What really happened in MA

[PhilosopherKing]

Imagine for a moment if we had the presidential election 2 weeks after McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. Remember what the polls were saying? McCain/Palin would have won.

Nobody was paying much attention to the race in MA until 3 weeks before the election. Coakley had a big lead as did Barack before McCain picked Palin. And then, Brown presented himself as the new "shiny" object. Good looks, catchy bumber sticker one-liners and a resume nobody knew about all came out in a matter of days - just like Palin. But the difference is the people of MA did not have time to really comb over his history. He stayed that "shiny" object right on through the election. Palin was the "shiny" object for 3 weeks until she started to interview. And then the financial crash further illuminated her know-nothing nature. People caught on as to how empty her suite really was. Scott Brown never got to that point.

Also, the media loved Scott Brown and his "story", just like they did Sarah Palin's.