There's nothing worse than a Republican who desperately tries to come across as a nice guy. The first rule of public speaking is 'never apologize', but Brown spent much of the evening apologizing for being a conservative, trying to convince voters that he's not heartless.
At one point, each candidate had the opportunity to ask the other a question. Brown asked Coakley why she supports giving Khalid Sheik Mohammed a civil trial, a topic that had already been discussed during the debate. BOR-ING.
Scott Brown had the chance to ask Coakly why she supports an illegal immigrant amnesty. I suspect he didn't do so because he didn't want to come across as mean-spirited. Instead, he just came across as weak.