**Analysis: Bender gaining at Binnie’s expense

A two person race is easy. Voters are going to vote for you or the other guy. If you go negative and drive up his unfavorables higher than yours, you win. But a multi-person field is tricky, because when you go negative you also drive up your unfavorables too. And whereas that doesn’t matter in [...]

**Ayotte machine dominates weekend

This weekend once again the strength of the Ayotte grassroots organization was on display. At both the Londonderry and Deerfield parades Team Ayotte easily dominated with a large presence and an enthusiastic reception. And Ayotte’s opponents looked anemic in comparison. In Londonderry, for example, Bill Binnie had only a truck and a handful of supporters. [...]

“I like Bill Bender”

There has long been speculation in NH political circles that fellow GOP candidates Bill Binnie and Jim Bender might be having a tough time distinguishing themselves from one another. They are both businessman, moderates, Harvard Business School educated, and their last names start with the letter “B”. Now sources have told Now! Hampshire that the [...]

Report: Tille leaves Bender campaign

James Pindell of NH Political Report is reporting that Dave Tille has left the Bender for senate campaign. Now! Hampshire reported last week that the Binnie camp had been pushing rumors that Tille had one foot out of the door as a way of demonstrating that the Bender campaign was imploding. There is concern in [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Binnie camp pushing negative info about Bender

Sources tell Now! Hampshire that the camp of country club owner and GOP senate candidate Bill Binnie have been shopping around to the media negative stories about rival Jim Bender. In particular they are pushing the story that Bender’s campaign is imploding. As evidence they cite the fact that Bender’s campaign manager has effectively dropped [...]

*Bender starts to target Binnie

They both have names that start with the letter “B”, went to Havard Business School, ran successful businesses and are pro-choice moderates. And now the race to see who will be THE businessman in the race for the GOP senate nomination is starting to heat up. Now! Hampshire has learned that Bender is starting to [...]

Bender Takes a Shot at Binnie in UL Story

In yet another example of how the senate race is starting to heat up, GOP contender Jim Bender took a shot at fellow businessman Bill Binnie in today’s Union Leader profile. The article notes that Bender attended the Harvard Business School but never mentions it on the stump, and it quotes him as saying that [...]

Lamontagne requested meeting with party leaders he now criticizes

As he enters the race for U.S. Senate to replace the retiring Judd Gregg, Manchester attorney and 1996 Republican gubernatorial nominee Ovide Lamontagne is assuming a decidedly anti-establishment posture. He was the first Republican candidate in New Hampshire to back the third-party efforts of Doug Hoffman over the establishment party candidate in NY-23 (Kelly Ayotte [...]

Ovide: In

The New Hampshire Union Leader’s John DiStaso reports that Manchester attorney and 1996 Republican gubernatorial nominee Ovide Lamontagne will enter the U.S. Senate race to replace the retiring Judd Gregg: MANCHESTER – Ovide Lamontagne has made his long-awaited decision. Tomorrow, he’ll officially become a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by [...]

Former AG Ayotte makes it official

Former Republican Attorney General Kelly Ayotte officially entered the U.S. Senate race to replace the retiring Judd Gregg on Saturday, Oct. 24th. Below are her remarks. AYOTTE ANNOUNCEMENT SPEECH AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Thank you Governor Merrill for your introduction. Thank you for your service to our state, and thank you for serving as the [...]

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