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How did Kelly Ayotte get elected in NH? She sounds like a Tea Party candidate (Original Post) Quixote1818 May 2012 OP
There's a huge tea party presence in NH proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #1
I wouldn't call it huge - probably same % as many states Capt. Obvious May 2012 #4
They have a big gathering every year that attracts the teabaggers proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #6
They also have motorcycle week Capt. Obvious May 2012 #7
Republicans are strong in New Hampshire. bluestate10 May 2012 #2
Is he planning on running against her? nt Quixote1818 May 2012 #3
The Democratic party didn't do a damn thing in NH during the '10 election cycle. sarge43 May 2012 #5

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
4. I wouldn't call it huge - probably same % as many states
Sun May 6, 2012, 01:10 PM
May 2012

I have never heard that "lots of teabaggers are moving" to NH.

Is there an article/evidence for this?

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
6. They have a big gathering every year that attracts the teabaggers
Sun May 6, 2012, 01:59 PM
May 2012

Porcupine Festival? Not many other states have a national event every year.

Our local tebaggers are all over it. The young ones have already moved to NH.

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
7. They also have motorcycle week
Sun May 6, 2012, 02:03 PM
May 2012

where motorcycle fans/riders come from all over every year.

I would call the motorcycle population in NH huge.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
2. Republicans are strong in New Hampshire.
Sun May 6, 2012, 12:46 PM
May 2012

Not as strong as the party was, but still stronger than democrats. New Hampshire has elected a democratic Governor for the last five or six elections and is trending more democratic. Ayotte was AG is the state. She took advantage of the economic discontent of 2010 and a weak candidate on the democratic side. She will be tough to beat in the next election, likely the only person that can beat her is the current democratic Governor in that state, he is a wealthy businessman and has broad voter support even in his second term.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
5. The Democratic party didn't do a damn thing in NH during the '10 election cycle.
Sun May 6, 2012, 01:14 PM
May 2012

It let the Repubs run the table. I saw no signs for either Hodes (Senate) or Kuster (House) nor received any literature or any phone calls. Ayotte and Bass on the other, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting something about them.

Oh yeah, the Repubs took back the state legg after being kicked out in '08.

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