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New Hampshire GOP Has The Crankiest Twitter Account Ever

State GOP Has The Crankiest Twitter Account Ever
Arthur Delaney
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Senior Reporter, HuffPost

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 1: U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks during a press conference to urge Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, on Capitol Hill April 1, 2014 in Washington, DC. The act would ensure equal payment for equal work for both women and men. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 1: U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks during a press conference to urge Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, on Capitol Hill April 1, 2014 in Washington, DC. The act would ensure equal payment for equal work for both women and men. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON -- Can't a senator congratulate her local sports team in a perfunctory tweet?

That's what Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) did after the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

Congratulations to @NHLBruins on a big win today - moving on to Round 2 and Montreal!

— Jeanne Shaheen (@JeanneShaheen) April 26, 2014

But the New Hampshire Republican Party's Twitter account got mad.

You don’t know the first thing about hockey. Spare us the staff authored tweets RT @JeanneShaheen: Congrats to @NHLBruins on big win today

— NHGOP (@NHGOP) April 26, 2014

Then it woke up even crankier on Sunday.

Faux-Boston sports fan @SenatorShaheen should get some pointers from fellow phony @JohnKerry on “Manny Ortez” for her next tweet #nhpolitics

— NHGOP (@NHGOP) April 27, 2014

And crankier.

Hopefully @JohnKerry can teach faux-sports fan @SenatorShaheen words 2 “Sweet Adeline” 4 baseball season https://t.co/ivIF37mTQS #nhpolitics

— NHGOP (@NHGOP) April 27, 2014

And crankier still.

RT @RealEdMosca: Nobody believes @SenatorShaheen took time from her wine-tasting tour in NapaValley 2 tweet re Bruins. Bad idea by her staff

— NHGOP (@NHGOP) April 27, 2014

Shaheen has not responded, but Ana Marie Cox did.

You don’t know the 1st thing about sportsmanship MT @NHGOP: You don’t know the 1st thing about hockey RT @JeanneShaheen: Congrats to Bruins

— ana marie cox (@anamariecox) April 27, 2014
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