Daughters know best

By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff

State Senator Scott Brown, the Republican US Senate hopeful, hasn't aired any TV ads yet, but he hit the studio recently to film a light-hearted clip with his daughters that quickly became a hit last week on YouTube, at least by the modest standards of political campaigns. Brown's video with his daughters -- Ayla, a former "American Idol" semifinalist and Boston College senior, and Arianna, a freshman at Syracuse University -- has attracted nearly 2,900 views in its first three days.

By comparison, the top Coakley clip had attracted 1,974 views as of Friday afternoon. (It was her "Jane's Story" ad about going after a predatory health insurance company, which has been seen on YouTube -- and, of course, on television -- since Nov. 3.)

In Brown's video, he is flanked by Arianna and Ayla, a senior guard on the BC basketball team. Ayla attempts to introduce them all but flubs her delivery a couple of times, prompting her to apologize and jump up and down in frustration -- "shootshootshootshoot," she says -- while her dad grins and bites his tongue. Then her younger sister takes over.

"We're supporting our father, Scott Brown, to run for United States Senate, because he'll be there for you," Arianna says -- "like he's been there for us," Ayla continues, before Brown finishes with a plug for his campaign site.