Let’s fill Scott Brown’s seat with a Progressive.

Everyone knows that Scott Brown’s election to the U.S. Senate was a referendum on health care reform.

(At least, that’s what Michael Steele and the RNC would like us to believe.)

Now, we have the opportunity to provide a counterpoint to this right-wing narrative by electing a progressive, pro-health care reform Democrat to fill Scott Brown’s open seat in the Massachusetts State Legislature. Dr. Peter Smulowitz, an emergency room physician with a master’s degree in health policy, will face Republican Richard Ross in a special election being held on May 11.  

A Democratic win in this district would send a clear message that voters do, in fact, share progressives’ vision of health care reform.  If the Scott Brown win gave Republicans momentum, a Peter Smulowitz victory would be like pulling the emergency brake.

The Massachusetts Republican Party recognizes the symbolic importance of holding onto Scott Brown’s seat, and is pouring money and resources into the Ross campaign. There is no doubt that this will be a tough race for Democrats, but if anyone can win, it’s Peter. In the primary election, Peter–who has never held elected office–defeated a 21-year incumbent State Representative, a feat previously thought impossible by political insiders.

Peter is dynamic, smart, and a great campaigner. If he loses, it will be because he is outspent. Richard Ross ran unopposed in the primary, and has amassed a considerable war chest. Having never run for office, Peter lacks the big donors who come with being entrenched in the political scene.

Can we come together to support Peter?

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22 thoughts on “Let’s fill Scott Brown’s seat with a Progressive.”

  1. When you came on here a while back touting this guy I laughed when you thought he could be a woman who’s been in Beacon Hill since 1989. Even though it was razor thin when Smoulwiz won, I sat back in my computer chair with my mouth wide open. Guess if you run a good campaign with good ground support you can beat someone and defy the odds If this guy can beat Harkins, he could be Ross. I think I may open my wallet for this guy. Seema like a man I would want in office.  

  2. with “roles” basically reversed compared with Coakley-Brown. Then Coakley was a favorite, but Brown’s campaign was much better organized and all “energy” was on Brown’s side. Now Ross is, probably, a favorite in the race (right NOW i would give him 55-60% chances of winning), but this time it’s he, who is “an establishment candidate”, while Smulowitz plays a role of energetic (and emboldened by primary win) outsider.

    In addition – Republicans went through their convention just recently, and part of their party (especially the most conservative one), disheartened by Mihos’s failure to get on the ballot, can sit this election out, so turnout among republicans and republican-leaning independents(who went “en masse” for Brown) may be not that high as in January…

    And so on. There is an intersting diary on Redmassgroup:

    http://www.redmassgroup.com/di…

    It’s generally non-partisan, contains an interesting numbers, and i generally agree with conclusions made there.

  3. Sorry, couldn’t resist

    Was thrilled that Smulowitz won the primary… I’ll definitely pony up a few bucks for the special election

  4. for Massachusetts on the state level? I know his campaign manager says he does on his Act Blue page, but I have yet to see anything from the candidate himself or on his website

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