Brooke was beaten by Paul Tsongas in 1978. You think his affair with Barbara was an issue?
I do remember that 1978 election night and Barbara was talking with the newly re-elected Sen Chuck Percy and congratulating him while all he wanted to do was lament over the defeat over his good friend Ed Brooke. Barbara was actually a little embarrassed. Maybe she wanted to just change the subject.
Of course 6 years later “RINO” Percy also was defeated for re-election.
You’re right it was Tsongas. Brooke’s divorce was a spectacle. Sounds like Babba Wah-Wah was the other woman.