Mass. Senate race driven by colliding visions

Like his rival, Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown would face a choice if elected between ideology and bipartisan dealmaking.

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Voters are choosing between an outspoken leader on progressive causes and a moderate New England Republican pledging to be a beacon of bipartisanship.

In campaigning, Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown have both become more polished, more “packaged” politicians.

Brown, Warren temper rhetoric, stress differences

While Elizabeth Warren has softened her image, Senator Scott Brown has risked his likability by going on the attack and has pushed his pitch to the left.

Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren.

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Candidates on the issues

Here’s a detailed look at the differences between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren on issues of concern to Massachusetts voters.

(Left to right) Paul Bardaro, partner at Malden accounting firm Rucci, Bardaro & Barrett P.C.; Meredith Flynn-Ripley, chief executive of Media Friends Inc. of Cambridge; Gordon Thompson, chief executive of Westnet Inc. of Canton; and Alberto Calvo, chief executive of Stop and Compare Supermarkets.

What does small business care about?

The Globe asked four small-business owners from four sectors to discuss the issues and their views of the presidential race as it enters its final days.

Mitt Romney was at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday morning.

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Mitt Romney was at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday morning.

President Obama and Bill Clinton were in Concord, N.H., Sunday morning.

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President Obama and Bill Clinton were in Concord, N.H., Sunday morning.

Attendees listened as Romney spoke in Des Moines.

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Attendees listened as Romney spoke in Des Moines.

President Obama appeared late Saturday night in Bristol, Va.

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President Obama appeared late Saturday night in Bristol, Va.

Mitt and Ann Romney were in Englewood, Colo., Saturday night.

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Mitt and Ann Romney were in Englewood, Colo., Saturday night.

Bill Clinton appeared with Obama in Virginia.

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Bill Clinton appeared with Obama in Virginia.

Thousands attended the Romney event in Englewood, Colo.

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Thousands attended the Romney event in Englewood, Colo.

Katy Perry performed at an Obama rally in Milwaukee, Wisc., Saturday.

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Katy Perry performed at an Obama rally in Milwaukee, Wisc., Saturday.

Obama focuses on turnout, Romney on Pennsylvania

Just days before the election, and with both campaigns predicting victory, Democrats worked on getting people to the polls while Mitt Romney appeared in Pennsylvania.

Clockwise from top left: President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010; a national debt ticker served as a backdrop duringaMitt Romney campaign stop in Ohio; soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan; the border fence in Tijuana, Mexico.

Presidential victor must face a more divided nation

As the barnstorming and broadcast barrage blessedly near an end, the candidates face the reality of a nation so riven that progress seems an inevitable casualty.

With the number of jobs and consumer confidence both picking up of late, the Romney campaign has started doing more to sell its own candidate as a problem-solver with big ideas.

Romney, Obama both now lay claim to mantra of ‘change’

The final pitches of President Obama and Mitt Romney illustrate the shifting terrain of both the race and the economy.