Governors Race
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Op-Ed: High Time for Legal Cannabis in NH
As a Democratic candidate for governor of New Hampshire, some of my primary goals include legalizing cannabis and creating more affordable housing. Legalization is not an entirely partisan issue, and in fact, our House of Representatives was the very first legislative body in the country to pass legalization (the State Senate has always been the…
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Democratic hopefuls target Kelly Ayotte’s record in fierce speeches at NH Dems dinner
Minnesota Governor and Chair of the Democratic Governors Association Tim Walz over the weekend joined prominent New Hampshire Democrats in delivering a scathing indictment of Republican candidates for New Hampshire governor and their legislative records. Governor Walz, acting as the keynote speaker of the annual McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner hosted by the New Hampshire Democratic…
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Democratic candidates for Governor unify to hammer Ayotte, Trump on abortion stances
Taking aim on gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte and former president Donald Trump, Democratic candidates for governor joined forces at a Biden campaign event this week to elevate both Republican candidates legislative records.
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Ayotte’s lies on immigration prompt fact checks by reporters
Over the weekend, leading Republican candidate for New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte was called out by multiple New England reporters for lying about immigration issues in Massachusetts on social media. In her post, Ayotte, citing a Fox News article, suggested that a facility in Massachusetts pushed out veterans to allow housing for migrants in the…
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Top Trump staffer, Ayotte advisor says campaign will deploy “soldiers” to polls
Top Trump staffer and advisor to GOP gubernatorial Kelly Ayotte Karoline Leavitt, who ran a failed campaign for congress in New Hampshire in 2022, said in an interview Monday the campaign would deploy “soldiers” to polls in 2024 to prevent election fraud.
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Op-ed: Do Better Chris Sununu
At a recent Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce event on March 11th, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu responded to a question from an audience member asking how New Hampshire can provide a safe environment for the LGBTQ+ community. He replied that we’re doing well on LGBTQ+ inclusion and followed up by saying, “I tend not to…
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NH GOP’s stance on personhood echoes Alabama IVF decision
Following an Alabama State Supreme Court ruling concerning in vitro fertilization (IVF) upending fertility care in the state, the New Hampshire Republican Party’s longstanding position on the personhood of the pre-born has garnered renewed attention. Embedded within the NH GOP platform is a commitment by the party to “support the pre-born child’s fundamental right to…
