My memory is pretty good. Many were in favor of Brown because we recognized that he was probably as good as we could get in Massachusetts , and he was a MILLION times better than kennedy. But many acknowledged that he would be flawed as a national candidate. Others were against him because he was too liberal, and gaining the Senate seat wasn’t worth it.
But, it would take trump cultists to justify this one.
Actually no it isn't...for one thing you mis-remember how big a deal it was for Republicans to win the special election for Dead Ted's Senate seat. That was a huge win for the right, a gigantic psychological boost that presaged the 2010 Tea Party wins in November.
I also took a minute to revisit some Jan 2010 Scott Brown threads and found them to be almost 100% favorable to his campaign...go figure.