Brown kicks off campaign re WORCESTER, Mass. Sen. Scott Brown officially
kicked off his reelection campaign Thursday, casting his chief Democratic
opponent Elizabeth Warren as an ideologue and pledging to be an independent
voice in a deeply partisan Congress.
Brown, speaking to a crowd of cheering supporters at Mechanics Hall in the
Worcester, said moncler
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President Barack Obama and would fight against wasteful government spending.
The Massachusetts Republican timed his Thursday evening event to moncler men
vest coincide with the anniversary of his special election win in 2010
that catapulted him into the office once held by the late Democratic Sen. Edward
Kennedy.
Brown also criticized what he called "establishment candidates" who try moncler mens
jackets to divide Americans for political gain.
"They'll wage class warfare, pitting one group of Americans against another,"
Brown said. "They will attack success, and our free enterprise system. They will
use terms like 'us' and 'them.'"
Brown, who is facing a tough reelection campaign in a state that typically
favors Democrats, has tried to position himself as the underdog in the race,
despite his incumbent status and a campaign war chest more than twice as large
as Warren.
Brown, who welcomed tea party support during his special election campaign
two years ago, has gone on to break with his party on several key votes, moncler
womens coats including his support of a Democratbacked overhaul of the
nation's financial system. Brown's backing of a repeal of the military's "don't
ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly also drew criticism.
Most recently Brown decided to support Obama's decision to name Richard
Cordray as the nation's chief consumer watchdog despite the objections of most
Senate Republicans.
Brown has pointed to those votes as proof of his independent streak.
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wouldn't just be another loud, angry partisan," Brown said. "I don't worry about
the party line. I don't get caught up in petty fights."
Brown's victory stunned Massachusetts Democrats, particularly because the
seat had been held by nearly half a century by Kennedy. Brown famously used that
connection when he declared that the seat was the "people's seat" and not the
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Reclaiming that seat has become the top goal of Democrats. Many are moncler men
coat placing their hopes on Warren, the consumer advocate and Harvard
professor who helped launch the new federal Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau.
While Brown enjoys an overall money advantage with $12.8 million in cash on
hand, Warren collected more than $6 million as of Jan. 1, pulling in more than
Brown during the final three months of 2011.
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