Republicans
Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Fri, 2010-07-30 05:53.
If you happen to have a contested Republican House Primary in your district (or maybe you don't know if you do), there's a place on-line to get a quick view of who is running. Over at a web site called New Hampshire Election Information, no affiliation with the state sites, they have a list of the contested GOP primaries and who is vying for your electoral love.
The list tells you who is new and who is not, and what the HRA ratings are for those with records. You will also see whether a canddiate has been endorsed by the RLCNH.
Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Mon, 2010-07-26 07:11.
 For the record, there is a PDF available of Sean Mahoney's individual donors at the FEC but it is not as easy to access nor review on line as any of the other FEC data for New Hampshire candidates. Perhaps I should be clearer. Out of the 19 candidates reporting receipts to the FEC in all the federal level races for New Hampshire only Wesley Michael Sonner Jr, Timothy Vanblommesteyn (Both in CD
Submitted by NH Capitol Access on Mon, 2010-07-26 05:51.
Episode 123: Jim Adams for Executive Council
Denis and Lydia chat with Jim Adams, candidate for Executive Council, district 2 -- the only district with a Primary. Discussion centers on Mr. Adams' extensive and fascinating experiences as Chief of Staff for three Postmaster Generals of the United States. In addition, Mr. Adams suggests methods to cut NH State bureaucracy and to bring the State budget under control.
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Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Fri, 2010-07-23 12:07.
 A "little bird" suggested to me recently that in New Hampshire congressional district one, there were two candidates driving hard for the attention of the grass roots, Frank Guinta and Sean Mahoney. The comment caught my attention because it was just a tiny bit derisive, as if neither of them even deserved that kind of support. He was obviously backing someone else so I left it alone, but I did find it interesting that he thought Mr. Mahoney was courting the grass roots. Mr.
Submitted by NH Capitol Access on Sat, 2010-07-17 06:30.
Episode 122: Dennis Lamare for US Senate
Denis and Lydia have a spirited discussion with Dennis Lamare, candidate for US Senate. Topics include the national debt, wars in Afghanistan & Iran, border control, and more.
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Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Wed, 2010-07-07 07:19.
They are making hay and BS sandwiches over at Boo-Hoo Hampshire, this time about the latest unemployment benefits stalemate. Dean was just waxing on CBS news coverage and decided to lament 30 years of GOP policy crushing the little guy, and how even now they are somehow still pulling the levers to crush them even more. No I’m serious.
But the best part is the “Boo-Hoo” hook.
Submitted by NH Capitol Access on Mon, 2010-06-28 12:01.
Episode 119: John Stephen for Governor
Denis interviews John Stephen, Republican candidate for Governor. We focus primarily on the state budget, and touch on policy issues such as same-sex marriage, marijuana, state sovereignty, and "Obamacare"
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Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Wed, 2010-06-23 19:52.
Republicans need to take the advice of democrats, and “Bork” Elena Kagen. That’s what they would do. They’d ignore anything even remotely moderate, turn a giant lens on everything else, and burn a hole in her soul. They would fashion a narrative, go on television, phone, write, blog, call, march, and shout until veins popped out of their tiny little heads.
Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Fri, 2010-06-18 09:23.
In this mornings Union Leader Fergus Cullen gives us something of a New Hampshire spin on the idea behind the Overton Window. No, not the book by Glen Beck but the political theory on which it was based. Joe Overton, Cullen tells us,
"..noticed that within the spectrum of policy alternatives ranging from libertarian and most freedom to statist and least freedom, there is a narrower range of politically possible ideas. He defined these as accepted widely enough that a politician can support the policy and still get reelected.
Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Sun, 2010-06-13 09:58.
On June 13th, in Seacoast Online, Bonnie Newman wrote a glowing review of Governor Lynch. She seems to be staking her claim as the lead ship in the republicans for Lynch flotilla but in doing so has—at least in theory—resigned her membership with the Republican Party in New Hampshire. Here’s a short list of what Bonnie Newman supports in her support of Lynch, none of which she takes the time to remind us of in her puff piece.
Bonnie Newman supports successive revenue projections from the democrat mob in the legislature that were overestimated intentionally to justify spending the state clearly could not afford.
Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Wed, 2010-06-02 04:26.
There is speculation that part of the problem with some incumbants and candidates who are seeking higher office (like an Arlen Specter or Charlie Crist) is that they want it too much. They want the office more than anything. In Specter's case he switched parties to keep his senate seat. Crist crooned about his devotion to the GOP until the people who make up the GOP made it clear they were not going to choose him, and he declared himself an independent. His reward will probably be a third place finish. Specter has been handed his walking papers. They both wanted it too much.
Submitted by Steve Mac Donald on Fri, 2010-05-14 09:49.
Republican Tim Burns--who is running to fill Jack Murtha's vacated seat in PA-12--has done a good job of making the campaign interesting, and contrasting the problem of democrat party rule.
Here's his latest ad, "Simply Put" which points out what we've been telling people around here for a while. Keep electing rubber stamp democrats to congress and you don't get your elected officials democrat vision, (as bad as that might be) you get the radical agenda of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Waxman, Frank, Dodd and the entire rouges gallery of leftist fruit loops in both houses of congress. And the only cure for that is fewer democrats in Washington DC.
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