Only 36% of likely Massachusetts voters approve of the healthcare reform bill

Yet another mobile post, hopefully I will have my computer back on Monday.

The Massachusetts special election to fill the “people’s seat” left vacant by the death of Ted Kennedy has turned into a vote on the president’s healthcare reform bill. The fate of the bill could possibly hang in the balance.

Scott Brown has stated that he will provide the 41st vote needed to stop the bill, while Martha Coakley has promised to be the 61st vote needed to pass the bill.

Martha Coakley has even gone so far as to air a commercial using Scott Brown’s promise to be the 41st nay vote on the bill. This would normally be a great strategy in a liberal state such as Massachusetts, but a recent Massachusetts poll shows that only 36% of likely Massachusetts voters agree with the healthcare bill that is now being reconciled in congress.

It appears that this strategy could backfire on Martha Coakley as she continues to remind Massachusetts voters that most of them actually agree with her opponent on this issue.

If this race ends up being a vote on healthcare reform, and this poll is correct, Martha Coakley could actually be running the campaign commercial that delivers Scott Brown the most unlikely victory this country has seen in many years.

Massachusetts voters have seen first hand what universal coverage and healthcare mandates mean, and they disapprove of the president’s plan.

Martha Coakley may say that she approves this message at the end of the commercial, but one has to think that if Scott Brown were asked, he would also approve of this message.