New Hampshire

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Don't Believe the Hype from the Anti-Marriage Crowd

So the anti-marriage crowd is trying to make hay over the fact that some parts of New Hampshire adopted their stealth attempt to insert discrimination into our constitution, and alarm bells are going off among some in the wider LGBT community. Don't believe the hype. Let's put this non-binding nonsense into context and be honest about what it meant for non-SB2 towns.  It meant the deli...
Blue Hampshire - 6:26 p.m.

NH-Sen: Oh Noes!!!! A Rasmussen Poll!

So there's a new poll out from GOP-pushing Rasmussen showing Hodes behind Ayotte. Yawn .   Yawn .  And yawn . Now leaving aside FAUX's favorite pollster, it seems likely that the race hasn't moved much since earlier polling.  But there ain't no way I'm going to get worked up over Ras' margins. Yet what has changed since then is that Hodes was out in front on Vermont Yankee an...
Blue Hampshire - 4:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

It's Time To Act on Health Care Reform

After more than a year of debating health care reform, it's easy to lose sight of what motivated us to act in the first place.  But the recent news about insurance rate hikes for New Hampshire families and small businesses perfectly illustrates the urgent need to reform the insurance system in this country. According to a recent report by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, WellPo...
Blue Hampshire - 3:04 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Lynch promises veto of medical marijuana legislation

For Immediate Release Gov. Lynch Statement Regarding Legislation to Decriminalize Marijuana “Marijuana is a controlled drug that remains illegal under federal law. I share the law enforcement community’s concerns about proliferation of this drug. “In addition, New Hampshire parents are struggling to keep their kids away from marijuana and other drugs. We should not make the jobs of parent...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 1:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Governor and Council Approve Funding to Expand Real World Learning Opportunities for Students

For Immediate Release CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council today approved the use federal Workforce Investment Act funds to expand a successful program in Grafton County that offers real world learning opportunities and high school credit for students. The $234,678 contract with the Grafton County Economic Development Council will help to expand the existing North Country Work...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 10:29 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Governor and Council Approve Funding for North Country Business Launching Pad, NH Talent Team

For Immediate Release Federal Funds Will Be Used to Implement Two Innovative Workforce Development Programs CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council today approved the use federal Workforce Investment Act funds to establish two new innovative programs to help North Country residents build their own businesses and connect North Country workers with jobs. White Mountain Community...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 10:03 a.m.

Governor Lynch Statement on the Death of Granny D

CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch today issued the following statement regarding the passing of Doris “Granny D” Haddock: “Granny D was a true New Hampshire treasure, embodying the spirit that makes this such a great state. Granny D proved to us all that one person really can make a difference. Granny D's passion and commitment inspired tens of thousands of Americans to get involved and push for chang...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 5:49 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Granny D dies peacefully at home at age 100

From Carol Wyndham: Doris “Granny D” Haddock died peacefully today in her Dublin, New Hampshire family home at 7:18 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010. She was 100 years old. Born in 1910 in Laconia, New Hampshire, she attended Emerson College and lived through two world wars and the Great Depression. She was an activist for her community and for her country, remaining active until the return of ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 5:01 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

A life well lived: Thank you, Granny D! We will miss you

Doris 'Granny D' Haddock Dies At 100 Activist Walked Across Country For Campaign Finance Reform March 9, 2010 DUBLIN, N.H. -- Former U.S. Senate candidate and longtime political activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock has died. She was 100. Gov. John Lynch spokesman Colin Manning confirmed Tuesday night that Haddock died. Haddock gained national recognition when she walked across the country ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - 4:48 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Memorial Open Thread: Sit Together at the Table of Power

Doris "Granny D" Haddock : There can be no true equality in America so long as only the rich are represented at the table of power. That is no democracy. There can be no true justice in America so long as only the privileged make the rules and build the jails for those outside the rooms of power. That is no democracy. Only when we sit together at the table of power can we do the right things by ...
Blue Hampshire - 3:43 a.m.

The Passing Of Granny D.

We have been informed that Granny D. has passed away this afternoon.  She turned 100 on January 24th, and we had a large party at the State House for her on January 28th, which she so much enjoyed. With the help of many who read and blog on BlueHampshire.com, the House and Senate approved, and Governor John Lynch signed legislation last year creating a Citizen-Funded Campaign Task Force, wh...
Blue Hampshire - Tue 7:08 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Black Box Voting on why the DOJ decision on ES&S-Diebold merger won't stop evoting industry problems

Here's a quick analysis of the possible impact of the USDOJ antitrust decision: The acquisition by ES&S of Diebold's Premier Election Solutions has been (supposedly) nixed by the US Department of Justice on antitrust grounds. However, the DOJ erred by not acting promptly to protect the Premier Elections operation from being gutted by ES&S. The Dept. of Justice claims that the deal flew un...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Tue 1:41 p.m.

Nancy Elliott and the Politics of Beavis and Butthead

Slate : New Hampshire state Rep. Nancy Elliott, at a recent state Judiciary Committee meeting on a proposal to repeal the state's same-sex marriage bill, described the issue of gay marriage as follows: "taking the penis of one man and putting it in the rectum of another man and wriggling it around in excrement." Rep. Elliott continued, irrelevantly, "and you have to think, I'm not sure, would I a...
Blue Hampshire - Tue 3:00 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Joe Montibello for Exeter Selectman

I'm Joe Montibello, and I'm running for Selectman. I’m a family man living and working in Exeter, and I am concerned with the future of the town. Politically, I’m a progressive who believes that the purpose of local government is to put the will of the people into action. The town can’t afford to just listen – it has to ask the people what they need and make every effort to provide it. The Bo...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 7:25 p.m.

DOJ Statement on Diebold-ES&S Merger: ES&S must divest voting assets purchased from Diebold

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 8, 2010 Justice Department Requires Key Divestiture in Election Systems & Software/Premier Election Solutions Merger Divestiture Will Restore Competition in Voting Equipment Systems, Nine State Attorneys General Join in Department’s Resolution WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 5:48 p.m.

Ayotte Defends Jim Bunning's Attack on the Unemployed

...Yup, she must be worried about Ovide.  She went where few will go ( .mpg ; transcript from a Hodes email release): Mr. Chidester: ...Hardly any Republicans came out in support of what [Senator Bunning] was trying to convey. He was chastised by the media. He was vilified by the Democrats. And yet here we have in little old New Hampshire a candidate by the name of Kelly Ayotte comes out and ...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 5:03 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Recovery Act Reality Bites GOP Talking Points

Beth Lamontagne Hall , for the Union Leader: New Hampshire has used its $708 million in federal stimulus funding to create more than 2,000 jobs, pay for scores of road projects, upgrade health centers, fund research projects at universities and provide public schools with computers and supplies. ...Chris Clement, director of the state Office of Economic Stimulus, said New Hampshire used $146.5 m...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 4:40 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

TODAY! Creating the Economy of our Future: JOBS

Event: Creating the Economy of our Future: JOBS "A Community Conversation" What: Informational Meeting Start Time: Today, March 8 at 7:00pm End Time: Today, March 8 at 8:30pm Where: Manchester YWCA...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Icelanders reject bank bailout scheme (unlike US citizens, Icelanders had a vote on it!)

First Iceland, then the World Written by Michael Collins SOURCE: DailyCensored.com Michael Collins The public is angry. Why should the public pay for the bankers mistakes. Iceland blogger Halldor Sigurdsson Who cleans up the mess when ignorant, greedy bankers rack up massive debt then go broke? The people of Iceland made a strong statement Saturday. The ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m.

The Doctor is In

Paul Hodes brought one of his supporters to Portsmouth yesterday. Dr. Howard Dean.   Approximately 125 folks gathered at Portsmouth Gas & Light to see US Senate candidate Paul Hodes, and Dr. Howard Dean, former Governor of VT and one-time presidential candidate. A whole lot of Deaniacs were in that room, wearing their old Dean buttons, and wistfully imagining what this country would ...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Open Thread: Movie Dialogue Edition

It's quiet around here. Maybe... too quiet. Let's chatter some - what are your favorite movie lines? Mebbe because they're funny, mebbe because they're sad, mebbe terseness, mebbe other associations. I'll start with "You ain't heard nothing yet" from The Jazz Singer, just  because Zandra thinks I might be too young for it. Or how about, sans attribution: It's the pictures that got s...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m.

Open Thread: Ten Pages a Year

The Poet: This is an Open Thread. ...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m.

Marriage Equality: A Wonderful Gift To 734 Of Our New Hampshire Citizens

As of the beginning of this month, 734 of our fellow New Hampshire gay and lesbian friends, neighbors, and family members have been able to be married since the beginning of this year.  That has been possible because of  passage by our State Legislature of House Bill 436, which provides for marriage equality. They have been allowed to make legal commitments to share their love and carin...
Blue Hampshire - Mon 3:02 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Dems Have No Principles In Kevin Landrigan's World

I think I've finally figured out why state media gatekeeper Kevin Landrigan's columns are so often irritating, and therefore, why I bother to read them less and less. In Kevin Landrigan's world, Democrats have no principles and are guided by politics in every decision. He never states this openly.  Rather, it's like a natural law in the Universe According to Kevin Landrigan , and as a resu...
Blue Hampshire - Sun 6:29 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Frank Schaeffer on the Military Religious Freedom Foundation

March 6, 2010, By Joan Brunwasser For a long time, I've been fascinated by the MRFF, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, especially after I read founder Mikey Weinstein's book. I recently learned that best-selling author and former evangelical Frank Schaeffer is on their advisory board. I interviewed him several mo...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Sun 5:46 a.m.

"To Hell With the Kids"

My town held its school district meeting today.  We have not gone to SB2, so we meet and vote as a group.  The quote of the day has to be one voter who stood up during the discussion of the operating budget and announced, "Taxes are going up, I like my house and want to stay in it and to hell with the kids." The budget was article 5.  We had passed by substantial margins a new one...
Blue Hampshire - Sun 4:08 a.m.

To reconcile or rapture

For clarification of the issue, The Daily Show is incomparable. ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Sun 2:09 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

cacr 29

The House Republican Alliance, co-chaired by Nancy Elliott (R-Merrimack), William O'Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and Bob Mead (R-Mont Vernon) has been busy with constitutional amendments this session, the best known being CACR 28, which would ban marriage equality in the state. There  is another constitutional amendment on their agenda CACR 29 That the first part of the constitution be amended...
Blue Hampshire - Sat 9:08 a.m.

Is Stupak Stupid? You decide.

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Democracy for New Hampshire - Sat 5:45 a.m.

Weekend Open Thread: Science Is Real

Blue Hampshire - Sat 4:23 a.m.

The Founding Fathers, According to Our Senior Senator

Blue Hampshire - Fri 8:47 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

John Hutson on the Proposed Military Tribunal for KSM

Blue Hampshire - Fri 5:21 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Manchester Oh Manchester

Blue Hampshire - Fri 3:02 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Our State is Broken

Blue Hampshire - Fri 9:06 a.m.

Action alert: Protect our Tongass National Forest

A "sweetheart" deal working its way through Congress could allow a single corporation, Sealaska, to clearcut some of the best, oldest, most biologically-rich areas left in America's Rainforest, the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Please tell Congress to stop expanded logging in the Tongass. America's rainforest, the Tongass National Forest, is stunningly ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Fri 7:28 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

We're number 37!

Democracy for New Hampshire - Fri 6:43 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

DOJ poised to approve ES&S-Diebold merger: NH would become part of nation's 70% elections controlled...

Democracy for New Hampshire - Fri 5:26 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

NH-02: Freedom! (Unless You're Gay or Lesbian)

Blue Hampshire - Fri 4:26 a.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Open Thread: Melted Down at Noon

Blue Hampshire - Fri 4:26 a.m.

Judd Gregg to Nervous House Dems: BOO!

Blue Hampshire - Thu 6:07 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

The Anti-Establishment Establishment Candidate

Blue Hampshire - Thu 5:44 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

And Then There Were 35

Blue Hampshire - Thu 2:01 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Action alert from Al Gore: Call now for clean energy

Democracy for New Hampshire - Thu 10:08 a.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Progressive Newsletter

Democracy for New Hampshire - Thu 8:45 a.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Johhny Blunders Out of the Gate

Blue Hampshire - Thu 7:00 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Gregg, the attention hog

Democracy for New Hampshire - Thu 3:27 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Shorter Republican Status (03/04/10)

Blue Hampshire - Thu 3:27 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

That Gun Control Case

Blue Hampshire - Mar 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

CSP, Hodes Co-Sponsor Health Care Price Transparency

Blue Hampshire - Mar 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

And Then There Were 34

Blue Hampshire - Mar 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Judd Gregg vs. Judd Gregg

Blue Hampshire - Mar 3 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Judd Gregg, Jim Bunning vs. America

Blue Hampshire - Mar 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

A Message from the President

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Gov. Lynch lauds senate's initial passage of NH working jobs initiative

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 3 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

ACORN completely exonerated from all charges and smears

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 3 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Election officials primed to perpetrate election fraud

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 3 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Open Thread: Strawberries Grow in the Salt Sea

Blue Hampshire - Mar 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

And Then There Were 33

Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Case Closed: Ayotte NOT an Olympia Snowe Republican

Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Green Tea Party?

Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Howard Dean Endorses Paul Hodes

Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Dean: Keep fighting for public option until we get it

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

SB 505: A Look at Health Care Costs

Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Privatizing Social Security: A Bad Idea Gone Worse

Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

State Senatoring is Hard

Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Better Democrats

Blue Hampshire - Mar 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

GOPer Gone Rogue Directly Harmed American Families

Blue Hampshire - Mar 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

New Hampshire Republican Candidates Silently Support Republican Plans to Privatize Social Security

Blue Hampshire - Mar 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

And Then There Were 30

Blue Hampshire - Mar 1 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Second Question For Kelly Ayotte: Did You Have "Government" Health Care?

Blue Hampshire - Mar 1

Union for the unemployed

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Judge Alex Kozinski: The Fourth Amendment is Gone. "Welcome to the fish bowl."

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

A Question for Kelly Ayotte

Blue Hampshire - Mar 1 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Ellsberg: The Patriot Act legalizes Nixon's crimes

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 1 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Open Thread: In Like a Lion, Out Like a...?

Blue Hampshire - Mar 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

TODAY! Rochester Democrats Caucus

Democracy for New Hampshire - Mar 1 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

The Endlessly Ambitious Appointees of the Benson Era

Blue Hampshire - Feb 28 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Governor Stephen: A Preview

Blue Hampshire - Feb 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Power Outage Updates

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 28 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

WMUR's John Stephen Show -- Endless Loop

Blue Hampshire - Feb 28

Open Thread: If You've Got 51 Votes... You Win

Blue Hampshire - Feb 28 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Our Stoopid Political Discourse

Blue Hampshire - Feb 28 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Gregg Left Out. A Bad Fit for GOP Talking Points?

Blue Hampshire - Feb 27 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Half of NH Still without Power

Blue Hampshire - Feb 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Shea-Porter Calls Out Senate Disfunction

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Shea-Porter Blasts Broken Senate on Extending Benefits

Blue Hampshire - Feb 26

Power Outages Reported in Southern New Hampshire

Blue Hampshire - Feb 26 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Power Outages Reported in Southern New Hampshire

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 26 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Open Thread: Now Get It Done, Please

Blue Hampshire - Feb 26 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

At the End of the Day, Former NHYD Prez to Run for Gov

Blue Hampshire - Feb 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

NH Women Challenge Ayotte Health Care Plan

Blue Hampshire - Feb 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

TeeVee HCR Summit Live Blog/Open Thread

Blue Hampshire - Feb 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Concord Monitor to Tea Party Bass:'Pack a Lunch"

Blue Hampshire - Feb 25 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Shorter Republican Status (02/25/10)

Blue Hampshire - Feb 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

shaheen: wellpoint's new hampshire rate hikes are why we need reform now

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 25 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Judd Gregg on the "Nuclear Option" of Majority Rule

Blue Hampshire - Feb 24 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

"Governor Hummer is a Bummer"

Blue Hampshire - Feb 24 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Hodes, CSP Strip Anti-Trust Exemption from Insurers

Blue Hampshire - Feb 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Jeanne Shaheen Takes On Anthem/WellPoint for rate increases

Blue Hampshire - Feb 24

N.H.--We're better than these guys!

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 24

Reform the Senate

Blue Hampshire - Feb 24

Vermont Senate votes against Vermont Yankee relicensure, 26-4

Blue Hampshire - Feb 24

Open Thread: Dooryard and Road Ungraded

Blue Hampshire - Feb 24

Judd Gregg to New Hampshire workers: "Drop Dead"

Blue Hampshire - Feb 23 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

And Then There Were 23 (24? 25?)

Blue Hampshire - Feb 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Hodes to Entergy: Shut It Down

Blue Hampshire - Feb 23 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Sen. Scott Brown, part-time NH resident

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Voyeurs Here, Voyeurs There......

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 23 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Our Liberal Media: A Thought Experiment

Blue Hampshire - Feb 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Splaine, McEachern Call for Investigtation

Blue Hampshire - Feb 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

And Then There Were 22

Blue Hampshire - Feb 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Fiorina New Media Fail X2

Blue Hampshire - Feb 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

And Then There Were 21

Blue Hampshire - Feb 22

Shea-Porter's Donut Hole Fix Included in Obama's Bill

Blue Hampshire - Feb 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Open Thread: Century-Old Notes on Millenia-Old Verse

Blue Hampshire - Feb 22 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Stenography

Blue Hampshire - Feb 21 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

He did it! Bode Miller finally takes gold

Blue Hampshire - Feb 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Them's Good Readins: 'Fall of Frost'

Blue Hampshire - Feb 21

A fact: Stimulus created jobs

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 21

White House weekly address: Health insurance rate hikes out of control

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 21 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Sunday Columns: DC "Constituents", Painful Cuts, and Republican Lies

Blue Hampshire - Feb 21

And Then There Were 20

Blue Hampshire - Feb 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Happy 95th Birthday, Senator Tom McIntyre

Blue Hampshire - Feb 20

"Just Because You Ignore It Doesn't Make It Go Away"

Blue Hampshire - Feb 20 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Weekend Open Thread: Playing with Fire

Blue Hampshire - Feb 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Governor Lynch statement on death of Marine Pfc. Eric Currier

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 20 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

New Hampshire Needs a Public Option

Blue Hampshire - Feb 19 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Dare to Dream? WH Green Lights Senate Public Option

Blue Hampshire - Feb 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

What's a Little Radioactive Waste Between Neighbors?

Blue Hampshire - Feb 19 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

It May Be Cloudy, But The Earth Hasn't Moved

Blue Hampshire - Feb 19

Progressive Newsletter

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 19 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

The Wall Street Con

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 19 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Jeanne Shaheen Adds Her Voice to Public Option Letter!

Blue Hampshire - Feb 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

ARRA--one year later

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Turnout in Senate District 16

(Click on graph for larger view. Blue bars are city wards; red bars are towns. Beige = total turnout.) Turnout in Tuesday's special Senate election in District 16 did not hold a lot of surprises. Democrat Jeff Goley did well......
Granite Prof - Feb 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Breitbart lied about ACORN 'pimp' videos when selling story in his own Washington Times column

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Faux Libertarianism?

Blue Hampshire - Feb 18 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Annette Vander Ploeg: We were first responders to Haiti's earthquake

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Fundamental Health Care Reform Still Possible?

Blue Hampshire - Feb 18

Open Thread: Master of the Galaxy!

Blue Hampshire - Feb 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

qotd

Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

"I'd Stand By Them Any Day Of The Week"

Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

cacr-28

Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Reality Gets in Way of Charlie Bass' Kickoff Smear

Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

HB1590- An Act Repealing Marriage Equality

Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Seems a Good Time to Bring This Up

Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Nancy's Bill

Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

How It's Done

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 17 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Nashua Strikes Back

Blue Hampshire - Feb 17 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

NH-Sen: Ayotte Loses Joe the Plumber Vote

Blue Hampshire - Feb 16 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Boutin carries Bow

The town of Bow once again displays a Democratic tilt. David Boutin carries the town (which almost certainly means a clean sweep for the Republican, given that GOP-leaning Dunbarton is the only place outstanding), but with only 54 percent of......
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Boutin carries Manchester, 53-47

If the vote in Senate District 16 follows 2008 patterns, Boutin's percentage heads north from 53 percent....
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Boutin carries home base 2-1

873-470 in Hooksett. A little lower than I would have guessed, given Candia, but still an impressive total. That leaves Boutin at 59 percent with two towns to report, Dunbarton and Bow. Dunbarton should look similar to Hooksett -- another......
Granite Prof - Feb 16

It's a rout for Boutin in Candia

First town of the night, Candia, now in. Boutin wins by almost 3-1, 355-125, according to Pindell. Candia is the most Republican area of the district. If he keeps close to that pace outside of Manchester, he may flirt with......
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Boutin takes Manchester 1 and 12

According to Pindell, Republican David Boutin has carried both Manchester 1 and Manchester 12 in the special election to replace Ted Gatsas as state senator. Manchester 1 is Democrat Jeff Goley's home ward, which might explain why he did slightly......
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Shea-Porter Signs The Polis/Pingree Letter

Blue Hampshire - Feb 16

Goley's hopes in Senate District 16 depend on Manchester

In the days before the special election in Senate District 16, New Hampshire Democrats have been staking out the Amoskeag traffic circle, waving signs for Manchester state Representative Jeff Goley at morning commuters. The Democrat's hope for an upset tonight......
Granite Prof - Feb 16 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Wall Street Explained

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Alderman Demands Evidence, or Will Seek Prosecution

Blue Hampshire - Feb 16 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

SD-16 Special Elex Polling Places

Blue Hampshire - Feb 16 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Buh-Bayh, Pt. II

Blue Hampshire - Feb 16

The Fight For Marriage Equality Continues This Wednesday At The State House

Blue Hampshire - Feb 15 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Hey Democrats, Get Over It

Blue Hampshire - Feb 15

You Just Can't Make This Up

Blue Hampshire - Feb 15

Open Thread: Franklin Pierce on Cable News Networks

Blue Hampshire - Feb 15

You Didn't Read About it in the Papers

Blue Hampshire - Feb 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Robin Hood Tax

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

DNC Claims Victory on Health Care Reform

Blue Hampshire - Feb 14

Cornerstone condones the bullying of GLBT students

Blue Hampshire - Feb 14 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Netherlands: "Voting computers have been abandoned because they are not fraud-proof"

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Glaring Absence from Weekly Political Reviews

Blue Hampshire - Feb 14

Incredible

Blue Hampshire - Feb 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Frank Guinta's Phony Gimmicks

Blue Hampshire - Feb 14 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Not Invited

Blue Hampshire - Feb 13

Weekend Open Thread: YT Nostalgia Dumpster Diving

Blue Hampshire - Feb 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ideological Grandstanding in an Election Year

Blue Hampshire - Feb 13

Patient Advocacy

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

What Happens in Concord Doesn't Stay in Concord Any More

Blue Hampshire - Feb 13 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Nashua Pushes Back Against Rep. Elliott's Accusations

Blue Hampshire - Feb 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Simple Answers to Stupid Questions

Blue Hampshire - Feb 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Your Republican House Members at work, Wiggling Around Edition

Blue Hampshire - Feb 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Ayotte and the Anti-Constitutionalists

Blue Hampshire - Feb 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Discouraging Words

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 12

Florida Supreme Court rules in favor of citizens group Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Fight The "Citizens United" Court Ruling With The Fair Elections Now Act

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Window is Closing, and Fast

Blue Hampshire - Feb 12

Social Security Privateer Paul Ryan Coming to NH!

Blue Hampshire - Feb 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Shaheen Blasts Senators Who Put Hold on Judge Carbon

Blue Hampshire - Feb 11

Shaheen/Harkin target filibuster abuse.

Blue Hampshire - Feb 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Making Stuff Up

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Open Thread: Spare the Lectures on Deficit Reduction

Blue Hampshire - Feb 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

John DiStaso's Republican Status (02/11/10)

Blue Hampshire - Feb 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Trickle Down Republican Obstructionism

Blue Hampshire - Feb 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Would New Hampshire figure in a 2012 Palin run?

Most likely not, Nate Silver at 538 says, arguing that the Granite State will not be a good fit for the Alaska Republican. Too many college-educated voters in the electorate, and too few conservatives and white evangelicals....
Granite Prof - Feb 10 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Expert: Shut It Down, or Expect Worse Than Tritium

Blue Hampshire - Feb 10

Gregg's HCR: Forcing the Poor into Junk Insurance

Blue Hampshire - Feb 10 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Is Ashooh the New Guinta?

Blue Hampshire - Feb 10

Driving America off a Cliff with Ryan's Republican Roadmap

Blue Hampshire - Feb 10

Gov. Lynch Talks Jobs in Portsmouth

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 10 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Governor Lynch requests investigation of Vermont Yankee Nuclear facility

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Making Asses of U and Me

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 10 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Charlie Bass, Stealth Social Security Privateer

Blue Hampshire - Feb 10 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Open Thread: What Do You Mean, "Becoming"?

Blue Hampshire - Feb 10

AP: Tritium, a radioactive substance, now leaking into the Connecticut River

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Lynch job approval outshines Benson, Shaheen

Governor John Lynch's job approval ratings, just released by the UNH Survey Center, stand comfortably ahead of Craig Benson's and Jeanne Shaheen's at the same time in their final terms in office. Lynch's net approval stands at + 34 (60......
Granite Prof - Feb 9 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Is 155 Registered Voters Even a Poll?

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Shining light on the Financial Resources Ponzi Scheme and NH's response (or lack thereof)

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 9 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Republican Shadow Budget Raises Taxes on the Middle Class, Cuts Social Security and Medicare

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9

John Lynch - Still Wicked Popular!

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Tactical Error? Poll Finds Majority of NH Republican Voters Support Marriage Equality/Civil Unions

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9

Things Are Changing

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Cost Shifting: Cutting Peter and Making Paul Pay More

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

NH-02: Bass Won't Let Logic Get in the Way of Campaign

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9

Open Thread: The Very Serious NHGOP

Blue Hampshire - Feb 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

R2K: Obama More Popular Than Either Party in NH

Blue Hampshire - Feb 8

Rep. John Murtha Has Died

Blue Hampshire - Feb 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Black Box Voting on election reform, concealed vote counting, and civil rights

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 8 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Black Box Voting on election reform, concealed vote counting, and civil rights PART II

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 8 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Update from the Executive Council

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 8 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Open Thread: Palmprompter

Blue Hampshire - Feb 8

The Road To 'Global Zero': An Interview With Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 8 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Lucy and the Football - Now Televised!

Blue Hampshire - Feb 7

How "The Pledge" is hurting our towns and ourselves

Blue Hampshire - Feb 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

HHS Cuts to Affect Childcare, Medicaid Reimbursement to Hospitals

Blue Hampshire - Feb 7

The Candidly Partisan Nature of Pledge Politics, in Verse

Blue Hampshire - Feb 7 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

qotd

Blue Hampshire - Feb 6

NH-Sen: Teh Google Must Be Broken

Blue Hampshire - Feb 6 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Opposition for Opposition's Sake?

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 6 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Washington Candidate Kelly Ayotte (R-NRSC, K Street)

Blue Hampshire - Feb 5

Ashooh Watch: The First Fib Edition

Blue Hampshire - Feb 5

It's an Election Year

Blue Hampshire - Feb 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Open Thread: Just A Few More Weary Days, And Then

Blue Hampshire - Feb 5

Because They Want to Represent Me

Blue Hampshire - Feb 4

Semper IOKIYAR

Blue Hampshire - Feb 4

Move Over, UNH

Blue Hampshire - Feb 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Priorities

Blue Hampshire - Feb 4

Roadblock Republicans Forcing Economy Off Cliff. Again

Blue Hampshire - Feb 4

Milford Cabinet slams big-spending Bass

Blue Hampshire - Feb 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Shea-Porter, NH-02 make Swing State's top 50 vulnerable D seats

Swing State Project ranks Carol Shea-Porter's seat as the 41st most vulnerable for the Democrats in their most recent rankings. The open seat in NH 02 ranks six spots below, at No. 47. Stuart Rothenberg ranks NH 02 as one......
Granite Prof - Feb 4 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Susan Collins Concerned, but misinformed

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 4 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Nothing Ever Changes: John DiStaso's Republican Status

Blue Hampshire - Feb 4

Another One Bites the Dust

Blue Hampshire - Feb 4

NH-Gov: Karen Testerman's Cornerstone on DADT

Blue Hampshire - Feb 3

NH Political News and Open Thread

Blue Hampshire - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Sad Passing of John Hoar

Blue Hampshire - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Judd Blows a Gasket

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Well, Then, Democrats: Get It Done

Blue Hampshire - Feb 3

Gregg Loses His Cool Again

Blue Hampshire - Feb 2

Text of the President's Nashua Town Hall Event, Pt.II

Blue Hampshire - Feb 2

Text of the President's Nashua Town Hall Event

Blue Hampshire - Feb 2

Youth leaders on sustainable energy ask Obama about his support for (unsustainable) nuclear power

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 2

Concerned About Fraud, Waste and Abuse?

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 2 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

The Obama brand: Feeling good while they rob you blind?

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

It's Always a Great Time to Privatize Social Security!

Blue Hampshire - Feb 2

Tea Party Spokesperson?

Blue Hampshire - Feb 2

Londonderry Rejects Discrimination

Blue Hampshire - Feb 2

Strike While the Guinta Fundraising Fail is Hot

Blue Hampshire - Feb 1

Gallup: Despite Pendulum Swing, Still a Blue Hampshire

Blue Hampshire - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Hodes, Splaine Look to Repair SCOTUS Damage

Blue Hampshire - Feb 1

Guinta Watch: The Toast With Butter and Jam Edition

Blue Hampshire - Feb 1

My 40 Under 40 Questionnaire: Unfiltered

Blue Hampshire - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Governor Lynch statement on death of Pfc. Marc Decoteau

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Roger Shuler on recent Supreme Court decision

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Many Faces of Shafmaster LLC

Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 1 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Open Thread: Abundance and Want

Blue Hampshire - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

CNN Explains its Own Poll

Blue Hampshire - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Breitbart Blasts Liberal Hypocrisy in Manchester as Stooge Confesses to Felonies in New Orleans

Blue Hampshire - Jan 31 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Will Bass Break the "New" Contract with America Too?

Blue Hampshire - Jan 31

Rindge Voters Reject Anti-Equal Marriage warrant article!

Blue Hampshire - Jan 31 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

A Modest Suggestion for the President's Nashua Visit

Blue Hampshire - Jan 30 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

In the Lions Den--Pres. Obama dialogues with Republicans

Democracy for New Hampshire - Jan 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

PR firm celebrates SCOTUS decision by running for Congress

Democracy for New Hampshire - Jan 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Happy Anniversary

Blue Hampshire - Jan 30 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Weekend Open Thread: You're By No Means Alone

Blue Hampshire - Jan 30

Pollster, or Pundit?

Blue Hampshire - Jan 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Where the NHGOP Looks for New Media Inspiration

Blue Hampshire - Jan 29

New Hampshire House Fails Joe Wilson's Birther Fetish

Blue Hampshire - Jan 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Get your Obama tickets here

Blue Hampshire - Jan 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Public Option Not Dead Yet. Congressional Democrats Send Letter to Reid. CSP a Co-Signer

Blue Hampshire - Jan 29

The next time you hear Judd Gregg scolding us about deficits?

Blue Hampshire - Jan 29 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Carol Shea-Porter Outraises Charlie Bass in Q4

Blue Hampshire - Jan 29

Oncler Sununu

Blue Hampshire - Jan 28

NPR Calls Obama Liar About SCOTUS; Justice Disagrees

Blue Hampshire - Jan 28

Judd Gregg gets cranky on MSNBC

Blue Hampshire - Jan 28 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Granny D's 100th Birthday Celebration

Blue Hampshire - Jan 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

J.D. Salinger Died

Blue Hampshire - Jan 28

Gov. Lynch's statement on today's decision regarding the Joint Underwriting Association

Democracy for New Hampshire - Jan 28

Open Thread: Branches Colliding

Blue Hampshire - Jan 28

2010 SOTU Liveblog + NH Dem Pols Reax

Blue Hampshire - Jan 27

Repealing DADT?

Blue Hampshire - Jan 27

SOTU - Health Care Reform Excerpt

Blue Hampshire - Jan 27

The Worst Editorial in the World

Blue Hampshire - Jan 27

Oregon Breaks Free from the Chains of Pledge Politics

Blue Hampshire - Jan 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Governor and Council approve funding for green launching pad

Democracy for New Hampshire - Jan 27 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Ingrates

Democracy for New Hampshire - Jan 27

House Dems Agree with Judd Gregg on Majority Rule

Blue Hampshire - Jan 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Open Thread: Maybe The GOP Congresswomen Are Right

Blue Hampshire - Jan 27

Gregg Blasts Bernanke Foes

Democracy for New Hampshire - Jan 27

qotd

Blue Hampshire - Jan 26