re: #40 erik_t

Because obviously the only reason he lost is because Elizabeth Warren is the only electable Democratic candidate in the state of Massachusetts. It has nothing to do with the fact that Massachusetts voters were displeased with the nuttiness of the modern GOP and saw Brown as a representative of the party.

Dipshits.

Scott Brown won his initial Senate Seat in the special election called after the death of Ted Kennedy. The danger is that he’s a much more formidable candidate in such special elections than in large general contests, because of the lower turnout. If Kerry becomes SoS in Februrary/March then the election would be held in August/September. If Brown gets in to fill the rest of Kerry’s term he’ll face reelection in the 2014 midterms, where again turnout will be down from a presidential election year.

The odds are probably against him, but not by so much as some think. It’ll take a strong, popular candidate to really put the election out of Brown’s reach.