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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2011 20 Comments
No one could have seen this coming, right? Democrat Elizabeth Warren has opened up a lead against Republican incumbent Scott Brown for the first time in their U.S. Senate showdown, but a barrage of attack ads appears to have damaged Warren and Brown’s standing among...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2011 32 Comments
I know, I said Bye-Bye Brown last spring after he wrote an op-ed in Politico slamming the Ryan plan and playing into the Democratic meme that Republicans want to abandon seniors.  And he has been a disappointment on several key votes, such as Dodd-Frank. But…...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2011 4 Comments
It seemed so dreamy and historic at the time. You just had to put one of those on your car, and it didn’t quite work out for you, now did it? (h/t reader Linda): A paroled killer’s “Obama” bumper sticker was the break that helped cops nab...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2011 34 Comments
You don’t need me.  You have $7 million plus in the bank, and as of now, you’re the most popular politician in Massachusetts. I’m just a small-time, part-time, squeeze-in-posts-between-real-life, blogger.  I supported you in early December 2009, when no one gave you a chance, and continued...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2011 4 Comments
This horrible advertisement is enough to make me love Scott Brown again, because it reminds me of the tactics we are up against in 2012: The League of Women Voters, which is spending $1.2 million to run the ads against Brown,  runs a toned-down version in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2010 18 Comments
Massachusetts Democrats are among the happiest people on earth because Democrats won all the congressional and statewide races at the mid-terms.  And emboldened by avoiding the wave, Mass Dems think they can defeat Scott Brown in 2012.  As reported by The Boston Herald, Democrats pledge to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 09, 2010 21 Comments
Jerry Brown was caught on audio agreeing with an aide who called Meg Whitman a “whore.” (Audio below at 1:55) Understandably, all the attention is focused on the “whore” comment.  But there was another Brown insult which has not received any attention.  Beginning at 3:10 of the audio,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2010 15 Comments
The comparison of the long-shot campaigns of Scott Brown and Christine O’Donnell frequently draws the objection that Brown was viewed as a serious and moderate candidate, whereas O’Donnell is viewed as a non-serious extremist. As someone who followed the Brown campaign closely, I can tell you that this...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2010 16 Comments
Scott Brown didn’t see the forest for the trees in deciding to support Chris Dodd and Barney Frank’s financial reform legislation. Although Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins went along also, they did so only after Brown made his announcement. If Brown had come out strongly...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2010 8 Comments
When Scott Brown won the Republican nomination for Senate in Massachusetts in early December 2009, Brown was given close to no chance of defeating Martha Coakley. Coakley had almost a 30 point lead in the polls and much more money. Democrats held an enormous registration...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2010 3 Comments
I understand that some people were upset when Scott Brown voted for the $15 billion “jobs” bill in February. Brown’s voting for cloture on the $140 billion spending bill earlier this week, although he voted against the bill on the merits, also was worrisome (although...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2010 8 Comments
Not surprisingly, Scott Brown is a target for Think Progress, which regularly distorts what conservatives say as part of the Democrats’ strategy to paint all opponents as extremist and crazy. TP ran the following headline yesterday related to the attack by Joe Stack who crashed...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2010 19 Comments
While Democrats of all stripes are taking pot shots at each other over Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts, others are preparing to make sure the next Scott Brown is smeared before he or she can get traction. Martha Coakley’s many gaffes were of her own...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2010 2 Comments
My article, analyzing how Scott Brown won the Massachusetts election, is posted at Pajamas Media, The Brown Campaign from the Ground Up. Here’s a short excerpt: By the time of the only televised debate on January 11, the country was gripped with interest in the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2010 8 Comments
Pictures from tonights Hometown Rally in Wrentham, Massachusetts (from our on-the-spot “correspondent” a/k/a my wife).  Join me for some live blogging on Tuesday, when I’ll have pics, tweets, and other reports from many people on the ground in Massachusetts. Scott Brown’s Children Arianna and Ayla (above)...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2010 7 Comments
PPP has just released its final poll of the Massachusetts Senate special election, and PPP gives Scott Brown a 5 point advantage, 51-46: Scott Brown leads Martha Coakley 51-46 in our final Massachusetts Senate poll, an advantage that is within the margin of error for...
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