POLL: Can Anyone Beat Shaheen in 2014?

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Following her controversial gun control vote, Kelly Ayotte has been the New Hampshire Senator most often in the news of late. But she doesn't face re-election until 2016. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), meanwhile, is up for re-election next year. Until this week, though, there had been very little talk of any Republicans interested in challenging the popular former governor, unless you count former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown's talk of possibly running in New Hampshire. A University of New Hampshire poll conducted in April showed that Shaheen's favorability rating is at 59 percent. And an April poll by Public Policy Polling showed Shaheen leading every potential Republican challenger by double digits. Earlier this week, however, former …

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Proud Conservative

7:35 am on Saturday, June 15, 2013

Tammy - other parties have been on the ballots. They never do well. About all they accomplish is to pull a few votes from one of the other parties which usually benefits the party fewer people favor.   more ›

Ted Cruz Invited to Speak in NH

Cornerstone Action has asked the Texas Senator to speak at its annual dinner this fall.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), said to be eyeing a run for president in 2016, has been invited to speak in New Hampshire at Cornerstone Action's annual dinner. Ashley Pratte, executive director of Cornerstone Action, said Friday that she has been in contact with Cruz's scheduler, and he is "very interested" in attending. She expects to know within the next two weeks whether Cruz will be able to make it to the dinner. Cornerstone's dinner will be held in late October or early November, Pratte said. Texas Gov. Rick Perry was the keynote speaker at last year's dinner. Video of Perry's speech went viral, with some accusing him of being drunk or on drugs, a claim he denied. So far this year, potential GOP presidential candidates Bobby Jindal and…

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Politicos Fete NH Primary

At 100, the New Hampshire Primary is as strong as ever, advocates say.

Political activists, historians, and public officials, as well as the media, came together to celebrate the 100th birthday of the New Hampshire primary, which was signed into law on May 21, 1913.   The Bullock Act, as it was known at the time, changed the way the party delegates were chosen, from behind closed doors meetings, mainly controlled by the Boston & Maine Railroad, to direct election of delegates via presidential preference balloting. The family of Rep. Stephen Bullock, D-Richmond, was on hand to accept thanks from the state. The family had donated a number of items to the state from the family’s archives. The attendees shared political war stories, cracked jokes, thanked Secretary of State Bill Gardner for his tenacious defense …

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Rand Paul in NH to ‘Grow’ Republican Party

Potential presidential candidate: GOP needs to "look like the rest of America." RNC Chairman Priebus holding meetings too.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus are in Concord to host a sold-out fundraising dinner for the NH GOP at the Grappone Conference Center tonight. Before the event, both Paul and Priebus spoke about what their main focus had been today – meeting with New Hampshire Republicans, talking strategy, and finding ways to grow the Republican Party to appeal to more Americans. Story and video: Rand Paul, Reince Priebus wow NHGOP dinner crowd Story and video: RNC Chairman Mangles NH Senator's Name Paul, who is a potential 2016 presidential candidate, said the party needed to become more like America – representing not just white people but everyone else – minorities, people with beards and tattoos, …

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Jindal Makes First NH Speech this Year Amid 2016 Rumors

The Republican governor of Louisiana appeared at a PAC fundraiser in Manchester Friday.

MANCHESTER, NH – A crowd of about 50 Republicans trickled into the Radisson Hotel Ballroom here Friday night to hear what Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal had to say about the future of the GOP. "We lost an election, it's time to get over it," he said. "The reality is I'm tired of the navel-gazing. I'm tired of all the public confessions. The reality is we already have one liberal party in America. We don't need two liberal parties." As the head of the Republican Governors Association, Jindal has been making regular appearances for various groups across the country. The governor has been kicked around as a possible presidential hopeful in 2016. Jindal's New Hampshire visit, the first this year for a potential 2016 candidate, was for a …

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JPF36

8:15 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Jay Carney is a frackin JOKE. If Barry Obama stopped short Jay's head would be buried. Brown nose Kiss AZZ   more ›

POLL: Can Anyone Beat Hillary?

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It's still very, very early, but to this point, it looks like Hillary Clinton is almost a lock for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. A Quinnipiac University poll released this week had her with 65 percent of her party's support, with Vice President Joe Biden a distant second at just 13 percent. Polls of New Hampshire voters by Public Policy Polling and the University of New Hampshire Survey Center have shown similar results. Clinton also fares well in potential match-ups with top Republican presidential contenders like Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie. She leads Paul 52 to 41 percent and Rubio 52 to 38 percent in New Hampshire, according to PPP. That begs the question: Is there anyone who stands a chance against Clinton…

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Gary Lambert to Speak at Amherst Republicans Meeting

The former State Senator may be considering a run for office next year.

A potential political contender in the next round of elections will be making an appearance in Amherst this weekend. Former state Sen. Gary Lambert will join the Amherst Republicans for their monthly meeting at Joey's Diner on Saturday, May 4, at 8 a.m. He will discuss the recently released RNC report on the Growth and Opportunity Project. Lambert, a 30-year Marine Corps veteran has hinted at a run for office in New Hampshire next year. He has not ruled out a congressional or gubernatorial run, and would be up against Republican William O'Brien if he challenges U.S. Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH).

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Does Poll Spell Trouble for Kuster, Shea-Porter?

Reps Kuster and Shea-Porter's favorability ratings still in the basement in latest UNH poll.

Net favorability ratings for U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Ann Kuster, Democrats from the 1st and 2nd Districts, respectively, are at –1 percent in the latest poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.  The findings are fueling a new wave of questioning whether the two are vulnerable in the mid-term elections – much to the delight of Republican State Committee Chairwoman Jennifer Horn. The WMUR Granite State Poll found much higher public opinion of U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat up for re-election in 2014, and U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican who is not up for re-election until 2016. The UNH release Wednesday was titled, "Shaheen and Ayotte Remain Popular." The Ayotte numbers are in some contrast to the recent …

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