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John DiStaso : TAG TEAM. In 2007 and 2008, former ambassador and Democratic National Committeeman Terry Shumaker backed Hillary Clinton for President, while former state Democratic Chair Ned Helms backed Barack Obama. ...In an "open letter to New Hampshire Democrats" to be released before the end of the week, Helms and Shumaker say Kuster will bring "a new approach" to Washington. They said she...
Blue Hampshire - 4:42 a.m. - 2 clicks 
DonutGate goes deeper : "The John Stephen campaign has accepted $33,058 in contributions - including $23,000 from the Dunkin' Donuts franchises in Massachusetts and Connecticut - that appear to be exceed those allowed under state finance law and previous interpretation of that law," said Pamela Walsh, campaign manager for NH for John Lynch. "We are asking the Attorney General to quickly clarify ...
Blue Hampshire - Wed 4:40 p.m. - 3 clicks
The majority of New Hampshire voters firmly support Roe v. Wade, but you'd never know it from the rhetoric in the Republican primary for the 1st District Congressional seat. As the battle between Frank Guinta and Sean Mahoney goes down to the wire, both candidates are pandering to the party's radical right by accusing their opponent of being insufficiently pro-life. The initial salvos...
Blue Hampshire - Wed 4:43 a.m. - 4 clicks
As I write this, Annie is on her way back home - to her first night at home in the past 4 days - and I thought I'd share a glimpse into how hard she is campaigning because I think it tells something about what kind of a congresswoman she will be. Saturday morning, Annie woke up and drove to Nashua to kick-off a volunteer canvass and spend a few hours going door-to-door, talking with Democratic v...
Blue Hampshire - Tue 7:22 p.m. - 5 clicks
Start: 09/02/2010 - 18:00 End: 09/02/2010 - 19:30 Timezone: Etc/GMT-5 Please join Paul Hodes Candidate for U.S. Senate For a Wake Up Washington Tour Community Supper! Where: American Legion Post 7 Phillips Room 94 Eastern Avenue, Rochester When: Thursday, September 2nd 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Tue 10:25 a.m. - 7 clicks
Vote for John Stephen, and he'll save the state of New Hampshire billions and trillions of dollars nothing : Stephen says the state can save hundreds of millions of dollars by converting its Medicaid program into a "managed care" system, one that emphasizes preventive care for its recipients. Stephen refers to a report prepared by the insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in making hi...
Blue Hampshire - Tue 3:41 a.m. - 8 clicks
They're too chicken to go after Boomers and seniors - they know it'll cost them votes. Instead, New Hampshire Republican candidates for federal office are gunning to loot Gen X-ers and Millenials and the disabled, who they think are paying less attention. Frank Guinta : When it comes to reforming Social Security and other programs, he would consider creating personal accounts and increasin...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 6:20 p.m. - 9 clicks
Legacy politician and former six-termer Charles Bass puts on his best Alan Simpson : For example, he said there are tens of thousands of people receiving Social Security disability checks because they simply lost the will to work. The cases are never reviewed, he noted. So now we have descended to demonizing the disabled in an effort to get elected and once again regularly collect checks paid for...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 8:21 a.m. - 10 clicks
For Immediate Release CONCORD — Gov. John Lynch today announced that five more New Hampshire companies have received Job Training grants in the month of August. Job Training grants are aimed at keeping good jobs in New Hampshire by helping companies train their workers with new skills to compete in a changing economy. Gov. Lynch made it a priority to reinstate the Job Training Fund, whi...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Aug 25 - 5 clicks
Gov. John Lynch's net approval, 2010 vs. Gov. Craig Benson's, 2004: And here are Lynch's disapproval numbers, again vs. Benson's in 2004: (All data from UNH Granite State Poll.)...
Granite Prof - Aug 1 - 3 clicks
What's striking (and suspicious) about the narrative regarding the Sarah Palin endorsement of Kelly Ayotte is its dea ex machina quality. For hopeful Democrats, Palin's appearance is the game-changer that suddenly solves "a seemingly inextricable problem." In this case, the......
Granite Prof - Jul 29 - 3 clicks
The new UNH Granite State poll, conducted by my colleague Andrew Smith, provides little support for the notion that Sarah Palin's endorsement last week had some sort of immediate, Kryptonite-like effect on GOP Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte. But it does......
Granite Prof - Jul 29 - 4 clicks
Unlike PPP, whose survey data spawned breathless Big Media speculation of a New Hampshire where Sarah Palin is the center of the universe, the newest UNH Granite State poll (conducted by my colleague Andy Smith) appears to follow known laws......
Granite Prof - Jul 28 - 6 clicks
Yesterday's Public Policy Polling survey release on the New Hampshire Senate race inspired joy and exaltation among Democrats yesterday. The meme: Sarah Palin's endorsement of Kelly Ayotte last week has severely damaged her standing among moderate voters. Her net favorability......
Granite Prof - Jul 28 - 7 clicks
