Why Is Scott Brown Denying Ever Speaking to Sarah Palin?

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When Republican Scott Brown won the Senate seat in Massachusetts, among the many congratulatory phone calls he took on Election Night was reportedly one from Sarah Palin.

So why, wondered The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder, did Brown say he had never spoken to Palin?

On Election Night, Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton confirmed the call to Politico. "Gov. Palin spoke with a very happy Sen.-elect Brown this evening and congratulated him on his most historic victory for not only Massachusetts but the nation," Stapleton said.

Felix Browne, a spokeperson for the senator-elect, also said Brown spoke with the former Alaska governor on Jan. 19.

But Brown told The Associated Press on Jan. 28, nine days after his victory, "I don't know Sarah Palin. I've never spoken with her. She's never reached out, vice versa."

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