According to Politico.com, “Scott Brown’s opposition to congressional health care legislation was the most important issue that fueled his U.S. Senate victory in Massachusetts, according to exit poll data collected following the Tuesday special election.
“Fifty-two percent of Bay State voters who were surveyed as the polls closed said they opposed the federal health care reform measure and 42 percent said they cast their ballot to help stop President Obama from passing his chief domestic initiative…
“Massachusetts has had a law in place for the past four years that requires every resident to purchase health insurance, and reaction among residents to the mandate has been mixed.”
WATCHDOG: We suspect that some voters were disillusioned over the lack of ‘single payer’ or a ‘public option.’ The proposed health care legislation doesn’t make anyone happy.
