Doris "Granny D" Haddock has promised "the renewal of our American Revolution" in her bid to secure the New Hampshire seat in the U.S. Senate.
Haddock, 94, became a celebrity in 1999 when she walked across the country to support campaign-finance reform. As a Democrat, she will face Republican incumbent Judd Gregg in the Nov. 2 election, the Portsmouth Herald reported Saturday.
"I love the smell of landslides in the morning," Haddock said, anticipating a campaign win while speaking at the University of New Hampshire.
Wearing her trademark straw hat, Haddock wrapped many of her comments at the school around attacks on Gregg's policies. Committed to lowering prescription drug prices, she accused Gregg of "protecting his friends" by not working toward the same goal.
Haddock has raised some $52,000 in campaign contributions, according to Jim Haddock, her son and a campaign worker.
"I am not taking one dime of special-interest PAC (political-action committee) money," she said. "Can candidates win elections without taking special-interest money⢠Watch me."
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