New Hampshire: Jennifer Horn

April 30, 2009 - 08:08 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

#tcot Jennifer Horn: Top Conservative Twitterer

So for the longest time I couldn't figure out why Jennifer Horn's tweets came with #tcot attached to them.

Turns out it means "Top Conservatives on Twitter."

Except for one thing: it's not so much anymore.

March 25, 2009 - 11:00 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

NH-02: This 'Aint Your Daddy's NHGOP

It must be really odd to be Charlie Bass these days.  He (wisely, imho) sits out a cycle, only to return and discover his party has marched hard to the right, and increasingly out of reach from a district such as the one he used to serve.

I mean, can you imagine the BassMaster in a NH-02 primary debate with Jennifer Horn, who twitter-cheers governors that keep help out of the hands of the unemployed during a severe economic crisis?

Or Milford's Len Mannino, who has announced an interest in the race?  On his blog he talks about how we Democrats "screw" hard working Americans.

March 8, 2009 - 07:52 pm

Horn: ‘absolutely, very seriously considering a run’

Former congressional candidate Jennifer Horn (R-NH) is “absolutely, very seriously considering” running for political office in 2010, The Keene Sentinel is reporting.

Horn, who ran unsuccessful for congress in 2008, said that she is leaning towards running for the Second Congressional District seat but has not ruled out running for another office.

“But that doesn’t mean, as a lot of people have tried to suggest, that I’m going to run against Paul Hodes for Senate,” The Sentinel reports. “I’m more strongly considering a run for the House, but I have not decided against anything. It is highly likely I’ll run, but it is notdefinite.”

Horn was defeated by U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH), who has decided to run for the United States Senate in 2010.

Horn also said that will be hosting a radio show on WSMN starting April 6.

March 8, 2009 - 07:18 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Libs in the GOP a Square Peg in Round Hole?

One of the least reported stories, imo, in recent New Hampshire politics is an increasing effort among libertarians to feel at home in the NHGOP, both those upper case Libs who are gaining greater access to power under cover of one of the two dominant parties, and lower case libs already in the GOP who feel bereft at where the party has gone.

I've been contemplating a series of posts about this, but let's start with one that jumped in front my Google Alerts this morning - one gay libertarian Republican's view of Jennifer Horn's visit to the Cheshire GOP, since it illustrates beautifully the crux of the dilemma:

At the gathering, numerous snide remarks were made about the 'liberal media,' lawyers, teachers, and liberals in general.

March 4, 2009 - 07:50 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Things I Learned

Things I learned from the write-up on Jennifer Horn and her talk to Franklin Republicans.

* According to the Mayor of Franklin, if you love your country, your family, and God, then obviously you couldn't be anything else than a Republican. Which, logic would dictate, means that we all here hate our country, our families, and God.  Nice.

* According to Jennifer Horn, the Republican party was the driving force behind civil rights.

* If the NHGOP get on Twitter, they will win more elections.

* Jennifer Horn joins Judd Gregg in defying GOP Maximum Leader Limbaugh's call for Obama to fail.

February 23, 2009 - 08:46 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Sununu Dynasty Holding NHGOP Hostage, Part III

The Big D scoops everyone else for the latest on the candidate roundup:
Jennifer Horn, a Republican and former radio talk-show host who challenged Hodes in 2008, has said she is strongly considering a bid for the Senate in 2010. Grant Bosse, whom Horn defeated to secure the Republican nomination last year, is also reported to be considering a bid.

Bass, Horn and Bosse are also reportedly considering campaigns for Hodes's House seat.

"You're in a spot right now where a lot of people are thinking of running, but no one is sure what they're running for yet," Ryan Williams, the communication director for the New Hampshire Republican Party, said.

February 11, 2009 - 03:11 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Why Is John H. Sununu Insulting Republicans?

So, the NHGOP elects a new chairman, and in one of his first interviews with the press, he insults the Republicans who just put themselves forward to run for office. Yup, this is what John H. said to the Keene Sentinel in an interview published today:
"We have not been able to field the best candidates in a number of races - House races, state Senate races and across the board."

Okay, I will agree that their recent gubernatorial candidates have been fairly bad - but he is not referring specifically to them. He is referring to their House and State Senate candidates.

Tue, 12/30/2008 - 17:00

Top ten NH political stories of 2008

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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Tue, 12/30/2008 - 10:53

2009 rising Republican stars

Although 2008 saw the fall of several Republican heavyweights, it also gave birth to a group of Republicans who will shape the party, and New Hampshire, in 2009.

Below you will find a list of the top ten Republicans to watch for in the upcoming year.

10) Erin Hass: A former State Senate staffer, Hass has developed an impressive Rolodex and will be doing policy work for the Dennehy Group during the upcoming legislative session.

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 15:39

Hodes trumped Horn in fund-raising

After winning a contentious Republican primary, Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) was never able to catch up to U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) in fund-raising.

Federal Election Commission finance reports show that Hodes raised $2 million and spent $1.7 million to get re-elected to the 2nd Congressional District seat. In the final three weeks of the campaign, Hodes raised $131,964 and spent $340,773, and his campaign committee ended up with $98,133 in the bank.

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