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. [...]

Binnie stumbles out of the gate on gay marriage

Political talkers are this morning pointing to this section of the Concord Monitor’s story on Seacoast businessman Bill Binnie’s announcement yesterday and claiming he may not have been fully prepared:
Binnie, 51, stressed his resume as a businessman dealing with economic problems. “My experience building business, creating jobs, dealing with business challenges all over the world. [...]

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 [...]

DEVELOPING: Democrat Hodes in serious trouble, poll shows

See poll below. More analysis to come.
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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 [...]

Lamontagne takes heat from pro-lifers on Catholic hospital deal

Ovide Lamontagne is facing stern criticism from some pro-life activists for helping to shepherd the proposed affiliation between Manchester’s Catholic Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock just as he amps up his exploration of the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Republican Judd Gregg.
As former Chair of NH Right to Life Barbara Hagan told NowHampshire.com, [...]

Campaign veteran returns home to New Hampshire to fight for Ayotte

A seasoned New Hampshire Republican operative is returning to the Granite State to help former-Attorney General Kelly Ayotte in her quest to fill the senate seat being vacated by the retiring Judd Gregg
Longtime Deerfield resident Neva Foley comes home to join the Ayotte campaign as Operations Director this week, NowHampshire.com has learned. According to sources [...]

Dem Lobbyist Attacks on Ayotte Could Backfire

The New Hampshire Democratic Party has been rough on Republican senate candidate and former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte for hosting a pair of fundraisers in Washington this month.
This week, for example, state Democratic Party spokeswoman Victoria Bonney told the New Hampshire Union Leader’s John DiStaso that Ayotte’s so-called “lavish fund-raiser” proves “that her campaign [...]

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