re: AP is officially projecting Dan Sullivan to defeat incumbent Begich in AK

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And just a little more effort would have put NH in reach - I'm not saying it was winnable by Scott, but his finish makes me question even that conclusion.

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Scott Brown gave it everything he had up here. He was relentless in his travels around the state and had more ads up than Shaheen did the last 3 weeks of the campaign. He debated very well, made no gaffes and was consistent all the way through. The Shaheen ads were top-heavy on the "carpetbagger" theme (Shaheen is from Missouri but has been here 40 years) and exit polls showed that was the difference-maker in the end. The Dem incumbent Governor won by 5.2 points, and Shaheen won by 3.2 points. No other Republican in NH (except Ayotte, who already holds the other Senate seat) could have come close to winning Shaheen's seat. Scott Brown did the best he could and was not lacking in effort. I'm right here in the middle of the state and I know that to be the case.

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a gain in Governors was wholly unexpected.

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The gain was expected by me, as I posted on more than one occasion on here prior to the election results coming in.