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New Hampshire: Hillary Clinton

March 11, 2009 - 09:19 pm
NEWS FEED: GraniteGrok

RINOS - those who seem to vote against Republican ideals...

...over and over again.  Big tent?  Not that big such that it includes many Lefty Dems.  And some of these seem to vote more like Dems rather than Rs.  At least, one can almost always seeming expect that in the "important" votes, one can almost see their names listed with the Dems before actually seeing the voting list.

Human Events lists a few national ones:

As part of HUMAN EVENTS ongoing campaign against Republicans in name only (RINOs) we have compiled a list of the Top 10 Most Liberal Republican Senators based on the American Conservative Union Ratings for 2008 (110th Congress, second session.

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Tue, 12/30/2008 - 17:00

Top ten NH political stories of 2008

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

In 2008, Granite Staters saw a presidential candidate cry on television, the defeat of an incumbent United States senator and Democrats become the majority party in a state that was once considered a bedrock of Republicanism.

All of these stories and more help make up PolitickerNH.com's top ten political stories of 2008.

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Wed, 12/17/2008 - 16:59

Hodes set to travel outside district

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Two days after he said he is "seriously considering" running for the U.S. Senate in 2010, U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) has announced that he will be visiting an endangered call center outside of his congressional district.

Hodes' congressional office announced on Wednesday that Hodes will visit the AT&T call center in Dover on Thursday. AT&T announced last week that it will close the call center because the State Department has not renewed a contract with AT&T and the company will now have to lay off the center's 300 employees.

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Mon, 12/01/2008 - 13:54

Updated: Sullivan, Hodes praise Clinton pick

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Kathy Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) are praising President-elect Barack Obama for naming U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-N.Y.) his nominee for secretary of state.

"It is a great appointment," Sullivan, Clinton's former New Hampshire co-chair, said Monday in an e-mail to PolitickerNH.com. "Hillary Clinton is smart, experienced and well liked and respected around the world.  It is a tough job, especially given the number of crises facing us today, but she certainly is up to the challenge."

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Tue, 10/28/2008 - 16:04

Clinton promotes Shaheen at Manchester rally

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

MANCHESTER--Former Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton told voters that ex-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) would bring "commonsense" experience to Washington.

Shaheen is running against current U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) in a rematch of their 2002 race.

"You need in Washington what you have in New Hampshire," Clinton said. "When Jeanne Shaheen was Governor she balanced the budget. She also kept the tax burden in New Hampshire the lowest in the nation."

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Tue, 10/28/2008 - 14:21

DeVries fires up Clinton crowd

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

MANCHESTER--Speaking at a campaign rally for Barack Obama, state Sen. Betsi DeVries (D-Manchester) told the crowd to look toward the next four years when voting next week.  

"The question in this election is not are you better off than we were four years ago, I think we all know the answer to that question, the question is will this country be better off four years from now," DeVries said a rally featuring Hillary Clinton.

DeVries also said that John McCain has been distorting Obama's tax plan.

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Tue, 10/28/2008 - 08:37

Sullivan: Clinton visit will 'bring this election home' for Democratic ticket

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

On the eve of Hillary Clinton's trip to New Hampshire, her former state chairwoman said Clinton will help convince undecided voters to vote for the Democratic ticket.

The U.S. Senator from New York is scheduled to hold rallies in Dover, Manchester and Pelham. This will be her first visit to the state since the unity rally with Barack Obama in June.

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Sat, 10/25/2008 - 12:55

Update: Clinton to stump for Shaheen in Dover

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will campaign for former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) on Tuesday in Dover.

Clinton is scheduled to participate in a "Rally for a New Direction" with Shaheen at Dover's McConnell Center.

This will be Clinton's first visit to New Hampshire since holding a unity rally with Barack Obama in June.

Update: Clinton is also scheduled to attend a rally in Manchester at Southern New Hampshire University. She will also attend a rally at Pelham High School.

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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 13:01

Clinton to return to Granite State

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

HENNIKER--U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) is scheduled to campaign in New Hampshire next week on behalf of the Democratic presidential ticket.

Clinton made the announcement on a conference call with Barack Obama volunteers who were calling voters in New Hampshire.

This will be Clinton's first trip back to the state since she held a unity event with Barack Obama in Unity in June.

Details of her trip were not announced.

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 15:13

UPDATE: Another Dem. state rep. endorses McCain

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

A third Democratic state representative who supported Hillary Clinton during the primary has endorsed Republican John McCain's presidential campaign.

Today the McCain campaign announced that state Rep. Brenda Ferland (D-Charlestown) has decided to endorse McCain because of his bi-partisan appeal.

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