Reply #9: The interesting thing though is that Warren narrowly beat Brown

[karynnj]

in this one poll - in spite of the media not calling Brown on much of anything. It shows that a large portion of Massachusetts voters do bother to get the facts - even if their media lets them down.

I also wonder how the poll results - especially if they are replicated in other polls - influences the media. It may be that as (if) he fades, they will be less fawning. I also wonder how this impacts Brown - his refusal to have more than a 45 second interview with Politico - ending as he was asked of the poll looks surly and not at all professional. He has always been reluctant to answer reporters' questions, but as the questions get negative, refusing to answer looks worse.

In 2010, his face was always lit up with a smile. It does not seem that will be the case this time. It could make a real difference.