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Kelly Ayotte

26 articles 2010–2016

Poll Averages Show GOP Slightly Ahead in All Senate Toss-Up Races

Chris Deaton · November 4, 2016

With the news that Republican representative Todd Young had overtaken Evan Bayh in a new poll of the Indiana Senate race—an intuitive result, given the torrent of negative news against the Democrat—the GOP now has their noses in front in at least three and perhaps all five Senate contests…

Profiles in Self-Preservation

Noemie Emery · November 4, 2016

Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Kelly Ayotte, and of all you desperate GOP candidates, threading the needle between a working class base in thrall to a demagogue and another fairly large bloc that detests him: Ike feels your pain. So does John Kennedy, and a very large group of the best and the…

Poll: Ayotte Edging Out Hassan in New Hampshire Senate Race

Michael Warren · October 25, 2016

Earlier this month, Republican senator Kelly Ayotte committed what was supposed to be a devastating gaffe when she said Donald Trump would "absolutely" be a role model for her children. But a new poll released Tuesday morning suggests the first-term New Hampshire senator is still very much alive…

Polls: Ayotte and Hassan Tied Up

Chris Deaton · October 14, 2016

Republican senator Kelly Ayotte and Democratic challenger Maggie Hassan are statistically tied in the New Hampshire Senate race, days after the incumbent lawmaker rescinded her support of presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Ayotte Says She 'Misspoke' Calling Trump a Role Model

Chris Deaton · October 4, 2016

A vulnerable Republican senator who has dissociated herself from Donald Trump walked back her characterization of the White House hopeful as a role model based on the admirable pursuit of running for president, creating a potentially awkward flash point in a toss-up contest.

NRA Ad Defends Kelly Ayotte

Michael Warren · May 8, 2013

The National Rifle Association has a new ad defending Republican senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire for her vote against the Toomey-Manchin gun control amendment.

Lawmakers: Treat Suspect as 'Enemy Combatant'

Daniel Halper · April 20, 2013

In a joint statement, four lawmakers urge President Obama to treat the Boston bombing suspect picked up last night in Watertown, Mass. as an “enemy combatant.” Here’s the joint statement, signed by Rep. Peter King, Senators Kelly Ayotte, John McCain, and Lindsey Graham:

N.H. Senator Ayotte to Oppose Manchin-Toomey Gun Bill

Daniel Halper · April 17, 2013

New Hampshire senator Kelly Ayotte announces this morning that she will not support the Manchin-Toomey gun bill, which is supposed to be voted on today in the Senate. Instead, Ayotte says, she is supporting "the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act."

Scott Brown and Kelly Ayotte Back Religious Freedom Bill

John McCormack · February 14, 2012

Washington Post blogger Greg Sargent thinks that Barack Obama's mandate that private insurers must provide free contraceptive and abortive drugs could split the GOP. But Sargent notes that two northeastern Republican senators, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Scott Brown of Massachusetts, both…

Pro-Life Groups Go to Bat for Kelly Ayotte in N.H. Senate Race

John McCormack · September 9, 2010

In the September 14 New Hampshire GOP Senate primary, pro-life groups are weighing in to defend Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's pro-life credentials. Though Ayotte is pro-life and has been endorsed by Sarah Palin, her record is being assailed by supporters of candidate Ovide LaMontagne, who styles…