Maybe this is rational triage on the part of the NRCC. Even if they heavily fund his campaign, do you really think Brown has a big chance of winning in MA? I’ll vote for Brown but don’t have my hopes up.
It probably makes more sense to save powder for many of the winnable Senate races in 2010, for example in Colorad, Nevada, and Connecticut.
They can afford 200 large for some TV advertising. They don’t want to....