I Just Couldn’t Be More Over New Hampshire’s 2010 Primary (even though the next two weeks should be the most interesting)

I’m just grumpy. It’s a late summer Monday, it’s hot and it feels as though this primary, which has been mostly fought over 20th century ideas, has been going on FOREVER. Yucka. Take it away, boys!

Question Of The Day

Which primary campaign’s morning staff meeting sounded a whole lot like this? Follow-up question for double points: Why?

It Turns Out That It’s Not Just Sean Mahoney That Mayor Ted Gatsas Is Excited About

A Snapshot Of Where Most High Profile New Hampshire Primaries Are Right Now

But “Going Nuclear” isn’t what usually carries the day here in NH. What usually carries primary day here in New Hampshire are the “3 Ms”: Message. Momentum. Money. So, if you want to know what campaigns are really up with only a few weeks to go, make sure you’re asking the right questions. And not [...]

A Very Smart Response

Mud slinging? Not New Hampshire’s Girl: My good friend James Pindell asks if the primary will be “all about Kelly?” Team Ayotte certainly hopes so.

One Big Reason Why Team Ayotte Is Feeling Cautiously Optimistic About September

Because Team Ayotte is now in the process of activating arguably the best grassroots operation of any campaign running in 2010 in New Hampshire. A grassroots operation that has taken them almost two years of hard, methodical work to build. A small example of their grassroots savvy from their press release today: Snowmobilers for Kelly [...]

Democrat Ann McLane Kuster’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan… Now Why Couldn’t A New Hampshire Republican Have Come Up With This?

Team Kuster’s Clean Energy press release (keywords “Jobs” “Deficits” “Tax Credits”): Kuster: Clean Energy Jobs Plan Would Grow 5,000 – 7,000 NH Jobs Without Adding to Deficit CONCORD, NH –Ann McLane Kuster unveiled her clean energy jobs plan today with a goal of growing 5,000 to 7,000 clean energy sector jobs in New Hampshire, without [...]

“Extraordinary Momentum”?!?? Um, I Don’t Know Many People Who Believe That!

But hey, it’s Mr. Hodes’ YouTube Channel, he can claim whatever he wants:

A Wild Sunday Morning Guess About The DCCC & Carol Shea-Porter

Union Leader headline: Politico.com: Dems Snub Shea-Porter In TV buy “Snub” Perhaps. Or perhaps Congresswoman Shea-Porter is no where near as close to toast as some NH Chatterers would have you believe (as I’ve been writing since last October). And perhaps the DCCC, after consulting the Congresswoman (who also, please remember, took a pass last [...]

Senator Judd Gregg & Activist Peter Bearse vs Frank Guinta, Sean Mahoney & Rich Ashooh

Budget Reality: Senator Gregg: A Republican senator on the president’s fiscal commission said Thursday it will likely recommend tax increases as part of a solution for the nation’s fiscal woes. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said on ABC’s “Top Line” webcast that he believes the large majority of the proposal should be composed of spending cuts, [...]