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Scott Brown Was a GOP Star. Will It Matter in the New Hampshire Senate Race?

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Scott Brown, the former Massachusetts Republican senator who won a stunning upset in 2010 to fill Ted Kennedy's seat, is running again for Senate in New Hampshire despite long odds. He lost his 2012 re-election to Elizabeth Warren and a 2014 race in New Hampshire to Jeanne Shaheen, whose retirement opened the current seat. Brown has less than half a million dollars on hand and lacks institutional Republican support, with the party backing former Senator John E.

Sununu instead. President Trump has endorsed Sununu, who also has major outside group support. Brown, now 66, continues to campaign door-to-door, citing his past role in stopping a Democratic supermajority.

He has worked as a law school dean, promoted a weight loss supplement, coached youth basketball, trained for triathlons, and played in a band. The Republican primary is next Tuesday, with the winner likely facing Democrat Chris Pappas in the general election. Sununu has mostly ignored Brown, who accuses him of dodging debates.