New Hampshire: Peter Spaulding

MINNEAPOLIS-- U.S. Sen. John McCain's New Hampshire campaign co-chairman said the theory that the GOP presidential nominee will help Republicans down-ballot in New Hampshire is "overrated."

"I think it's overrated but it's important to have McCain on the ticket," Peter Spaulding told PolitickerNH.com when asked whether McCain's presence on the ballot will help Republicans in the Granite State. "The farther you go down the ballot the less effect it has."

U.S. Sen. John McCain's New Hampshire campaign co-chair says that Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) will appeal to women voters.

"Obviously she's a young Republican office holder as governor, and I think she'll appeal to women voters in the state," Peter Spaulding told PolitickerNH.com when asked what advantages Palin will bring to the Republican presidential ticket.

Spaulding also said that the initial response to the pick has been positive.

Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will be returning to the Granite State in late July.

McCain's New Hampshire co-chair, Peter Spaulding announced at the opening of the Republican Victory headquarters that McCain will be in the state on July 22. However, the details of the trip have not yet been figured out.

McCain was last in New Hampshire on June 12.

John McCain's presidential campaign might look like it is focused on raising money and attention from the national media, but that doesn't mean that there has been a lack of focus on New Hampshire as a swing state.

This week McCain's New Hampshire co-chairs Nancy Merrill and Peter Spaulding sent out an e-mail asking his supporters in the primary to meet at his old campaign headquarters in Manchester for an organizing session.