WE WANT TO GO TO SCOTT BROWN
HEADQUARTERS.
SCOTT BROWN APPARENTLY HAS COME
TO THE PODIUM.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY
HERE, I APPRECIATE YOU WAITING
AROUND.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OBVIOUSLY
FRANK AND MARILINDA AND WALT FOR
THAT ARE WONDERFUL EFFORTS.
[APPLAUSE]
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU AND I HAVE WAGED A GREAT
CAMPAIGN, AND I COULDN'T HAVE
ASKED FOR A BETTER ALLIES.
AND FRIENDS TO SEE IT THROUGH.
WE STOOD STRONG, WE FAULT.
EVEN IN DEFEAT.
YOU'VE GOT NO BUSINESS IN
POLITICS UNLESS YOU RESPECT THE
JUDGMENT OF THE PEOPLE.
IF YOU RUN FOR OFFICE YOU'VE GOT
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT EITHER
WAY.
I ACCEPT THE DECISION OF THE
VOTERS, AND I HAVE ALREADY
OFFERED MY SINCEREST
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD WISHES
TO SENATOR SHAHEEN.
FROM THE VERY OUTSET OF THIS
CAMPAIGN I DECIDED TO RUN A RACE
THAT WE ALL COULD BE PROUD OF,
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY STANDARD.
I WANT TO WALKWAY WITH NO
REGRETS, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M
DOING.
AND THAT'S HOW IT IS THIS TIME,
I'VE KEPT MY WORD, I FOUGHT
CLEAN, AND I WOULDN'T TRADE THAT
FOR ANYTHING.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
I CAN'T PRETEND THAT FEELINGS OF
GRATITUDE DON'T COME EASY AT A
MOMENT LIKE THIS, BUT I KNOW HOW
MUCH I HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR.
I WAS BORN HERE, AND AS A NEW
CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE HERE I'M SO
VERY THANKFUL FOR THE PEOPLE MO
ARE WILLING TO COME OUT AND HELP
GIVE ME A SHOT AND GIVE US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO MAKE A
BETTER STATE.
THAT'S THE SPIRIT OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
AND IT'S LUCKY, AND I FEEL
LUCKY, I FEEL LIKE A LUCKY MAN
TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT STATE AND
CALL IT HOME.
[APPLAUSE]
AND OF COURSE, OF COURSE I'M
ESPECIALLY INDEBTED TO MANY
PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, I'M
LOOKING AT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
YOU.
AS SOON AS THE COUNT IS FINAL,
WE'LL KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER, ONE
OF THE REASONS WE WERE DELAYING,
IT WAS UP, IT WAS DOWN, IT WAS
ALL AROUND, THERE'S STILL ABOUT
45,000 VOTES TO COME IN.
BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THE AREA
ITSELF THAT ARE COMING IN ARE
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO MAKE UP
THE VOTES THAT WE NEED.
BUT IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR, IT'S
ALWAYS AN HONOR WHEN PEOPLE
CHOOSE TO CHECK YOUR NAME AT THE
BALLOT BOX.
IT'S AN HONOR TO TRY TO SERVE.
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE
MADE SUCH GREAT EFFORTS TO MOVE
OUR STATE FORWARD AND TRY TO
MAKE IT A BETTER STATE TO LIVE
IN THAT LIVE FREE OR DIE
EXPERIENCE.
I'M ALSO ASKING A LOT OF FOLKS
TO WORK FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS IN
AN UPHILL CAMPAIGN, WHETHER IT'S
ON THE STAFF OR VOLUNTEERING,
HOW COULD I NOT GIVE MY BEST IN
THIS CAMPAIGN AFTER EVERYTHING
THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
HAVE DONE.
[APPLAUSE]
WE HAD AN OUTSTANDING TEAM AND
I'M PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF THEM SOISM WANT TO JUST GIVE
YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE,
EVERYBODY, THANK YOU.
I'LL BE LOOKING FOR YOU THIS
SUMMER.
AND THE ONE THING I'M SO
GRATEFUL FOR, ABOVE EVERYTHING
ELSE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
FOR ME IS MY FAMILY OF.
I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT
ARE STANDING HERE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
ARIANA WHO IS STUDYING FOR
FINALS AT SCHOOL.
I WANT TO TELL HER THAT WE LOVE
HER AND MISS HER.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT EVERY
JOURNEY WHEREVER IT LEADS IS
BETTER, BECAUSE I CAN SHARE
THOSE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES WITH
THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME. SO MY
FRIENDS, LOOKS LIKE IT IS A GOOD
NIGHT FOR AMERICA, LOOKS LIKE
THE SENATE HAS CHANGE OVER TO
REPUBLICAN HANDS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS
HERE TONIGHT, I HAVE ONE THING
THAT HAS COME TRUE, THAT HARRY
REID IS THE MINORITY LEADER.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
OH, BROTHER.
SO LET ME JUST SAY, LISTEN, I
WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU VERY,
VERY MUCH.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO CARRY THE
FLAG, AND I THANK YOU FOR THE
PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE NOMINEE,
AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT WE HAVE
BETTER DAYS, BECAUSE THE SENATE
HAS TURNED REPUBLICAN, THE HOUSE
HAS TURNED REPUBLICAN AND I'M
HOPEFUL THE PRESIDENT WILL COME
BACK AND PUT OUR COUNTRY FIRST
AND BE A UNITER INSTEAD OF A
DIVIDER.
I AM GOING TO COME DOWN AND SAY
I HAD TO EVERYBODY, SO GOD BLESS
AND HAVE A WONDERFUL FALL,