Throughout his six-month campaign, Brown had largely ignored his
party rivals to focus on Shaheen, trying to tie her directly to
President Barack Obama, whose popularity has dropped in the largely
rural state in recent months.
Brown, a lawyer and father of two grown daughters, carried that
message directly into his acceptance speech.
"New Hampshire voters have a unique chance to be a check and balance
on six years of failed policies," Brown told supporters at a Concord
conference center. "If we're ever going to hold this president
accountable, we have to hold this senator accountable."
Even before Brown declared victory, Shaheen told supporters in
Manchester on Tuesday she was ready for the match-up with a rival
who moved to New Hampshire, where he grew up, late last year after
decades of living in neighboring Massachusetts.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2014/Sep/10/images/ads/current/gives_you_more_bch_040314.png) "I didn't just move here. I've been here, working to make a
difference for New Hampshire," she said. "New Hampshire is not a
consolation prize."
Brown won a three-way primary, easily beating former state Senator
Jim Rubens, whose campaign had won the backing of a new Super-PAC
aimed at reducing the role of money in U.S. politics, and former
U.S. Senator Bob Smith.
Prominent U.S. Republicans, including Arizona Senator John McCain,
the former Massachusetts governor and failed 2012 presidential
candidate Mitt Romney, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush had all
thrown their weight beyond Brown.
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Brown stunned Massachusetts Democrats in 2010 when he won the seat
held by liberal Democratic champion Edward Kennedy for a
half-century. He lost to Elizabeth Warren in his first re-election
bid in 2012.
Brown's anti-Obama message resonated with Concord retiree Dan Luers.
"Scott Brown is a solid guy and he's been able to generate support,"
said Luers, 54. "So much of the population is ready for Jeanne
Shaheen to go."
(Writing by Scott Malone; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Dan
Grebler)
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