I just found some interesting figures that I'd like to share. As most people know, our Commonwealth has perhaps the toughest gun laws in the country. Our good friends to the north, New Hampshire, take the opposite approach. For … [Read more...]
Howard Dean In Portsmouth, NH
I'd also like to mention that Hodes is a team player. Back in January, here in MA, he answered the call. In Lowell and Gloucester, that I know of for sure, his staff hit the streets for the big push. Imo, as Massachusetts activists, we … [Read more...]
Paul Hodes is in for Senate in 2010
It's on in New Hampshire. Judd Gregg hasn't even resigned his Senate seat yet (and maybe this was coming regardless of Gregg's plans), but Paul Hodes has announced that he's running for Gregg's (soon to be Bonnie Newman's) Senate … [Read more...]
NH: Marriage Equality Hearing Feb. 5th!
Unlike DP and CU bills, which require trees-worth of paper and oceans of ink, marriage equality bills are blissfully simple. Here is the key provision of the bill. So easy for all to understand. Marriage is the legally … [Read more...]
: Senator Cleland and Senator Kerry October 25th
The schedule for Senator Cleland and Senator Kerry is 98% set 8-10 am Boston (location TBD) breakfast/ volunteer bus send off. The Senators will be greeting volunteers as they board a bus to canvass Nashua NH for Obama-Biden WORCESTER … [Read more...]
BMG/Lolorb Memorial Canvass in Nashua NH, Sunday 10/19
So Obama's leading in the polls. We have reason to feel very confident about our chances in New Hampshire and nationally. But now we've got to reel this one in. So if you were waiting for someone to ask you to schlep up to NH to … [Read more...]
Shaheen’s Campaign For Senate In NH
The U.S. Senate race between Governor Jeanne Shaheen and incumbent Senator John Sununu is one of the most important Senate races in the country this election season. As someone who grew up in NH and is a mom, it's pretty clear that … [Read more...]
NH Update: Join the Hordes, Buy a Lawn Sign!
Two weeks ago I did my first canvass for Obama in Keene, NH. Today when I showed up at 10:00 there were at least 50 and perhaps 100 volunteer canvassers! This gave the campaign the capacity to get beyond the small city of Keene … [Read more...]
A letter to friends; the personal is political
In May 2007, I stood at McIntyre Ski School in Manchester and listened to Barack Obama give his first address in NH. I then grabbed a clipboard and put my one year old daughter Elise in my sling and we canvassed up and down Lowell … [Read more...]
From Morning Until Night…Tracking polls proven/unproven
RealClearPolitics.com posted the following final tracking polls for NH Primary early this morning. Interesting to compare actual results and poll predictions that sometimes drive races: Suffolk/WHDH Obama 39% Clinton 34 % Edwards … [Read more...]