Brown Vs Warren in Massachusetts

I watched the debate last evening between Brown and Warren for the Senate seat in Massachusetts. It was a spirited debate and interesting to view.

Scott Brown, who took the Senate seat upon Ted Kennedy's death, is, by all accounts, a nice fellow, who is walking an extremely tight rope between his party's conservative base and what he most likely is, a moderate Republican.

With Barack Obama winning Massachusetts by a double digit margin there are many that feel Warren will win on the strength of nothing more than the coattails of the President. Certainly this does give her an advantage.

With eighteen percent of Massachusetts voters calling themselves undecided this race is far from determinable. In last night's debate Brown was aggressive, repeatedly calling Warren Professor, at one point telling her " to let him speak, he is not one of the students in her classes." As a candidate who portrays himself as a nice guy I am not sure this is going to make him successful.

By my estimates anyone who considers himself against the pointy headed academics of Harvard and the like has long ago decided to vote for Scott Brown. Brown needs to gain the votes of moderates and women. I am not sure being condescending to a female candidate is the right tact.

Brown is a good candidate but he is a prime example of why moderates have a hard time succeeding. His tactics in last nights debate will make for good sound bites and will make his base feel good about themselves and him, it will not however help him in his efforts to climb the substantial mountain placed against him in this race.