Politics & Government
Will Scott Brown Run for President?
Former Mass. Senator heads to Iowa to see if nation is ready for "bi-partisan problem solver."
This story was written by Concord Patch editor Tony Schinella and posted to Windham Patch by Ryan O'Connor.
So maybe he’s interested in a presidential run after all.
Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-MA, has been to New Hampshire a number of times during the past few months and now, he is heading to Iowa, talking with voters there about a potential presidential run in 2016, according to press reports.Brown, who has also been reportedly considering a run for governor in Massachusetts and even a Senate run here in the Granite State against U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, told the Boston Herald on Aug. 18, that he was heading to Iowa to see “if there’s room for a bi-partisan problem solver,” adding that “it’s premature, but I am curious.”
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According to the Huffington Post yesterday, Brown told the Des Moines Register that he was visiting the Midwest in an effort to “challenges and the opportunities and the aspirations of the people” in that region of the country.
During April and May, Brown made five trips to New Hampshire.Earlier this month, in Salem, he said he might make a decision about any future runs for political office sometime after Labor Day.
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