– 1 5 . ▁ ▁Charlie ▁Cook ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁Political ▁Report ▁stated ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁put ▁his ▁" f inger ▁on ▁the ▁scale " ▁for ▁Brown ▁as ▁the ▁favorite . ▁The ▁Roth enberg ▁Political ▁Report ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁" the ▁combination ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁survey ▁research ▁and ▁an ec dot al ▁information ▁now ▁strongly ▁suggests ▁that ▁Republican ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁will ▁defeat ▁Dem ocrat ▁Mar tha ▁Co ak ley ▁in ▁tom orrow ' s ▁race ." ▁Su ff olk ▁University ' s ▁pol ling ▁of ▁three ▁bell w ether ▁count ies ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 ▁had ▁Brown ▁leading ▁Co ak ley ▁by ▁double - digit ▁marg ins . ▁Brown ▁won ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 ▁election , ▁performing ▁well ▁in ▁traditional ▁Republican ▁strong holds ▁and ▁holding ▁rival ▁Co ak ley ' s ▁marg ins ▁down ▁in ▁many ▁Democratic ▁prec inct s . ▁ ▁On ▁election ▁night , ▁after ▁Co ak ley ▁conced ed , ▁Brown ▁gave ▁a ▁victory ▁speech ▁that ▁stated , ▁" It ▁all ▁started ▁with ▁me , ▁my ▁tr uck , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁dedicated ▁volunte ers . ▁It ▁ended ▁with ▁Air ▁Force ▁One ▁making ▁an ▁emer gency ▁run ▁to ▁Log an . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁mind ▁when ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁came ▁here ▁and ▁critic ized ▁me   – ▁that ▁happens ▁in ▁campaign s . ▁But ▁when ▁he ▁critic ized ▁my ▁tr uck , ▁that ' s ▁where ▁I ▁draw ▁the ▁line ." ▁Brown ' s ▁ups et ▁win ▁st unn ed