Upset Win For Republicans Could End Health Care Reform
Posted on January 23rd, 2010
Yesterday’s stunning upset win by Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts’ special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat on the Senate sent shock waves through the nation. Massachusetts usually a staunchly Democratic state elected Scott Brown, a state senator, despite a visit by President Obama on Sunday, campaigning for Democratic candidate Martha Coakly.
Brown has vowed to become the 41st vote need to uphold a Republican filibuster in the health care reform debate. Unless the committee in charge of reconciling the House and Senate bills can come to an agreement before Brown can take his seat in the Senate, it will likely kill the current versions of health care reform.
Anger over the state of the economy and health care lead to high voter turnout in the special election despite inclement weather. It also raises the specter of large losses by Democrats in the mid term elections this November.
Democratic leaders will have to seek Republican input and a bipartisan compromise if they still want to move forward the Obama administration’s goal of health care reform. This will probably end any chance of a government run health option and any future bill will likely be much more scaled down from the two current versions.
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