“And one more time: has Mass ever elected anyone as conservative as Brown (even tho he’s not that conservative) in a statewide election in the last say 50 years????”
Not that I can think of. We had a pretty conservative treasurer that came in with Weld in ‘90. All other statewide office were won by the same types, moderates like Brown. Had Weld been elected to the senate he would have been about the same. I think Paul Cellucci would have been more conservative than Brown if he ran.
But I have no argument with you on only moderates winning in MA. This argument started with you saying that Brown wasn’t bad, and in relation to his running in New Hampshire. And I don’t get why you’re defending him. Do you actually think he’s going to win there, that he’s the best candidate the republicans could find, that he’s the best of the three running??
Let me give you a little insight into how I think: I rarely am consumed with people….ie Brown, etc. To me, ideas are far more important - and the idea here is that Brown is the best election winner I can ever remember in Mass, period. The best ever in Mass. Therefore, it’s not about Brown per se as much as it is about the idea that anyone other than a liberal or a moderate is going to win in Mass. It has nothing to do with “defending Brown.”
Put people aside for a second, and think about the bigger picture.
My comments had nothing to do with whether he will win or not in NH. I would suspect he will not, but NH is an oddball little state, and I have not been following that race. I followed Brown V Coakley intensely. I followed Brown V Warren as well.