Brown record doesn't always match everyman image. Info on Brown

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that the voters might have missed and the media is just getting around to publishing.

"As he campaigned for the U.S. Senate from the back of his green pickup, Scott Brown portrayed himself as an independent-minded everyman and moderate candidate fighting the Democratic "machine."

But as a Republican in Massachusetts, Brown sometimes found himself to the right of his own party.

"Another key to his campaign was an strong anti-tax message. In his first television ad, he invoked President John F. Kennedy in calling for lower taxes. In the ad, Brown segued an old newsreel of Kennedy calling for tax cuts into a clip of Brown reading from the same speech."

"But as a state senator Brown opposed a 2008 ballot initiative that would have eliminated the state income tax and saved the average taxpayer about $3,700 a year according to supporters.

He also supported hundreds of millions in higher fees and fines pushed by former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney during his first two years in office."


"And in the final weeks of the campaign, Brown benefited from the financial backing of conservative groups like the Tea Party movement which pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into television ads for him"


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_massachusetts_senate_brown

Yah think maybe this guy is an opportunist?

[Grand Taurean]

1. Scott Brown supports higher taxes on the middle class!

"But as a state senator Brown opposed a 2008 ballot initiative that would have eliminated the state income tax and saved the average taxpayer about $3,700 a year according to supporters.

He also supported hundreds of millions in higher fees and fines pushed by former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney during his first two years in office."

Interesting. Shyster!

[CoffinEd]

2. Local press gave him a pass for most of the campaign

They only really began reporting on his voting record a couple of days before the election. Here's an http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/01/18/brown_supporters_trying_to_suppress_vote_by_bullying/">article mainly about Brown's supporters and their bullying tactics, but it also provides some insight into the "everyman" moderate Republican image that Brown wants people to see.

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3. too late now....

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4. K&R #2 n/t

[OHdem10]

5. Bringing all those groups created ready made crowds. People

are drawn to a happening.