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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (343914)	1/19/2010 5:27:26 AM
From: bruwin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Well ... it could be a very close run thing. Here are several extracts from “RighPundits.com” ... “The closeness of this election has Democrats very nervous to the point of calling in Barack Obama himself who staged a makeshift rally over the weekend. Martha Coakley’s support is collapsing through a combination of the dreadful health care reform chaos and her own inept campaign. That Scott Brown could be even, or even beating Martha Coakley, is dumbfounding political operatives in both parties and exciting the political pundits. Just a month ago she was considered a shoe-in for what is being referred to, egotistically in Democratic circles, as the Ted Kennedy Seat. Brown challenged that idea directly in the last Coakley - Brown debate by saying it is “not the Ted Kennedy seat. It is the People’s seat.” That great line was said softly so those who watch the video are somewhat underwhelmed, but it sure makes a powerful newspaper headline that makes Scott Brown sound like Reagan. The latest surveys are all over the map, with some showing the race neck and neck but some recent polls showing that Brown is surging ahead of the Democrat. Stop the presses! A GOP victory in Massachusetts would be a political earthquake of historic proportions.”

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (343914)	1/19/2010 9:58:38 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

The lighter the turn-out, the better it is for Brown. The weather seems to be cooperating. weather.com

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (343914)	1/20/2010 7:40:20 AM
From: bruwin	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

I trust, Bearcatbob, that you are now Truly amazed ?!! {:-) As we all now know, Scott Brown won by an appreciable margin of at least 52% to 47%. I did some searching through several news services and came across the following Scott Brown comments ... 1) "When there's trouble in Massachusetts then there's trouble everywhere." 2) He said that every day that he was in office he would give all that was in him to serve his constituents well and to make them proud. 3) He emphasised, once again, that Massachusetts was the People's Seat and did not belong to any one individual or political party. 4) He stated that when he had travelled around the State it was very clear to him that the people did not want the Trillion dollar Healthcare plan forced on them. It would ... (a) raise taxes (b) hurt Medicare (c) destroy jobs (d) run the nation deeper into debt. He believed America could do better. I wonder how many believe that we may be looking at one of the Republican's Main Candidates for the next Presidential Election ?