New Hampshire: Ray Buckley

From the Op-Ed pages of boston.com, comes an essay by Renee Loth. She opens by asking "What's the matter with New Hampshire?"
First, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to raise the state's gasoline tax by 15 cents over three years. Then the House approved a bill allowing the use of medical marijuana, by a vote of 234-138. Next, it voted to repeal the state's capital punishment statute. The House wrapped up March with a vote to legalize same-sex marriage, and the Senate followed suit yesterday.

(Follow me below the fold for more. And another debunking of the MA liberal meme)
To bring readers down to Earth again, Loth quotes John H.

State Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley just issued a press release attacking Jeb Bradley, who has announced his intention to run for the state Senate seat formerly held by Joe Kenney. Among Buckley’s criticisms of Bradley: “He has voted for record deficits and drunken-sailor spending.”
I guess Ray hasn’t seen his own Democratic President’s proposed budget, [...]

The releases pasted below the fold came almost back-to-back in my in-box.  A better temperature reading of this moment couldn't be taken, I don't think.

The first one is from NHDP Chair Ray Buckley, and the second from Zandra Rice Hawkins at Granite State Progress.  
Ray's:

STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN BUCKLEY ON POSSIBLE GREGG NOMINATION

(CONCORD) Below is a statement from New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Raymond Buckley:

"President Obama was elected to lead and deliver results for the American people, and to go beyond partisan politics to find real solutions to our nation's economic problems. If he determines that Senator Gregg is essential to his effort to rebuild America's economy, then we should trust his judgment and support his decision.

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.