Scott Brown (GOP) Hides in Bathroom: Fallout From Hobby Lobby Decision Puts Senate Bid in Tight Spot
In the Massachusetts race, Warren used Brown’s support for the controversial amendment as evidence of his hostility to women. She won the election decisively, and exit polls showed Brown lost the women’s vote by 18 points. He recently told Ellen Kolb, a pro-life blogger, that his support for the Blunt Amendment “cost me the election” in Massachusetts.
The Hobby Lobby verdict has reignited the issue, and the Brown campaign’s reaction has been stumbling. It took several hours to respond to the judgment earlier this month, eventually releasing a vague, two-line statement that shed no real light on his position.
Asked about the issue on a local radio station days later, Brown appeared to back the Hobby Lobby ruling when he said he supported religious freedom “even though that may be out of touch with social opinion”. But it was still unclear where he stood. “The court made their decision and we’ll see what happens thereafter,” he said.
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