In New Hampshire Ovide Lamontagne, a hardline grass-roots favourite, came within a whisker of defeating Kelly Ayotte, the more mainstream candidate, in the Republican primary for Senate.

在新罕布什尔共和党参议院预选赛中，奥维德•雷赖蒙堂（草根最喜爱的一个强硬派人物）差点击败凯莉•爱若特（一个更加主流的党派候选人）。

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Kelly Ayotte, another of those believed to be on Romney's vice president candidate search list.

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Kelly Ayotte, who voted down background checks, was confronted by the new political reality up close and personal.

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Dean Heller of Nevada and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire all but extinguishing the hope of supporters.

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