BOSTON, MA – Republican Senate Candidate Scott Brown met with supporters in front of Boston Garden this afternoon. The candidate in a tight race with Democrat Martha Coakley signed autographs, shook hands, and talked with reporters as he worked his way through the crowd on the day before the election. Specifically, he reiterated his opposition to the current health care plan making its way through Congress.
“Everyone deserves health care, but we can do better,” Brown said.
“We have done it better in Massachusetts.” The race for former Senator Ted Kennedy’s (D-MA) seat is drawing national attention as the outcome could have significant implications for current health care legislation.
Brown appeared at the Garden as sports fans made their way to an afternoon Bruins hockey game. Dozens of supporters crowded around the candidate, waving signs and chanting “Let’s Go Brown.” A Middletown resident on his way to the game said he didn’t show up for the rally but supports the Republican candidate. Pat Buonopane, 44, said he is a registered independent but hasn’t been happy with President Barack Obama’s performance and would like to see things shaken up in Washington.
“They need a little disturbance,” he said.
The rally also included demonstrators opposing Brown’s candidacy. Two men held signs that read “Bankers for Brown” and mocked the candidate for what they claim is his lenient policy toward the banking industry. They declined a request for an interview. Holliston resident Marty Lamb brought his daughter to the game, and she got her hat autographed by the candidate.
Lamb, a 52-year-old real estate attorney and registered Republican, said he believes Brown will win. He said Coakley represents the sense of entitlement that Washington insiders feel. “She thought she was entitled to the seat,” Lamb said. “It’s time we took our country back.”
On her way to the game, Colleen McCallum, 48, stopped briefly to watch the Brown rally, but said she wouldn’t be voting for him or Coakley. “I don’t like either one of them,” she said.
By Michael Noyes, Special Correspondent for Watchdog.org
