Bass announces for old seat, praises tea party movement

Here is Charlie Bass’ announcement video: Here’s what he told the Union Leader’s John DiStaso about the tea party movement: Bass rejected any suggestion that he’s simply a Washington insider retread, a charge his opponents of both parties rolled out immediately in various forms yesterday. “There’s a big difference between experienced leadership and being a [...]

Bass out ahead in NH-02 primary poll

Former Rep. Charlie Bass leads in the primary race for his old seat according to a new poll conducted by CrossTarget exclusively for NowHampshire.com. Bass would earn 42% of the vote against 2008 congressional nominee Jennifer Horn’s 22% in a head-to-head match-up. Almost 36% of voters remain undecided. Bass’s percentage of the vote dips only [...]

NRCC appears to back Bass over Horn in e-mail

The National Republican Congressional Committee appears to have extended the national GOP’s campaign to pre-select Republican congressional nominees in the Granite State by touting their recruitment of former Congressman Charlie Bass as a candidate for his old second district seat in a new fundraising e-mail. In the e-mail NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions lists Bass as [...]

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