Scott Brown has just announced that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming special election to replace John Kerry in the US Senate.
Scott Brown will not run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry, the Herald has learned.
“U are the first to know,” Brown texted the Herald.
Sources tell BMG that Brown added “Bqhatevwr” to the text, but that the Herald did not include that bit in its report. đŸ˜‰
That leaves Bill Weld and Richard Tisei as possibles … who else might jump in?
Please share widely!
doubleman says
I’m hoping.
Mark L. Bail says
likes it or not.
johnk says
which seems like another run for the Governor spot. Scott Brown might be back for a Senate run depending on how the next year goes. But I don’t think a run for Governor is going to be in the cards. We’ll see.
Some regret votes on Kirsten Hughes now? Anyone?
johnk says
they missed an opportunity to hammer Kerry and the Democrats. It was not a coincidence that they handled Kerry with kid gloves. They went after Susan Rice to clear a path for Kerry and let him sail in to the position thinking they had Brown in the wings to get a Republican seat back. Petty funny!
johnk says
that is
fenway49 says
They’re good at that.
hlpeary says
Makes you wish a Bay State female (or male) Democrat who was not part of the Congressional Beltway crowd would enter the race!
David says
kinda.
Trickle up says
Of course!
If I were Lynch I’d be doing everything I could to welcome her to the race.
abs0628 says
Seriously, no. There are so many other women in public life in this state who are 100% more Senatorial than DeFranco. Her behavior during the primary last year, her convention speech (ye gads)…
hlpeary says
People who know and have worked with DeFranco know that she is a narcissistic gal who has an inflated view of her own talents…her entry into races she cannot win has nothing to do with issues, principles or causes, it’s all about Marissa, all the time. No listening skills at all, Very tiresome woman.
kbusch says
WGBH:
Resentment is so very attractive, isn’t it?
Jasiu says
“The difference is that I can’t screw up like I did last time. How was I to know that you needed a solid ground game for the caucuses in order to guarantee getting 15% at the convention?”
John Tehan says
…that a “Brown-out” was good news! It sure changes the landscape for the special election.
Trickle up says
There are none with statewide stature, but there are some in every town.
oceandreams says
almost no one knew who Scott Brown was at this point in the 2010 special election cycle.
Our inclination may be to view that whole 2010 debacle as a perfect storm of timing and really bad Democratic candidate, and that the Democratic party has learned some lessons from last time, but any special election can be a tricky thing.
rebeccamorris says
He has been predicting this all along
scout says
Without Brown, the repubs basically need a self-funder to keep it even respectable. She would probably have little shot, but she could succeed at rehabbing her reputation to some degree if she can avoid doing this.
stomv says
<a href="http://www.massnews.com/2005_editions/3_march/032205_seniors_should_consider_moving.htm"avoid saying this
johnk says
it was right in front of our face all along!
fenway49 says
lives in San Diego or something now
johnk says
Mitt! Mitt! Mitt!
Trickle up says
in one job.
fenway49 says
Wonder if he will in the future.
abs0628 says
Someone up above likes me apparently. What a nice pre-weekend gift to us all. đŸ˜‰
So delicious to imagine how peeved the national level GOP must be at Brown right now, LOL. John Kerry gets the last laugh apparently.
Upthread oceandreams makes a good point — the Koch brothers and big oil et al could still pour gobs of $$$ into some unknown or little know candidate’s coffers and make a race out of this, but with so little time that could be a tall order. We shall see…
And can I just say, texting the Herald to announce this… really? Are press releases out of fashion? Just seems kind of lame, imo, for an announcement of this magnitude. But I guess for Scott this is fairly typical behavior so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, eh?
bluewatch says
Scott Brown made us better. We deserved to lose to Brown, and, we learned our lesson. With John Walsh’s leadership, we developed a “ground game”. Ever since, we’ve won everything. In 2010, while republicans were successful everyplace else, we re-elected Deval Patrick, and every Congressperson won. In 2012, we elected Elizabeth Warren, and every Congressperson won again.
Scott Brown made us better. Competition is good. Thank you Scott Brown.
stomv says
The Kochs made lots of money doing unkind things to the little people. If they spend oodles of money paying middle class workers to do things like make campaign ads, manage campaigns, and the like, I think it’s a good thing for the MA economy!
And, of course, still lose. That’s kind of important.
Donald Green says
He also realized the Democratic Party via John Walsh would not fall asleep at the switch as they did with Martha Coakley. In a recent poll Ed Markey with less than ideal statewide recognition drew into a dead heat. Hopefully other Dems will take a look at the seat now that it can be an issues election versus partisan nail biting and getting nastier than a campaign needs to be. Others who would be giving up state seats or positions should be encouraged to thrown their hat in the ring.
johnk says
the debate prep generator.
jconway says
He’s got nothing to lose and could self fund, doubt he’d win though. He burned a lot of brides as made some really dumb moves (running for Gov in NY, resigning before getting confirmed). Healy would be smarter to run for an accessible statewide office though she definitely raised her profile this year. Maybe some of the old names like Card. Tisei stays out he has a better shot beating Tierney in a non-presidential year with North Shore native Baker at the top of the ticket. Mihos might be an interesting choice too. At this point though the NRSC won’t waste its money. This makes beating Lynch all the more important, wonder if he knew Brown was out?
tim-little says
“Bride” burning does tend to diminish one’s chances for elected office.
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Mark L. Bail says
been in the paper for allegedly beating his wife. He’s not a candidate.
Jack Mitchell says
n/t
striker57 says
Dan’s been trying to build a higher profile. Here’s an opportunity.
David says
jeremy says
[Does little happy dance.]
This likely means that we’ll have to face him in the Governor’s race in 2014, where Mass. Republicans do better than in Senate races. Still, we’ll fight that fight when we get to it. And unlike the Republicans, we have a deep bench to draw from.
abs0628 says
…for a special election. We’ll have plenty of time for a vigorous Gov primary, fence mending, and a general — all of which will make our candidate stronger.
nopolitician says
A governor has to lead the state. He has to have a coherent position on things. He needs an even temperament. I don’t think Scott Brown has what takes to be governor by a long shot – I think his candidacy would be a joke.
fortleft says
I think he would be a terrible Sentor. He would have no patience with any institution or group of which he was not in full control.
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johnk says
he’s certainly not running, but if he did it would at least provide us some entertainment.
methuenprogressive says
Never thought he’d run.
But now, I’ve changed my mind about him not running for Governor either.
Patrick’s patronage appointment of Maurice Cowan has given the GOP the gift of something to run against – Democratic cronyism. Patrick has handed the keys to the Governor’s office to Scott Brown.
jconway says
Think he’s just going to sep aisde and let Brown have it? I don’t think so.
oceandreams says
I’m not sure a lot of people will be voting on that issue in 2014 to the point where it will make a difference. It might matter if Patrick were up again. But in general, Mass. voters who can be persuaded to vote GOP probably have little intersection with voters who are disappointed it wasn’t Barney Frank. đŸ™‚
Jasiu says
Hyperbole? I certainly hope so. I’m often shaking my head as I read things here about how one single thing will decide an election, most recently how we’ll lose this senate seat if there is (or is not) a Democratic primary. As if none of the things that happen in between (like, say, the assumed Republican opponent bowing out) matter.
I’m at a loss as to how a decision by a lame-duck Governor will decide an election almost two years away when we do not even know who the candidates are.
Trickle up says
That word does not mean what you think it means.
His two Senate appointments betray excess caution, not corruption.
Bob Neer says
A blogger for statewide office! Unfortunately The People’s Seat is presently filled by Senator Warren. What does that make Kerry’s seat? A problem for the savants at RMG.
Mark L. Bail says
guy at RMG know who Rob Eno is?
mathelman says
Because this guy, well, he’s the guy!
kittyoneil says
Cowan will be a non-issue in a governor’s race- unless he runs. The tax increase could crush the Dems in ’14 though.
bmg says
test
Charley on the MTA says
MIght be interested …
I don’t think he’d win. But if he realllllly distanced himself from the national Republicans? He’d be respectable.
Al says
Tisei’s tea stained campaign against John Tierney didn’t damage him for another race so soon. Voters have notoriously short memories, but a few months is awfully short. They would remember the race he just finished. Also, this wouldn’t be against a compromised candidate like Tierney was, and Democrats are on the alert for another stealth candidate like Brown was a couple of years ago.
demeter11 says
On the day that Scott Brown acknowledged that he’s not up to running for John Kerry’s senate seat, John Kerry was being sworn in to his position as secretary of state by ….. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.
Yes, Massachusetts own Elena Kagan against whose confirmation Scott Brown voted. Oh, and about whom he poked a little fun during a couple of the debates her calling her EWs boss.
Who’s laughing now?
(This guy brings out the worst of me, a normally good-natured person.)
BTW, sometimes there is no way to preview a post….
John Tehan says
Ha! It reminds me of the day Scott Brown visited my town, Milford, to pick up the endorsement of our former state rep Marie Parente. I was out of town, acting as a Warren whip for my senate district at the convention…
Ryan says
which is the most conservative district in the state (only at +2.4%/a>), with a vulnerable opponent, he would get utterly destroyed statewide.
Bill Weld would probably lose, too, but I imagine there’s a lot of people who have a hankering for the 1990s in this state, and respect Weld as both a moderate and someone who did some decent things — before losing interest, at least.
Of course, Weld’s chances would greatly increase if he ran as an independent and whispered sweet things about potentially caucusing with the Democrats. If he actually did that, I’d begin to think the rumors of Weld wanting in on this race were actually real. Yet, even then he’d still probably lose… so my guess is he’ll spare himself the indignity.
David says
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Ryan says
Right after I clicked submit. It’s by no means near my first typo, but certainly the most obvious one.
purplemouse says
But not that Romney. They are looking for the softer side of Romney. Ann!