Martin Contradicts Self on Gay Marriage … Again

Senate District 3 candidate “Bud” Martin came out in support of gay marriage in the Friday edition of Foster’s Daily Democrat, saying after weeks of avoiding taking a clear position, “I support it.” So it’s somewhat awkward that two days later Martin is quoted in the Concord Monitor again refusing to give a clear answer. [...]

Elcock: “I Haven’t Seen ‘Fosters’ Yet”

Joe Elcock, the embattled campaign manager for Senate District 3 candidate “Bud” Martin seemed unaware this morning that his candidate takes two decidedly different positions on gay marriage and the death penalty in today’s editions of the Conway Daily Sun and Foster’s Daily Democrat. “I haven’t seen Foster’s yet, so I will have to get [...]

Martin Campaign to NowHampshire.com: “Thank you for your cooperation”

An on the record e-mail exchange between the Bud Martin campaign and NowHampshire.com contradicts the histrionic tone and tenor of the campaign’s reaction in the New Hampshire Union Leader this morning to our story yesterday that brought to light controversial decisions Martin made as a district court judge in the mid- to late-nineties. Indeed, in [...]