FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2010
Contact: Christopher Wimsatt
cwimsatt@ohiocollegegop.org
740.707.1838
(COLUMBUS, OH) In a stunning upset, Massachusetts special election results rolled in to reveal a big win for Republican State Senator Scott Brown. The United States Senate seat held since the 1960s by late Senator Edward Kennedy will now be occupied by a Republican who has promised to vote against Obama’s sweeping government takeover of the Healthcare industry.
“This is not only another election win for Ohio’s College Republicans, but it is a huge win for the majority of America who does not want a government takeover of one-sixth of our economy” said Melissa Short, Executive Director of the Ohio College Republican Federation. “We knew this was an election we could win with hard work, which is why dozens of College Republicans spent their weekend calling voters in Massachusetts and why College Republicans from Ohio University made the 12-hour trip to the Bay State to help on the ground.”
The election of Scott Brown will place 41 Republican Senators in Congress’ upper chamber, leaving President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid one vote shy of the filibuster-breaking supermajority they have enjoyed since January of last year. Brown’s election is also the third statewide election won by a Republican candidate following an Obama victory in that same state in the 2008 Presidential Election, adding to the momentum built by Virginia’s Bob McDonnell and New Jersey’s Chris Christie, who both won gubernatorial races in their respective states last fall.
“While Democrats will punch on the accelerator, the American people are standing against big government and higher taxes—growing an already bloated government by taking over healthcare is not the type of change voters wanted from this President. In Ohio, vulnerable Democrats like Steve Driehaus and Mary Jo Kilroy are already feeling the heat from voters for their rubber-stamp votes on this abomination of a bill. We are glad to be a part of putting an end to this runaway train by electing Scott Brown,” stated Short.
The Ohio College Republican Federation (OCRF) is the statewide body of all College Republican chapters across Ohio. Currently giving support and aid to over 45 chapters, the OCRF brings together nearly 10,000 members throughout Ohio. The OCRF provides crucial grassroots support to Republican campaigns and organizations, serving as the preeminent Republican youth organization in the state.
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