Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks to supporters outside City Hall in Nashua, N.H., on Sunday. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (left) of New Hampshire listens. Mrs. Ayotte endorsed Mr. Romney. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican.
Flanked by fellow Republican Sens. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and John Barrasso of Wyoming, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks to reporters Tuesday. "The debate has turned from how much to grow government to how much to reduce it," he said. (Associated Press)
New Hampshire Sen.-elect Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, with husband Joe Daley by her side, celebrates winning the Senate race in Concord, N.H., on Tuesday.
Kelly Ayotte, celebrates with her husband, Joe Daley, after learning she won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Concord, N.H. The former state attorney general defeated tea-party-backed conservative Ovide Lamontagne in the GOP primary on Tuesday.
Republican Senate candidate hopeful Ovide Lamontagne addresses his supporters at Jillian's Billiard Club in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Sept 14, 2010. Lamontagne and former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte were locked in a tight race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kelly Ayotte talks to supporters with her husband Joe Daley at her side in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Sept. 14,2010. Ayotte is in a close race with Ovide Lamontagne for the Republican nomination in a race still too close to call. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kelly Ayotte talks to supporters with her husband Joe Daley at her side in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Sept. 14,2010. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Kelly Ayotte, a former New Hampshire attorney general who won the endorsement of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, defeated Senate rival Ovide Lamontagne. (AP Photo)
