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View Poll Results: Which label best describes Scott Brown?
Liberal 3 12.50%
Moderate 12 50.00%
Conservative 9 37.50%
Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-18-2010, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Brown’s score puts him at the 34th percentile of his party in Massachusetts over the 1995-2006 time period. In other words, two thirds of other Massachusetts Republican state legislators were more conservative than he was. This is evidence for my claim that he’s a liberal even in his own party. What’s remarkable about this is the fact that Massachusetts Republicans are the most, or nearly the most, liberal Republicans in the entire country!

Scott Brown is a more liberal Republican than Dede Scozzafava « Boris Shor, PhD


Looks like Scott Brown may signal the return of liberal Republicanism.
He's a moderate.

http://www.brownforussenate.com/issues
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Old 01-18-2010, 03:35 PM
 
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he is more liberal than most Republicans seem to think. He is Pro-Choice, while he has said he believes marriage is between a man and woman, he believes the current law in Massachusetts regarding same-sex marriage is settled and he does not wish to change it.
And he's also voted to raise taxes in Massachusetts.
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Old 01-19-2010, 09:54 AM
 
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Most republicans in New England are more moderate. There aren't too many hardcore social conservatives. I knew a lot of fiscal conservatives when I lived in Mass, but they usually were more libertarian on social issues.
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Old 01-19-2010, 10:14 AM
 
Location: OCEAN BREEZES AND VIEWS SAN CLEMENTE
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He is against obamacare, against tax increases, for smaller government, strong on defense, against Cap&Tax. Sounds good enough for me.

Oh, and he is the 41st vote for the GOP in the Senate.

That just about covers it, not too shabby to look at either, won't hurt the eyes that is for sure. Sounds good enouth to me to.
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Old 01-19-2010, 10:20 AM
 
Location: SARASOTA, FLORIDA
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He is against obamacare, against tax increases, for smaller government, strong on defense, against Cap&Tax. Sounds good enough for me.

Oh, and he is the 41st vote for the GOP in the Senate.

Good enough for me also!

Against OBAMACARE.

Against OBAMA TAX INCREASES.

Against OBAMA tearing down our defenses and military.

Against OBAMA growing government.

Against OBAMAS cap and steal.

Oh yea, he is the man for this job for sure.
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Old 01-19-2010, 11:27 AM
 
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Brown’s score puts him at the 34th percentile of his party in Massachusetts over the 1995-2006 time period. In other words, two thirds of other Massachusetts Republican state legislators were more conservative than he was. This is evidence for my claim that he’s a liberal even in his own party. What’s remarkable about this is the fact that Massachusetts Republicans are the most, or nearly the most, liberal Republicans in the entire country!

Scott Brown is a more liberal Republican than Dede Scozzafava « Boris Shor, PhD

Looks like Scott Brown may signal the return of liberal Republicanism.



then you should be a warm and fuzzy if he wins
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