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New Hampshire: Wmur

Thu, 10/30/2008 - 19:36

Sununu, Shaheen spar in last debate

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The last debate between U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) and former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) might be best remembered for how uneventful it was.

Shaheen attempted to tie Sununu to President Bush, while Sununu tried to separate himself from the Republican leadership.

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 17:18

UNH/WMUR tracking poll results

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Below are the latest results from UNH/WMUR tracking poll, which shows narrowing races in the U.S. Senate race and the 1st Congressional District race.

 

President:

Barack Obama: 58%

John McCain: 34%

 

U.S. Senate:

Jeanne Shaheen: 48%

John Sununu: 40%

 

NH-1:

Carol Shea-Porter: 44%

Jeb Bradley: 42%

 

NH-2:

Paul Hodes: 55%

Jennifer Horn: 27%

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Tue, 10/28/2008 - 17:42

Tracking poll shows Dems extend lead

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The UNH/WMUR tracking poll has U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) and U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) expanding their leads over their Republican opponents.

Hodes is leading Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) 51 percent to 21 percent with 27 percent undecided. Yesterday's poll had Hodes at 48 percent and Horn at 26 percent.

In the 1st Congressional Distirct, Shea-Porter is at 50 percent compared to former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), who is at 37 percent in the poll. Yesterday Shea-Porter was leading with 48 percent to Bradley's 40 percent.

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 17:11

WMUR poll shows Dems leading

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

A newly released WMUR/UNH poll has the Democratic candidate leading their Republican rivals in all major races in the Granite State.

In the presidential contest, Barack Obama is leading John McCain 55 percent to 39 percent, while in the U.S. Senate race, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) is beating U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) 49 percent to 38 percent.

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Sun, 10/26/2008 - 11:15

Horn decreases ad buy

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) has decreased her ad time on WMUR television, The Nashua Telegraph reported.

Kevin Landrigan reports that Horn has decreased her original buy of $63,700 to now $15,200.

David Chesley, Horn's campaign manager, said the campaign is shifting their focus to identifying voters and also said that the level of negative campaign ads also played a part in the campaign's decision.

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Fri, 10/17/2008 - 21:54

Obama campaign fires back on Pledge of Allegiance charge

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Barack Obama's campaign is disputing reports that the Pledge of Allegiance was not recited at Obama's most recent event in New Hampshire.

The Drudge Report is reporting that before Obama spoke in Londonderry, this past Thursday, the campaign scrapped the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Obama campaign has responded that the National Anthem was not sung but that the Pledge of Allegiance was delivered by a local veteran.

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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 18:42

UNH: Bush at 27 approval in state

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

A University of New Hampshire poll puts President George W. Bush's approval rating at 27 percent among adults.

The WMUR Granite State Poll, sponsored by WMUR-TV and conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, also shows that 70 percent of adults disapprove of Bush's handling of the economy and 61 percent disapprove of his handling of foreign policy.

The poll also concluded that "Only 54% of Republicans now approve of Bush's performance as President while 92% of Democrats and 75% of political Independents disapprove."

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Thu, 09/25/2008 - 17:47

UNH poll: Lynch cruising to re-election

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Gov. John Lynch (D-Hopkinton) appears to be on his way to an easy third term.

According to a new poll, Lynch is beating his opponent, state Sen. Joe Kenney (R-Wakefield) 66 percent to 17 percent with 15 percent undecided.

The WMUR Granite State Poll also found that 65 percent of Republicans approve of the job Lynch has done as governor.

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Wed, 09/24/2008 - 18:54

UNH: Bradley, Hodes ahead in races

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

A University of New Hampshire poll puts former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) and U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) ahead in their respective races.

In the 1st Congressional District Bradley is beating incumbent U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) 45 percent to 42 percent with 12 percent undecided. In the 2nd Congressional District Hodes is leading Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) 38 percent to 26 percent with 33 undecided.

The poll WMUR Granite State Poll, sponsored by WMUR-TV and conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.

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Mon, 09/22/2008 - 18:14

UNH poll: McCain leads Obama by 2

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

A new poll shows John McCain leading Barack Obama by two percentage points in the Granite State, well within the poll's margin-of-error.

In the WMUR Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire and sponsored by WMUR, 47 percent of likely voters say they will vote for McCain, 45 percent say Obama and 7 percent are undecided. However when respondents were asked, "Thinking about the presidential election in November, would you vote for Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin...Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden ... someone else ...

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