Former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown is doing nothing to quell speculation that he might run for office in New Hampshire, where he owns a home:
Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown is not ruling out a bid for Senate in New Hampshire, he told reporters in Nashua Thursday night.
The Associated Press reports that Brown called New Hampshire “almost a second home.” Asked if he was interested in challenging Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in 2014, Brown said, “I’m not going to rule out anything right now.”
The former lawmaker was speaking to the press after delivering the keynote address at a dinner honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. He’s planning to return to New Hampshire for an April 20 luncheon for the Grafton County Republican Committee.
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While New Hampshire is swingier than Massachusetts, a recent WMUR Granite State Pollfound Shaheen comfortably positioned for reelection with a favorability rating of 59 percent. Former senator John Sununu, who beat Shaheen in 2002 and was beaten by her in 2008, is a potential Republican contender, along with former Reps. Frank Guinta and Jeb Bradley.
While New Hampshire might be a better fit for Brown’s brand of politics than Massachusetts, I strikes me that he’d have a hard time getting around the charge of being a carpetbagger.
