New Hampshire

Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

McCain: Same As He Ever Was

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

At some point it becomes hard to blame the traditional media for its improper coverage. Clearly, the McCain/Palin lies have not gone unnoticed -- yet, there is barely a blip in the polls.

Could New Hampshire Decide the Election?

John Wihbey | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics


John Wihbey

If the Obama strategy is to hold all of the states Kerry won in 2004, and hope to flip some others in the West, then New Hampshire represents a core challenge: don't lose in your own backyard.

Carol Shea-Porter Under Attack By Republican Front Organization, Freedom's Watch

Howie Klein | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Howie Klein

Carol's voting record is in the interests of her constituents. Period. She doesn't have millions of dollars in corporate money hanging over her head as an incentive -- or a threat -- to vote for special deals for corporations.

McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

As Congress Procrastinates, Many Communities Face a Cold Reality

Freddie Wilkinson | Posted 08.04.2008 | Green


Freddie Wilkinson

There's a real possibility that low income families will not be able to afford enough oil to last them through the coldest months, and will have to choose between food, medicine, or a warm home.

New Hampshire Tornado? Huge Storm Levels Homes, Kills 1

AP | CLARE TRAPASSO | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green


DEERFIELD, N.H. — Violent storms on Thursday in a 25-mile-long swath of central New Hampshire destroyed several homes, damaged dozens of others ...

New Hampshire To Accept Free Oil From Chavez

AP | NORMA LOVE | Posted 07.27.2008 | Business


CONCORD, N.H. — Two years ago, New Hampshire refused to accept heating oil from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the pro-Castro U.S. critic who...

Sununu Front Group Attacks Shaheen in New Hampshire

Kathy Sullivan | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


Kathy Sullivan

Americans for Job Security is running attack ads against Shaheen during an election year, yet claiming that it is not trying to influence an election, and refusing to release the names of its members or its donors.

The Holdouts: Michigan's Brewer Yet To Endorse Obama

Dan Treul | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

While Gov. Jennifer Granholm has come over strongly to Obama, waving a blue heeled shoe in the air on one occasion, Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer has been conspicuously inarticulate.

Two Prominent NH Dems Back McCain

Politicker NH | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics


Two well-known New Hampshire Democrats have endorsed the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee. Jim McConaha and Valery Mitchell, who ha...

Unity: Not Exactly Woodstock '69, But Close

Beverly Davis | Posted 07.04.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

It's the season premiere 2008 general election campaign. The music will be blaring, the crowd jumping, the loudspeakers booming. But the real story is that Democratic "unity" is well under way.

Unity Too Cute by Half?

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 07.04.2008 | Home


Jennifer Donahue

Obama does not need to overtly court Clinton voters in New Hampshire --he needs independent voters. The manufactured dog-and-pony show tomorrow in Unity, N.H., might hurt as much as it helps.

Sam Stein

McCain Donated To Schilling Charity After Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


One week after Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling "officially" endorsed Sen. John McCain for president, the Beantown hero received a softball of his own: ...

Obama Camp Ramps Up California Efforts

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

Mitchell Schwartz, California Director of the Obama Campaign, sixteen years ago ran the Clinton Campaign in New Hampshire, when Bill was the upstart a...

Scenes From A Huckaball

Huffington Post | Glynnis MacNicol, Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Mike Huckabee may have finished third in New Hampshire, but the Iowa GOP winner is no one-trick pony ( and if anyone is short-sighted enough to believ...

Sam Stein

Clinton Biographer Tries To Answer: How Did Hillary Win NH?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton's upset victory in New Hampshire this week starkly underscores the unique and long-standing political union she has built with her hus...

Kucinich Seeks New Hampshire Democratic Recount

AP | STEPHEN FROTHINGHAM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who won less than 2 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, said Thursday he wants a recount to ensure that all ba...

Liveblog! GOP Square-Off In South Carolina — Including Ron Paul!

J. Neffinger, G. MacNicol, D. Shea and R. Sklar | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media


J. Neffinger, G. MacNicol, D. Shea and R. Sklar

Welcome to South Carolina, where all the candidates have their best game faces on. It must be the fact that they had a day to get some sleep — they are all better, sharper, and more relaxed than they have seemed in, well, days. In campaign time, that's like a week in Cabo.

Still Life: Giuliani And White Guys

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


I know what you're thinking: Rudy Giuliani was in New Hampshire? Though we did see the odd Rudy sign — nowhere near as popular as McCain or Romn...

Sam Stein

New Hampshire Polling Fiasco Not Unique In History

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


So the polling industry, and the reporters who religiously follow it, got their predictions wrong. What was expected to be an easy victory for Sen. Ba...

Jason Linkins

New Hampshire Polls: What The Press Missed

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


By failing to note the large number of late undecided voters, the press had a critical effect on the dynamics of the Democratic race.

Sam Stein

After Kerry Endorses, Political World Waits For Kennedy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


With one Massachusetts senator throwing his weight into the Democratic presidential race today, anticipation now mounts for the other to follow suit. ...

Brian Williams Drops Yiddish, Loves His Nickname

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


ETP had the opportunity to chat with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams in New Hampshire on Tuesday night shortly after he delivered the newscast to an anxious nation.

Thomas B. Edsall

How New Hampshire Upended The Democratic Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Manchester, NH -- The conventional wisdom today about the results of the New Hampshire Democratic primary does not take into account the complexity of...