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New Hampshire: Steve Marchand

February 11, 2009 - 06:01 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Way Too Late

By Dean Barker

Justice Nadeau on his possible run for Gregg's old seat:
Nadeau, 70, said he wants to stay low key and will not make a decision at least until the fall.

"It would be a big change," Nadeau said. "I think there are a lot of things to consider."

[Nephew and CD1 House candidate in '04] Justin said that he and a lot of others are urging his uncle to run for the Senate seat. "If he does, I'll be behind him 100 percent."

Steve Marchand, Katrina Swett, and Jay Buckey got into the pool for Sununu's seat long before that last cycle.  And Gary Hirshberg, tested the waters that early too, for that matter.

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January 31, 2009 - 05:17 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

A Taxonomy of Senate Appointments

By elwood

Let's move up 20,000 feet from the individual names. What are the different types of appointment that Governor Lynch could make? I come up with five categories:

  1. A frontrunning Democrat who will run in 2010. In the current environment his translates to Paul Hodes or Carol Shea Porter.
  2. A dark horse Democrat who will run in 2010. The lightest of the dark horses are the 2006 Senate candidates who stepped aside: Jay Buckey, Steve Marchand, and Katrina Swett. But there are darker horses in the stable: Senator Molly Kelly or John Hutson, for example.
  3. A Democrat who will not run in 2010. This is sometimes dismissively called a "seatwarmer" or "placeholder.

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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, 12/04/2008 - 10:58

Marchand praises Richardson pick

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

A former supporter for Gov. Bill Richardson's (D-N.M.) presidential campaign said he is "excited" that President-elect Obama has selected Richardson to be the next secretary of commerce.

Steve Marchand, a former mayor of Portsmouth, served as senior advisor to the Richardson campaign during the New Hampshire primary.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 14:12

Pols look towards 2010

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Observers from both parties are looking towards the next election as politicians examine yesterday's election results.

In New Hampshire, the Democrats were able to maintain control of the State House and Executive Council, while they swept the table in the congressional races.

Rich Killion, a Republican consultant, and Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth, both said that the 2010 election provides opportunities for both political parties.

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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 14:23

Marchand says Sununu has ‘two-tier’ approach for final weeks

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

HENNIKER--Former United States Senate candidate Steve Marchand said that U.S. Sen. John Sununu's cash advantage over former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen could help Sununu in the final two weeks of the campaign.

Marchand, a former mayor of Portsmouth, said Sununu will be able to buy more ad time in the Boston media market than Shaheen.

"Sununu has more money and this will make a difference because he can buy Boston television," Marchand said. "This is where Sununu can be most powerful."

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Wed, 10/15/2008 - 23:27

Analysts call ‘Joe the plumber’ victor of debate

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

DURHAM--Political analysts gathered at a debate forum proclaimed "Joe the plumber" the star of the last presidential debate.

The analysts also said that McCain had his best debate performance in the first half of the debate.

"The winner tonight is clearly Joe the plumber," Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth, told the crowd.

Rich Killion, a Republican consultant, said that McCain used the "Joe the plumber" line because the Arizona Senator wanted to appeal to middle-class voters.

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Wed, 10/15/2008 - 20:13

Analysts offer pre-debate thoughts

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

DURHAM--Before the last presidential debate New Hampshire political analysts discussed the previous two debates and their expectations for the debate.

Andy Smith, Director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, might have summed-up the evening best when argued that "everything political scientists shows is that debates make little to no difference."

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Sat, 09/20/2008 - 14:03

Young Dems roast Marchand

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

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MANCHESTER-- The New Hampshire Young Democrats (NHYDs) took a different approach than your stereotypical political fundraiser.

Instead of listening to politicians and eating chicken, the Young Democrats held a concert at a local bar and roasted a former mayor of Portsmouth.

The NHYD's heard from four congressmen and allowed friends of Steve Marchand to poke fun at the former U.S. Senate candidate.

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Wed, 09/17/2008 - 14:02

NHYD’s to hold annual concert

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The New Hampshire Young Democrats will be holding their annual John & Robert F. Kennedy Awards Concert on September 19.

Attending the event will be U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) and U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.).

Also at the event former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand will be roasted by several of his friends.

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