New Hampshire: Scott Brown announces run for NH Senate seat

Former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown is announced today he's running for the US Senate again. Only this time, in New Hampshire.

The term "carpetbagger" comes from the 1860s after the Civil War left the South with many deaths in the political world. Northerners relocated to the South for political opportunity. (A carpetbag was a type of luggage). Sometimes, when a politician fails in one race, they move to another state to try their luck there. It's often frowned upon because the pol may or may not understand the local political climate.

It will be interesting to see if the "carpetbagger" term sticks to Brown in this race. The Real Clear Politics poll average shows Jeanne Shaheen, the Democratic incumbent, at a nine point lead.