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 also [...]

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 Sen. [...]

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 Chairman of [...]

MSNBC: National Dems wish they had something better than Hodes

“National Democrats are satisfied with Hodes but secretly wish they had a more proven statewide vote-getter,” writes the political team at MSNBC today in their analysis of the Granite State’s 2010 political scene.
The revelation couldn’t come at a worse time for the embattled Democratic senate hopeful. Just this week Hodes found out exactly how [...]

Binnie considering joining crowded GOP field for Senate

PORTSMOUTH — Bill Binnie, owner and president of the Wentworth by the Sea Country Club, is considering a run for Sen. Judd Gregg’s senate seat, making him yet another possible candidate in a growing field of Republican contenders.
In an interview Friday, Binnie said he is seriously considering joining the race, but that “it’s premature for [...]