Republican Scott Brown’s win in the Massachusetts Senate race Tuesday night signaled a political tug-of-war between Alachua County officials.
A victory for the Republicans, his election destroyed the Democrats’ super majority and struck a blow to health care legislation.
Stafford Jones, chairman of the Alachua County Republican Party, said he was “tickled pink” when Brown won Tuesday night.
Because Brown’s victory makes 41 Republicans in the Senate, Jones said he thinks they will be able to halt health care legislation.
But Jon Reiskind, chairman of the Alachua County Democrats, said he’s disappointed with the loss.
Reiskind said he doesn’t know what the Democratic leadership in Congress will do, but he’d like to see health care reform succeed in the future.
“We cannot put it off another decade,” Reiskind said, “We’ll see a problem far worse than today.”
Reiskind said the country is facing a health care crisis.
“It’s not a Democrat or a Republican problem,” he said. “It’s a national problem.”
