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| Elizabeth Warren defeats Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race | Elizabeth Warren defeats Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race |
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| Elizabeth Warren defeated Republican senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts on Tuesday in one of the most hotly contested races of the election. | Elizabeth Warren defeated Republican senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts on Tuesday in one of the most hotly contested races of the election. |
| Brown had only won the seat in 2010, when he replaced Ted Kennedy in the Senate, but Democrat Warren was declared the winner at around 10pm on election night. | Brown had only won the seat in 2010, when he replaced Ted Kennedy in the Senate, but Democrat Warren was declared the winner at around 10pm on election night. |
| About $70m was spent on the high-profile, and at times bitter, battle in Massachusetts. Warren and Brown had been tied for much of the race, although Warren pulled ahead in the polls in recent weeks. | About $70m was spent on the high-profile, and at times bitter, battle in Massachusetts. Warren and Brown had been tied for much of the race, although Warren pulled ahead in the polls in recent weeks. |
| Brown won the seat in the Tea Party-inspired mid-term upheaval of 2010, although he ran and served as a moderate force in the Senate. | Brown won the seat in the Tea Party-inspired mid-term upheaval of 2010, although he ran and served as a moderate force in the Senate. |
| The seat had been a Democrat stronghold for decades due to Ted Kennedy's dominance – JFK's younger brother even fought off a challenge from a younger Mitt Romney in 1994. | The seat had been a Democrat stronghold for decades due to Ted Kennedy's dominance – JFK's younger brother even fought off a challenge from a younger Mitt Romney in 1994. |
| Despite the Democratic history, Brown had proved likeable among voters and was perceived as an independent within his party – key to popularity in left-leaning Massachusetts. He and Warren were tied in the polls for much of their race, which had attracted national attention. | Despite the Democratic history, Brown had proved likeable among voters and was perceived as an independent within his party – key to popularity in left-leaning Massachusetts. He and Warren were tied in the polls for much of their race, which had attracted national attention. |
| Some of that focus came when Brown raised questions about Warren's Native American heritage in radio adverts in Massachusetts. The ads suggested that Warren had listed herself as a minority when teaching law at Harvard University, prompting a debate over race and identity. | Some of that focus came when Brown raised questions about Warren's Native American heritage in radio adverts in Massachusetts. The ads suggested that Warren had listed herself as a minority when teaching law at Harvard University, prompting a debate over race and identity. |
| Warren pulled ahead in the polls over the last few weeks. She proved a popular figure with Democrats across the country – making a star turn at the party's national convention in Charlotte and attracting generous campaign donations in the process. | Warren pulled ahead in the polls over the last few weeks. She proved a popular figure with Democrats across the country – making a star turn at the party's national convention in Charlotte and attracting generous campaign donations in the process. |
| Warren became the second Democrat of the evening to win a Republican seat, after Joe Donnelly triumphed over controversial Tea Party favourite Richard Mourdock in Indiana. | Warren became the second Democrat of the evening to win a Republican seat, after Joe Donnelly triumphed over controversial Tea Party favourite Richard Mourdock in Indiana. |
| Mourdock had attracted criticism after suggesting pregnancy resulting from rape was a "gift from God". Mourdock did not apologise for his comments, which added to an unwanted image for Republicans in the wake of Todd Akin, the Missouri Senate hopeful, using the term "legitimate rape" in a discussion about abortion. | Mourdock had attracted criticism after suggesting pregnancy resulting from rape was a "gift from God". Mourdock did not apologise for his comments, which added to an unwanted image for Republicans in the wake of Todd Akin, the Missouri Senate hopeful, using the term "legitimate rape" in a discussion about abortion. |
| Donnelly and Warren's wins increased the probability that Democrats will hold onto a majority in the Senate. | Donnelly and Warren's wins increased the probability that Democrats will hold onto a majority in the Senate. |
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