Guinta raised $61K for Q4

First district congressional candidate Frank Guinta spent more than he raised during the fourth and final fundraising quarter in 2009, NowHampshire.com learned on Monday morning.
Guinta’s report, filed with the Federal Elections Commission, shows he took in around $61,000 during the final three months of last year but spending around $68,000.
Republicans have expressed concern over Guinta’s [...]

Shea-Porter wants apology from Semprini; Offers no apology for ‘tea bagger’ remark

A nasty he said/she said has broken out between Democratic Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter and former state Republican Chairman Wayne Semprini.
Last week Semprini authored a letter to the editor of the Portsmouth Herald accusing Shea-Porter of deliberately disrupting a town hall event by then-Congressman Jeb Bradley in 2005. Semprini said Shea-Porter was hostile and wore a [...]

Shea-Porter: Republicans “were behaving in a way we never behave”

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter lashed out at South Carolina Republican Congressman Joe Wilson for his outburst before a joint session of Congress last week and at Republicans in general for vocally opposing President Barack Obama’s health reform initiative while speaking at the Strafford County Democratic Party Picnic this weekend.
“They were behaving in a way we never [...]

Poll: Guinta Gains on Shea-Porter after ‘Calamitous August’

Manchester Mayor and Republican congressional candidate Frank Guinta has pulled within the margin of error against embattled incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, a new NowHampshire.com poll shows. The flash poll was conducted by Populus Research on the evening of September 2, 2009 among 406 likely General Election voters. It has a 4% margin or [...]

Ayotte’s Debut: No Cameras, No Questions?

Guinta Dares Shea-Porter to Hold a Town Hall Meeting