but suddenly, a republican named scott brown was surging. >> i thank the people of massachusetts for electing me. >> that was the death nail for health care because he was the 60th vote. >> a year of his presidency was gone. political capital spent, and barack obama was staring at a likely defeat. >> there are people who think that if obama had been more of a schmoozer that maybe people like you were too partisan that somehow he needed to reach out. >> just one golf game away from singing kumbayah. give me a break. >> desperate, obama changed gears. first, he apologized to the country. >> i take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the american people. >> then he barnstormed for the bill. across america and in congress. >> i may not be the first president to take up the cause of health care reform. i am determined to be the last. >> yes, we will. >> freedom. >> yes, we will. >> freedom. >> and he made more concessions,