By Hilary WhiteContinue reading: Brown Wins in Mass. Race
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown pulled an immense upset victory in Massachusetts’ special election Tuesday night, overtaking Democrat Martha Coakley by five points with three out of four districts reporting.
A meeting of key pro-life leaders in the nation’s capital erupted in wild cheers as Fox news reported AP had declared Brown the victor with 75% of districts confirming Brown’s lead over Coakley. The astonishing results were seen as swinging open the door to a possible defeat for the health care bill widely decried as the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade.
Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life had this to say:
Washington, DC – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, released the following statement tonight regarding the special election in Massachusetts:
“The victory of Scott Brown in Massachusetts tonight represents several simple facts about the current state of American politics:
1. Pendulums swing. The American people, no matter what their political affiliation, are not comfortable with any one party holding supermajorities in Washington.
2. Americans love freedom. When Washington ignores the will of the people, as the Democratic Party has been doing on so many issues, the people respond at the voting booth to reclaim their own voice.
3. Elections are the answer. Whether the issue is health care, abortion, or anything else, when the people feel powerless to change the minds of those in power, they change those in power.
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