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New Hampshire: New Hampshire Democrats

Tue, 12/30/2008 - 11:33

2009 rising Democratic stars

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

In 2008, the Democrats retained control of the state legislature and swept all the federal races in the state. During the next year, these 10 Democrats are likely to dominate the political stage.

10) State Rep. Scott Merrick: This three-term state rep. from Lancaster is quickly gaining the reputation of being a hard worker. He served last legislative session as an assistant floor leader, all while still in college at Tufts.

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Thu, 12/18/2008 - 11:47

Tilton: Belknap not yet blue

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The chairman of the Belknap County Republicans said that the county has begun to become more Democratic, but argued that Republicans can still be competitive in the county.

"You can't argue against the numbers, but I'm not ready to say it's shifted blue. I think our message needs to be articulated better," Frank Tilton told PolitickerNH.com last week in an interview.

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Mon, 12/15/2008 - 13:05

NH electors meet to cast votes for Obama

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

CONCORD--New Hampshire's four electors met Monday to officially cast votes for President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 12:30

Updated: Welcome to ‘Blue Hampshire,’ Dems claim

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The New Hampshire Democratic Party said that unofficial voter registration numbers show that they now have more registered voters than the Republicans.

According to the New Hampshire Democrats, there are now 2,908 more registered Democrats than Republicans. Registration numbers from the election show that there are 280,968 Democratic voters in New Hampshire compared to 278,060 registered Republicans. However, undeclared voters still outnumber both parties with 393,899 voters. The Secretary of State office is set to make the numbers official later today.

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Mon, 12/08/2008 - 10:52

Hodes, Shea-Porter say Dems still have work to do

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

GOFFSTOWN--Fresh off their re-election campaigns U.S. Reps. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) and Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) told state Democrats that they will need to spend the next two years reaching out to voters and expanding the party if they want to keep Democratic control of New Hampshire's House seats.

"I can't sit back and the people of this district can't sit back," Shea-Porter said at the Democratic state committee meeting this past weekend. "This seat is going to be one of the Republicans top targets."

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Mon, 12/08/2008 - 10:49

Buckley: Cullen got ‘bum rap,’ had a 'terrible ticket with a lousy message'

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Though they often sparred in the media, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley said that outgoing New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen "got a bum rap" for the losses that his party suffered in November.

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Fri, 12/05/2008 - 12:16

NH Dems hire more staff

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

In addition to a new executive director, the New Hampshire Democratic Party has hired a field director and an office manager.

A party newsletter says that Ryan Mahoney will be the party's field director and Alexis Chininis will be the office manager.

Mahoney was the deputy director of the House Democratic Caucus during the 2008 general election and Chininis was the executive director of the Manchester city Democrats. Chininis is also a state representative from Manchester.

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Mon, 12/01/2008 - 12:49

Bruno offers advice for N.H. Dems hoping for job in Obama administration

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

A prominent New Hampshire Democratic activist who became an ambassador said that local politicos who are looking for a cushy ambassadorship or a job in the Obama administration should find something "within their area of expertise."

George Bruno, former chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and U.S. ambassador to Belize, said that his transition from party activist to ambassador went smoothly.

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Mon, 12/01/2008 - 10:59

Next head of DHS spoke to N.H. Dems during national convention

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to be the next secretary of homeland security.

Napolitano spoke at a breakfast for the New Hampshire delegation during the Democratic National Convention. A link to that story is below.

Napolitano tells N.H. delegation: West turning blue

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Fri, 11/21/2008 - 16:13

Buckley taps deputy for party’s ED post

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley has selected Mike Burnelle, the party's political director, to become their next executive director.

Brunelle will fill the post which is being vacated by David Scannell.

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