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What does Hassan victory mean for 2A in N.H.?
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24 state senators. So yes 14 is in fact a majority. And the NH house did not succeed in passing gun control bills in 2013. We stopped them before it reached the senate.
Just to correct the record, lee, durham, madbury, Dover, Somersworth, Rochester are in Strafford county. Also Rochester voted for Trump.
In just one county, Strafford (the one I live in) there were 70,077 ballots cast. Link: http://sos.nh.gov/2016BallotsGen.aspx?id=8589963628
However, when you add up the numbers for US Senate in Strafford county, you see something interesting (http://sos.nh.gov/2016USSGen.aspx?id=8589963597). Only 68,390 votes were tallied. This includes write ins. Thus with some simple math we see that 1,687 people did not vote for US Senate at all. 1,687 people left it blank.
You will note that 1,687 is greater than the 978 votes that separated Hassan and Ayotte. And remember this is just one of ten counties.
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No. Senate terms are for 6 years. Shaheen was 2014. Thus 2020 is when Shaheen is up for re-election.
dcmdon
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This is important. A Republican governor is a big deal. Maybe constitutional carry will pass in NH now. Its up to the legislature.
Maggie Hassan serving in a Republican controlled Federal Senate is irrelevant. She essentially just keeps a seat warm.
God it must suck to finally win a senate seat. Only to have both houses of Congress and the President be from the opposing party. Ha ha ha.
Does that also include machine-read errors where the voter over-colored (or under-colored the ballots)? I was surprised she didn't opt for the recount.
With state level government fully in GOP hands the loose residency and same day voter registration garbage can be tightened up to end M******* and out of state student fraud. That should start to swing the federal delegation in NH back to something more representative of the state next election cycle.
Ayotte decided to quit. A spread of 0.1 percent should be recounted.
It gives her the advantage of incumbency. It gives the Democratic Party elite a rubber stamp for their agenda when the US Senate flips. That's why the out of state money flooded in.
They couldn't see enough difference between the two to care. Hassan is worse but the margin is not large.
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Ayotte's name was mentioned tonight on the news regarding rumors of Trump appointee's...................
KBCraig
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I did my duty today and picked up all the free target backers and stands --oops, "campaign signs"-- that I could find in my area.
About halfway through, I noticed that 75% of the Ayotte signs I picked up were the "Ayotte for Special Interests" signs that duplicated her real sign except for the wording. These were paid for by the NH Democratic Party, and were placed to block the real signs. I had never noticed that while driving by, and barely noticed it when I was picking them up.
Since Ayotte didn't need any assistance in losing, I enjoy knowing the Dems wasted thousands of dollars advertising for her.
I left a couple of them out, because the Democrats don't pick up their own trash.
About halfway through, I noticed that 75% of the Ayotte signs I picked up were the "Ayotte for Special Interests" signs that duplicated her real sign except for the wording. These were paid for by the NH Democratic Party, and were placed to block the real signs. I had never noticed that while driving by, and barely noticed it when I was picking them up.
Since Ayotte didn't need any assistance in losing, I enjoy knowing the Dems wasted thousands of dollars advertising for her.
I left a couple of them out, because the Democrats don't pick up their own trash.
Guys, stop posting questions that make it obvious you can't read a thread for shit.
Hate to pick on you but that was already answered.
NH votes libertarian issues, not party lines. Ayotte wasn't acting anti-establishment enough (by dropping Trump), so she got booted. She's a quick learner and may redeem herself as a Trump appointee.
Hassan has shown she has little political savvy. She served as a roadblock to state wishes as governor and did very little else (not that the governor can). She was DUMB to run for Senate this election cycle. Now she's in a lame duck seat and will end up a "me too" one-hit wonder if she goes up against real competition in 6 years. If Trump only serves one term we'll flip Senators easily. If it's midterm on a Trump second term the Republican candidate will have to earn it. Her strategically dumb move opened up the state to the R's and now we're going to reap the benefits. I'm sure the DNC realizes they f'ed up.
At the state level we're libertarian and vote with our head and not with our feels (there's less uninformed voters here per capita). At the federal level we suffer because the state's Republican party tends to put up Congressional candidates that slant conservative and/or who would help bring dollars in to the state's tech / defense sector. That doesn't ring as true with enough voters to lock in the federal seats for R's. What I'm not sure about is why: Whether we're a little "party-schizophrenic", or if it's just that not enough"in-tune" Republican candidates have trickled up through the political system yet to be presented to the state as a candidate.
Hate to pick on you but that was already answered.
NH votes libertarian issues, not party lines. Ayotte wasn't acting anti-establishment enough (by dropping Trump), so she got booted. She's a quick learner and may redeem herself as a Trump appointee.
Hassan has shown she has little political savvy. She served as a roadblock to state wishes as governor and did very little else (not that the governor can). She was DUMB to run for Senate this election cycle. Now she's in a lame duck seat and will end up a "me too" one-hit wonder if she goes up against real competition in 6 years. If Trump only serves one term we'll flip Senators easily. If it's midterm on a Trump second term the Republican candidate will have to earn it. Her strategically dumb move opened up the state to the R's and now we're going to reap the benefits. I'm sure the DNC realizes they f'ed up.
At the state level we're libertarian and vote with our head and not with our feels (there's less uninformed voters here per capita). At the federal level we suffer because the state's Republican party tends to put up Congressional candidates that slant conservative and/or who would help bring dollars in to the state's tech / defense sector. That doesn't ring as true with enough voters to lock in the federal seats for R's. What I'm not sure about is why: Whether we're a little "party-schizophrenic", or if it's just that not enough"in-tune" Republican candidates have trickled up through the political system yet to be presented to the state as a candidate.
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