to spin their defeat by blaming their candidate, Martha Coakley, for not campaigning hard enough. They will say they lost because their base did not turn out and that the solution is to pass ever more radical legislation in the hopes of rekindling their fervor.

But losing Massachusetts, on top of Virginia and New Jersey, will convince even the most loyal Democrat that the handwriting is, indeed, on the wall.

For all of these reasons, please make an effort today to telephone or e-mail any friends, family, or colleagues you know in Massachusetts to urge them to come out and vote for Scott Brown. There is so very much at stake!

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Democrats will try to spin their defeat by blaming their candidate, Martha Coakley, for not campaigning hard enough. They will say they lost because their base did not turn out and that the solution is to pass ever more radical legislation in the hopes of rekindling their fervor.

Oh their base will show up alright, but it might not be enough to help her. Republicans and Independents, in addition to quite a few Democrats are not going to vote for her.

She's insulted Catholics and the Red Sox fans. Two of the biggest no-no's in MA. McCain lost because he stunk as a candidate, so does Martha.

Republicans and Independents are going to be out in droves. I really believe it. And if Democrats have a brain, they'll be out in droves voting for Scott Brown, too. If Democrats in Massachusetts don't understand yet what's happening to our country, then I pray they get their epiphany tonight and know who to vote for tomorrow. Not all Republicans are the answer, but right now, in this election, Scott Brown is the answer over Coakley for a number of reasons. Scott Brown is going to help our country stop this health care reform nightmare. Scott Brown is going to help us stop this runaway government spending travesty. Scott Brown is going to help us stop illegal immigration. Scott Brown is going to help us with our military engagements. That's 4 huge areas that we know, no matter what your political persuasion may be, that we need help with. If for no reason other than these 4 reasons, Democrats need to say this time, I'm voting for what our country needs, not what the leaders of the Democratic party want me to do.

Democrats: Please vote for Scott Brown to help us stop illegal immigration, stop health care reform, stop runaway government spending and win the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. You know he will deliver on this if we can get him to the US Senate. You know Martha Coakley won't, she doesn't even know who Curt Schilling is. Come on. Help us out this 1 election. We need you to vote for Scott Brown tomorrow. Do the right thing.

Thank you so much.

I am just wondering, if we were to all vote Democrat, could we get to Utopia faster than pretending that we were not taking the scenic route?

Originally Posted by roundabout

I am just wondering, if we were to all vote Democrat, could we get to Utopia faster than pretending that we were not taking the scenic route?