Martin Bashir   |  February 01, 2013

‘U are the first to know’: Scott Brown not running for Senate

Guest host Karen Finney reports why one-time Sen. Scott Brown has chosen not to pursue the Bay State’s open Senate seat.

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>>> former senator scott brown announced this afternoon he will not seek the massachusetts senate seat being vacated by the new secretary of state john kerry . now, this comes one week after brown unleashed a string of late night head scratching tweets, whatever. he announced the decision by text message to the boston herald . he said, quote, you are the first to know. that's right, more cyber shorthand brought to you by the letter "u." more formal statement soon followed in which brown explained his decision in further detail saying that three senate campaigns in four years might not be the best option for continuing in public service . brown also la mented the bitterly partisan atmosphere on capitol hill . it sure sounds like a 2014 gubernatorial run for us. let's fire up that pickup truck. stay