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Brown: ‘It was everybody’ who propelled him to victory, not just Tea Party activists
TheDailyCaller ^ | 1/31/10 | Alex Pappas

Posted on 02/01/2010 7:06:28 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo

Tea Party activists from across the country poured money into his campaign coffers and littered the blogs with pleas of support to Massachusetts voters for him.

But Senator-elect Scott Brown, a Republican elected just two weeks ago to the U.S. Senate seat long-held by Ted Kennedy, does not give them all the credit for his victory.

Barbara Walters, guest hosting ABC’s This Week pressed Brown on his thoughts on the grassroots movement that has claimed much credit for his win.

“The Tea Party movement was important to your victory. How influential do you think the Tea Party movement is going to be?” Walters asked.

Brown rejected her premise.

“Well, you’re making an assumption that the Tea Party movement was influential, and I have to respectfully disagree. It was everybody. I had a plurality,” he said.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: ma2010; scottbrown; teaparty
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“Well, you’re making an assumption that the Tea Party movement was influential, and I have to respectfully disagree."
1 posted on 02/01/2010 7:06:29 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

He has been hanging out with McRino.


2 posted on 02/01/2010 7:12:47 PM PST by screaminsunshine
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Don’t worry, this guy will be gone the next time a Kennedy decides to take the seat.

As excited as I was for Brown’s victory, he is turning me off more and more.


3 posted on 02/01/2010 7:13:47 PM PST by woweeitsme
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Common sense in MA had enough of the Kennedy “legacy.”


4 posted on 02/01/2010 7:13:50 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

David Frum says the Scott Brown win means Tea Party activists must get in line to support RINOs.


5 posted on 02/01/2010 7:15:20 PM PST by yongin
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To: woweeitsme

He will serve his purpose to delay or derail Obamacare. Beyond that, it doesn’t much matter. He may see the light though after November’s tsunami. Then he better line up or get the boot himself in 2012.


6 posted on 02/01/2010 7:17:15 PM PST by Tuxedo (Sheesh....)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Can everyone just relax and let Brown first take office before looking for ways to tear him down?

Yes, many of us from outside the state contributed to his campaign and helped him win. However, we must accept that his job now is to represent the people of Massachusetts, not the rest of us.

If he does his job well and listens to his constituents, he will not likely vote as we would wish all of the time. His state is historically very liberal, and if he votes as a moderate/conservative, we must accept that he is still a great improvement over his predecessor.

Were Brown taking national office, not representing one particular state, he might be beholden to us. But he’s not, so can we just let the federal system work and give the guy a break?

The people of Massachusetts spoke. I hope he represents them well, convinces them that a more conservative path is best for their state, and can get himself re-elected in two years. He has his work cut out for him, and he doesn’t need brickbats from us.

Give the guy a chance.


7 posted on 02/01/2010 7:19:14 PM PST by Jedidah (Be bold, be sharp, be blunt -- but show a kind conservative heart. The world watches and takes note.)
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To: woweeitsme

I was alerted to this story while listening to the local re-broadcast of the Laura Ingraham show....

She was apoplectic....


8 posted on 02/01/2010 7:19:23 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Political Correctness Will Get Us All Killed)
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To: yongin

Coakley was worse!


9 posted on 02/01/2010 7:20:02 PM PST by lonestar (Obama and his czars have turned Bush's "mess" into a national crisis!)
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Don’t worry, this guy will be gone the next time a Kennedy decides to take the seat.

Or after he leaves to serve as President Romney's VP.

10 posted on 02/01/2010 7:20:50 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Jedidah

Well said!


11 posted on 02/01/2010 7:21:15 PM PST by lonestar (Obama and his czars have turned Bush's "mess" into a national crisis!)
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To: Jedidah

“Give the guy a chance.”

He hasn’t even been sworn in and he’s already losing his base.


12 posted on 02/01/2010 7:21:15 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Political Correctness Will Get Us All Killed)
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To: Jedidah

Agree, good post.


13 posted on 02/01/2010 7:22:29 PM PST by baseballmom (Philadelphia Phillies - 2009 National League Champions)
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To: woweeitsme

What were you seriously expecting? This is Massachusetts we’re talking about here!


14 posted on 02/01/2010 7:24:27 PM PST by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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To: woweeitsme

Yes, it’s way past time for him to stop talking.

Sure am looking forward to him in the Senate ... NOT.


15 posted on 02/01/2010 7:26:15 PM PST by Let's Roll (Stop paying ACORN to destroy America! Cut off their government funding!)
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To: Jedidah

I have to commend you on a very common sense post. I have to agree with Scott. It was a lot of people who helped get him elected. Yes, tea party activists were involved, but, not solely.

I hope the tea partiers aren’t turning into a “if you don’t give us credit, we’ll turn on you,” bunch.

He’s a vast improvement over Kennedy and far better than Coakley. Enjoy your win Mr. Brown. You deserved it.


16 posted on 02/01/2010 7:28:43 PM PST by Catsrus
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

As a supporter of Brown, I’ve not been to pleased with comments he’s made since being elected. He seems to be distancing himself from the very ones who helped get him elected. What’s the saying? If you don’t have something nice to say, then don’t say anything at all.


17 posted on 02/01/2010 7:42:49 PM PST by Jane Long (Clean out Congress...give 'em term limits and their own dose of "government" healthcare.)
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To: Jedidah

Absolutely..he’s being smart...why should be let ANYONE pidgeon hole him. He’s very, very smart. Good for him.


18 posted on 02/01/2010 8:09:00 PM PST by Hildy
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To: Jedidah
Good post. I'm so tired of the whiners complaining about Scott Brown. He hasn't been seated yet, he hasn't voted, and he hasn't had an opportunity to do or say anything in the Senate, and some are already ripping him apart.

Of course he needs to thank all those who contributed to his campaign.  I'm one of those that contributed, along with thousands of others who helped him win.  Not just with monetary contributions, but time and effort, including the hard work of many in the tea party movement.

The attitude of some on FR is to always tear apart those who we are counting on to work for us and work with us. Scott Brown has promised to vote against the current versions of the healthcare bill, and now that he has won the malcontents can't stop trashing him for every little issue they stumble upon.

I guess Scott Brown will enjoy the same kind of negative attention that Sarah Palin has suffered on FR.

19 posted on 02/01/2010 8:10:36 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Get. A. Grip.


20 posted on 02/01/2010 8:11:40 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (2012: Repeal it all... All of it!)
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