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Help a Howard Dean Democrat Win Scott Brown's Seat

by: MassDemActivist

Fri Mar 26, 2010 at 2:56 PM EDT


Beltway political pundits are pointing to Scott Brown's recent U.S. Senate victory in Massachusetts as a sign that Republicans nationwide should be excited about their prospects in November.

You know what would be a terrific rebuke to that false logic: a progressive Democrat winning the historically Republican state senate seat that Scott Brown gave up upon his election to the U.S. Senate.  Turning the Scott Brown seat from dark red to bright, progressive blue would make a resounding statement with these political pundits and be a big victory for progressive change.

Dr. Peter Smulowitz is that progressive Democrat!

Dr. Smulowitz is a health care expert and progressive Democrat, very much in the proud, progressive tradition of Dr. Howard Dean.  He will bring to Massachusetts government innovative ideas on reducing health care costs while focusing on primary and preventative care - ideas that can be duplicated in states across America.  Dr. Smulowitz will fight for economic growth and job creation, particularly by easing the tax burden on small businesses and promoting investment in green industries.  He will fight to make government more transparent and responsive to its citizens.  And he will always fight for civil rights and privacy rights, including protecting marriage equality for same-sex couples and reproductive rights for women.

The primary in the special election to fill Brown's old state senate seat is in just a few weeks, on Tuesday, April 13.  Dr. Smulowitz needs your help in the Democratic primary to make sure that a Howard Dean progressive can succeed the conservative Scott Brown.  Dr. Smulowitz has a primary challenger, a hack in the state legislature who was formerly a member of the state House leadership under two consecutive House Speakers, Tom Finneran and Sal DiMasi, who both eventually became convicted felons and who both represent what is wrong with Massachusetts state government.  This hack's ties to the convicted felon former Speakers make her completely unelectable in a general election.

On the other hand, Dr. Smulowitz can help champion progressive change by winning conservative Republican Scott Brown's old State Senate seat.  But we need your help in the progressive blogosphere!

Please join our fight to help a progressive Democrat, rather than an establishment hack, win the primary and have the opportunity to turn the Scott Brown seat blue.  Please make a contribution today via ActBlue!

The pundit class thinks that Senator Ted Kennedy's seat going to Scott Brown is a big, bad omen of what is to come for Democrats in November.  Electing a Howard Dean Democrat, Dr. Peter Smulowitz, to succeed Scott Brown would turn that omen on its ear and send a poweful message of its own.  Please join our fight!

On the web:
*Dr. Peter Smulowitz for State Senate campaign website
*Contribute to Dr. Smulowitz's campaign via ActBlue
*Become a fan of Dr. Smulowitz on Facebook
*Follow Dr. Smulowitz on Twitter

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Is this really a diary?
Just a question

I think it is
It isn't uncommon to see diaries here advocating a particular candidate - and while a state senate special election may not be the highest profile (but think about the recent one in Queens where we were all relieved that Peralta beat Monserrante). The fact that this is Scott Brown's old state Senate seat raises the profile a bit.

And it has a lot more content than some of the much much less meaty items that sometimes get posted as diaries.  


[ Parent ]
At least it's not an ad for Viagra, or somebody's random website. (eom)


[ Parent ]
I'd like to see some analysis of his chances
And I'd like to hear from the management on what policy you guys have on diaries that are pitches. If you encourage them, they could end up taking up all the diary spaces, eventually. However, they contain information, albeit openly biased information.

Don't get me wrong; I wish the candidate well! But I think there are both pros and cons to this type of diary on this site, which are worth considering.

"I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!"
--  Will Rogers  


[ Parent ]
And i would like to see
honest and unprejudiced analysis of Republican candidate, his positions and chances as well. To compare you need all data.

[ Parent ]
We agree
n/t

"I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!"
--  Will Rogers  


[ Parent ]
It doesn't really seem fair
to to try to attach the scandals of the leadership to individual members of the state legislature. I know nothing about this race, and maybe the other guy really is bad, but my initial reaction is that that's a low blow.


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