If 87% is true then Brown is about as good as we can expect for MA. Because he has let the Republicans down on big issues and is perceived as a RINO by many he probably isn’t going to generate the kind of excitement he did in 2010 and won’t receive as much out of state monetary support. As much as it grieves me to say it we really need to keep this half RINO’s seat. I doubt we can fill that seat with a staunch Republican ever given the extreme liberalism of the NE. But because he won’t get the same support the Dems will probably reclaim that seat in 2012.
Currently he has a big war chest and is the most popular pol in the state (Brown). However he is on the same ballot as Obama in ‘12 and the Dems will be sure to get their vote out.