Because he had to. Remember who he ran against and I am not talking about the “squaw”
Yes, I'm quite well acquainted with Massachusetts. Republicans are the scum of the earth there and every child grows up up cursing the GOP the way the Arabs hate the Jews.
Because he had to.
Then the people of Mass did not have a choice in the difference between the candidates. Both Brown and the lady who won were liberal MAYBE by a different degree. If he had kept his principles (if he had any) then he had a shot at winning.