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RepublicanNew Hampshire Senate

Scott P. Brown

Political group

Unclassified

Race role

Challenger

Leadership Score (WATT)Scale 0–100
17.78Media impression score derived from bias-weighted sentiment analysis.
Raw Leadership Score37.74
Friction-19.96
Leadership Score (WATT): a 0–100 score measuring positive leadership momentum, weighted by outlet bias. “Mount Rushmore” names the top of the scale as a brand metaphor — a measurement, not a literal historical calibration. How we score.
Effectiveness (‘e’) — measuredMeasured from federal record
1.78/10Problem-solving capability measured from sponsored legislation, committee roles, and tenure.

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Career background

Partial federal record

Partial federal record. Scott P. Brown is early in their U.S. Senate tenure. Some metrics (committee activity, bipartisan index) require a full term to accumulate and may be incomplete.

Legislative record48Bills authored in Congress
Amendments passed: 0
Bipartisan index--GovTrack bipartisanship index
High voting alignment (echo-chamber)
Campaign Funding
Grassroots (individual)94%
PAC / corporate6%
Missed votes--

Leadership strengths

Independence

Articles: 2 · Bias weight: 1x

Weighted score0.750

Resilience & Endurance

Articles: 38 · Bias weight: 0.958x

Weighted score0.745

Top sources

https://www.alternet.org/2676629183/https://www.semafor.com/article/03/27/2026/scott-brown-isnt-leaving-new-hampshires-weird-senate-racehttps://us.cnn.com/2026/04/10/politics/senate-races-2026-midterms

Risk-Taking

Articles: 15 · Bias weight: 0.973x

Weighted score0.729

Humility

Articles: 2 · Bias weight: 1x

Weighted score0.710

Courage

Articles: 19 · Bias weight: 1.011x

Weighted score0.656

Leadership frictions

Corruption / Dishonesty

Articles: 1 · Weight: Friction Coefficient

Friction score-0.900

Visionlessness

Articles: 1 · Weight: Friction Coefficient

Friction score-0.800

Manipulativeness

Articles: 11 · Weight: Friction Coefficient

Friction score-0.660

Arrogance / Narcissism

Articles: 19 · Weight: Friction Coefficient

Friction score-0.570

Indecisiveness

Articles: 5 · Weight: Friction Coefficient

Friction score-0.535