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Republican Mark Sanford Wants to Be President – Thinks Now Is the Time to Run
Mark Sanford is challenging Trump for the Republican nomination. But he has his work cut out for him. His own party isn’t holding a Republican primary in his home state of South Carolina. The South Carolina Republican Party executive committee … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, GraniteGrok, Primary
Tagged Donald Trump, Elections, Mark Sanford, Primary, Republican, South Carolina
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Get ready for 2020 first-in-nation primary campaign to begin
HERE THEY COME. It’s like clockwork. Every midterm election year, the New Hampshire first-in-the-nation primary campaign gets underway – informally if not officially – and 2018 will be no exception, as candidates stop by to help New Hampshire candidates while also … Continue reading
California Moves Up Presidential Primary, Political Implications Abound
California announced this week it will hold its 2020 presidential primary on March 3, moving up three months in a decision with the potential for an intriguing political impact. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Prime Time Primary Act into law on … Continue reading
Free State Project Impact Felt in Manchester Municipal Elections
A split has recently emerged in local Republican circles on how to address the Free State Project (FSP) in the lead-up to Manchester’s municipal elections this fall. On Sept. 13, Granite State Progress (GSP), a progressive political advocacy group, released a … Continue reading
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Tagged Election, Free State Project, Manchester, Primary
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Someone Finally Found A Reason To Drop New Hampshire’s First Primary Status
What would it take for either party to finally step up and challenge New Hampshire’s first in the nation primary status? We’ve finally found out. Turns out that all they needed to do was pass a voter ID law and … Continue reading
NH Poll: Kasich leads Trump among likely GOP primary voters? I don’t Think So…
So there’s a poll out putting John “everyman™” Kasich ahead of President Trump among “likely” Republican primary voters which translates to, likely to not be on Vacation in the first week of August, willing to pick up the phone for a number … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, John Kasich, New Hampshire, Primary, Republican
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RCP: In Defense of New Hampshire’s First in the Nation Primary
Sure, it’s an institution with plenty of flaws, but to paraphrase Winston Churchill’s assessment of democracy, the New Hampshire primary is the worst way to begin the process of picking presidents … except for all of the other ways. | … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Donald Trump, FITN, New Hampshire, Primary
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Documentary on the N.H. primary says a lot – about all of us
While watching a sneak preview of Democracy Through the Looking Glass – a dismal report card on the media’s primary coverage last year – I realized that we all need to share in the blame.We, the media, sometimes missed the … Continue reading
Shea-Porter To Face Democrat Primary
The Concord Monitor is reporting that Portsmouth businesswoman Joanne Dowdell intends to challenge former Congresspersonista Carol SEIU-Porter for a shot at Frank Guinta in 2012 Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Primary, Progressives
Tagged Carol, Carol Shea-Porter, Joanne Dowdell, New Hampshire, politics, Primary, Progressives
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The New Media Militia 