▁views ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁budget ▁cut s ▁and ▁his ▁depart ures ▁from ▁Republican ▁cons ensus ▁placed ▁him ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁prominent ▁Te a ▁Party ▁conserv atives , ▁including ▁Gl enn ▁Beck . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁opposed ▁these ▁measures ▁because ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁negative ▁impact ▁on ▁low ▁income ▁families ▁and ▁children . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Brown ▁was ▁ranked ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁popular ▁office holder ▁in ▁Massachusetts " ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁poll ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Glo be . ▁▁ 5 5 % ▁of ▁those ▁pol led ▁had ▁favor able ▁opinions ▁of ▁Brown ▁nearly ▁five ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁special ▁election ▁victory ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Senator ▁Edward ▁Kennedy . ▁▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁generally ▁approved ▁of ▁how ▁Brown ▁had ▁handled ▁his ▁new ▁position . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Senate ▁Camp aign ▁Committee ▁released ▁a ▁poll ▁showing ▁that ▁Brown ▁remained ▁the ▁" most ▁popular ▁politician ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁with ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 3 ▁percent ." ▁ ▁Brown ' s ▁"' re - elect ' ▁score ▁was ▁comfort ably ▁above ▁ 5 0 ▁percent , ▁which ▁is ▁unusual ▁for ▁a ▁Republican ▁in ▁an ▁over wh el ming ly ▁Democratic ▁state ." ▁ ▁Committee ▁assign ments ▁ ▁Brown '