i am concerned with all those damn massachusetts liberals moving into the free state. Also, are Paleo-Conservatives encouraged to be in New Hampshire.
Pochy1776, I assure you, you are not the 1st person to bring this up. Heck, you are not the 1st person to bring this up in this thread
I am not sure how this rumor got started, but it has been shown to be false. In fact, I think I've presented the evidence more than once on this forum. The top 3 reasons people move from MA to NH are because it is less liberal, have lower taxes and in less expensive. The people who move from MA tend to be overall socially liberal and fiscally moderate. In other words, they tend to be a combination of libertarians, liberals that don't want to pay taxes and conservatives that aren't governed strongly by the pope.
However, that was when a lot of people moved from MA to NH, which happened from the 1970s until a few years ago. That stopped a few years ago. People aren't moving around very much in New England, anymore. In fact, the number of FSPers who moved to NH in 2011 is equal to about 10% of the net migration to NH that year.
As NH becomes more and more free compared to the rest of New England, expect even less liberals to move to NH. Younger liberals have been leaving NH for decades. Expect that to continue.
As for paleo-cons, 1 of the most famous political paleo-cons in the US is Pat Buchanan. In 1992, Pat ran for President and his "candidacy relied heavily on a strong showing in the New Hampshire primary." "Buchanan seriously challenged Bush (whose popularity was waning) when he won 38 percent of the seminal New Hampshire primary."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Buchanan#1992_presidential_primaries
Not only did Pat surprise the US by doing so well in NH in 1992, he actually won it in 1996. "Dole won the Iowa Caucus with 26% of the vote, a considerably smaller margin of victory than was expected. In the New Hampshire Primary, Buchanan recorded a surprising victory over Dole, who finished in second place."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_1996
NH is probably as pro-peace/anti-war as any Republican leaning state, if not more so. NH is also the most anti-tax state in the US. When it comes to abortion and gay marriage, NH is likely the least socially conservative Republican leaning state. A plurality of Republicans are opposed to both in NH, but it isn't a majority.
As for welcoming paleo-cons in NH, I would think so. Many of the towns lean overwhelmingly Republican. You would likely be very welcomed in many of those towns (Bedford, Amherst, Litchfield, Goffstown, Windham, Salem, Derry, Weare...). I would certainly welcome you as a FSPer as long as you agree with the FSP statement of intent. It goes something like, "I will exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of civil government is the protection of life, liberty and property." It is basically you saying that you are at least a minarchist and will take at least some action of your choosing once you move to NH.
