Jindal Makes First NH Speech this Year Amid 2016 Rumors

The Republican governor of Louisiana appeared at a PAC fundraiser in Manchester Friday.

MANCHESTER, NH – A crowd of about 50 Republicans trickled into the Radisson Hotel Ballroom here Friday night to hear what Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal had to say about the future of the GOP. "We lost an election, it's time to get over it," he said. "The reality is I'm tired of the navel-gazing. I'm tired of all the public confessions. The reality is we already have one liberal party in America. We don't need two liberal parties." As the head of the Republican Governors Association, Jindal has been making regular appearances for various groups across the country. The governor has been kicked around as a possible presidential hopeful in 2016. Jindal's New Hampshire visit, the first this year for a potential 2016 candidate, was for a …

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JPF36

8:15 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Jay Carney is a frackin JOKE. If Barry Obama stopped short Jay's head would be buried. Brown nose Kiss AZZ   more ›

POLL: Can Anyone Beat Hillary?

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It's still very, very early, but to this point, it looks like Hillary Clinton is almost a lock for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. A Quinnipiac University poll released this week had her with 65 percent of her party's support, with Vice President Joe Biden a distant second at just 13 percent. Polls of New Hampshire voters by Public Policy Polling and the University of New Hampshire Survey Center have shown similar results. Clinton also fares well in potential match-ups with top Republican presidential contenders like Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie. She leads Paul 52 to 41 percent and Rubio 52 to 38 percent in New Hampshire, according to PPP. That begs the question: Is there anyone who stands a chance against Clinton…

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Who in NH Has Donated to Scott Brown?

A long list of CEOs, entrepreneurs and Republicans have donated in the past.

If Scott Brown ever does decide to run for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, he'll likely have some donors already lined up. In his recent failed re-election bid, former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) collected hundreds of checks from New Hampshire residents–totaling at least $286,076, according to FEC records from 2011 to 2012. It's a slice of the itemized contributions of $18,623,227, but notable given the long line of federal candidates already asking Granite Staters to get out their checkbooks, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney among them. A quick review of the FEC reports–after Brown told reporters he would not rule out anything from his political future, such as a campaign in New Hampshire–shows the man with a second home in Rye…

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Seamus Carty

10:41 am on Saturday, April 13, 2013

"(who aren't hiding behind screen names)" When she posted on the Nashua Telegraph site before Patch launched, Janice Schmidt (state rep; D-Nashua) went by the name "tesha". I guess she decided to stop hiding when she decided to run for office.... As for "Atlant", he only used his first name until recently and expected that those reading Patch would google his name and realized that "Atlant" was a…   more ›

POLL: Should Scott Brown Run for Senate in NH?

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Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) dropped a bombshell on Thursday night when he told reporters following a speech in Nashua that he wouldn't rule out a run for Senate in New Hampshire. "I'm not going to rule out anything right now," he said. Brown, who represented Massachusetts in the Senate from 2009 to 2012, owns a vacation home in Rye, N.H., so it's not that far fetched. His announcement drew an immediate response from Democrats, who flooded the Twitterverse with comments and jokes about the former Massachusetts Senator's prospects should he choose to take on incumbent Jeanne Shaheen in 2014. What do you think? Should Scott Brown run for Senate in New Hampshire in 2014? Or should he stay in Massachusetts? Vote in our poll below, and …

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Seamus Carty

7:54 am on Thursday, April 11, 2013

Income does not mean assets. A $700,000 deal is less than $400,000 after taxes... Nothing in the Boston Globe article states that Brown is a millionaire. Provide some evidence...   more ›

Republicans Targeting NH in 2014

Democratic U.S. Reps. Annie Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter are both seen as potentially vulnerable.

The emails come almost daily, blasting Democratic Congresswomen Annie Kuster and Carol-Shea Porter and attempting to tie them to everything from sequestration to our nation's economic woes. “Annie Kuster Votes Against Only Plan to Balance Budget,” reads one. “BAD VOTE ALERT: Kuster and Shea-Porter put Washington bureaucracy before American workers,” reads another. No sooner had the dust settled on the 2012 election than the National Republican Congressional Committee started targeting Kuster and Shea-Porter. The 2014 mid-term elections are still a year and a half away, but already, national and local political organizations are beginning to ramp up their operations. “It never really ends anymore,” veteran political scientist Dean Spiliotes…

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JPF36

7:51 am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Atlant, WHEN WILL YOU PAY YOUR FAIR SHARE FOR THE GAS TAX. THE EXISTING 18 CENTS AND THE PROPOSED 12 CENT INCREASE????? You are a HYPROCRITE   more ›

AG Investigating Thousands of Voter Affidavits

The review is underway in connection with the 2012 Voter ID law. Officials say it's too early to say if there was any voter fraud, or other problems with the law.

NH Dems Want Files From Chris Sununu, AG

Sununu recently said he's considering a run for governor.

Days after Newfields resident Chris Sununu said he's considering a run for governor, the New Hampshire Democratic Party said it's filing a Right-to-Know request for documents related to a recent investigation of him. Sununu, a Republican, is in the midst of his second term as an Executive Councilor. Attorney General Michael Delaney conducted an investigation into a character letter Sununu wrote to a judge supporting former Salem politician Patrick McDougall, who was recently convicted of an obstruction of government administration charge. Sununu's letter was called into question because of his political status. Sununu said he wrote it as an ordinary citizen and didn't try to leverage his position as an Executive Councilor. Delaney's …

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Selectmen to Honor High School Teams Tonight

Selectmen will also choose a new chairman.

The Exeter Board of Selectmen on Monday night will honor the Exeter High School swimming and skiing teams, which recently won championships. Selectmen will honor the teams during their meeting tonight, which will be held at 7 p.m. at the Town Offices. The meeting will be televised on Comcast channel 22 and live-streamed on TownHallStreams.com. The agenda can be found above. Selectmen tonight will also elect a new chairman after this month's election, which saw Don Clement and Julie Gilman re-elected. Matt Quandt is the current chairman. EXETER PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates

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Chris Sununu Says He Might Run for Governor

The Newfields resident is considering a run in 2014.