New Hampshire News by Jennifer Depaul

Red balloons were in place, large campaign signs were hung, the stage was set, but by 10:30 p.m. Jennifer Horn was nowhere to be found at the campaign victory headquarters in a conference room at the Courtyard Marriott Tuesday evening.

Horn (R-Nashua), running in the Republican primary in the 2nd Congressional District, was watching the results at her home in Nashua, according to campaign officials, while a crowd of about 40 supporters anxiously watched the results from a large projector screen.

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Four Republican candidates in the 2nd Congressional District squared off Thursday night in the final debate before the primary agreeing on issues ranging from the war in Iraq to the mortgage crisis.

The debate began with behind-the-scenes candidate profiles of Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua), Bob Clegg (R-Hudson), Grant Bosse (R-Hillsborough), and Jim Steiner (R-Concord).

SALEM — In one of their last debates before their primary just 11 days away, the four Republican 2nd Congressional District candidates discussed Iraq, the economy, and health care along with the themes of who was the best person to take on the Democrat they all hope to defeat, Paul Hodes.

While they will debate one more time next week, this debate carried major significance since it occurred in Salem, one of the most heavily Republican towns in the state.