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U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) and former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift (R-North Adams) helped open the Victory '08 Manchester headquarters.

Victory '08 is the Republican National Committee program that is tasked with coordinating Republican get-out-the-vote efforts.

Sununu used the occasion to draw contrasts between U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).

"John McCain has the resume, reputation and success on national security that I don't think anyone in the U.S. Senate can match."

The junior Senator also said he has more experience than Obama.

"I'm the youngest member of the U.S. Senate but I still have more experience than Barack Obama," Sununu said. "What's powerful about a line like that is that it's absolutely true."

Swift also criticzed McCain's rival.

"Barack Obama has a record far to the left of most Americans, never mind most New Englanders," she told the crowd of 150 people.

Before speaking, Swift said she made 24 phone calls on behalf of the McCain campaign.

Sununu was greeted by a two anti-war prot[img_assist|nid=2259|title=The "Sununu gas station pump"|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=250|height=188]estors and a Democratic staffer dressed as a "Sununu station gas pump."

"The Sununu station gas pump is to let New Hampshire voters know that John Sununu is standing up for the oil companies," said Alex Reese, spokesman for the New Hampshire Democratic Party coordinated campaign. "Middle-class families are really hurting and instead of standing-up for them he's standing with oil and gas companies."