NH: Any US Congress Seats Worth The Effort There? + Ayotte Question

[Keith and stuff]

Benson beat Shaheen in the Governor race in 2002:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Benson#section_2

She didn't run in 2002. He beat a Democrat who's campaign was centered on creating a New Hampshire income tax. Anyone could have beaten that Democrat because even NH Democrats are against the income tax.

You are welcomed to care about federal politics all you want. I do in so much as it is interesting and helps me with state politics but most of the really good activists in NH have little concern with federal politics, especially the FSP folks. Part of the reason some of us moved to NH is because we realize that the US is broken and cannot be fixed. I say, let's try to fix something, 1 state. It isn't everything but it's a start.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

It is just so hard for a person to write or pass a bill without much help on a national level. However, it happens all of the time in NH. If you are still focused on national stuff, you just don't get it. There is zero evidence to suggest that it is possible to reform the government on the national level. Zero evidence. Look into that.

I'm painfully aware of it bro

 

[John F Kennedy III]

She didn't not to run in 2002. He beat a Democrat who's campaign was centered on creating a New Hampshire income tax. Anyone could have beaten that Democrat because even NH Democrats are against the income tax.

You are welcomed to care about federal politics all you want. I do in so much as it is interesting and helps me with state politics but most of the really good activists in NH have little concern with federal politics, especially the FSP folks. Part of the reason some of us moved to NH is because we realize that the US is broken and cannot be fixed. I say, let's try to fix something, 1 state. It isn't everything but it's a start.

Yeah I read it wrong. Shaheen was retiring.

 

[The Binghamton Patriot]

bump

 

[The Binghamton Patriot]

kelly ayoteete is a total tyrant

 

[Nathan Hale]

Former Gov Craig Benson?

I like him. He was an awesome governor, I've met him, great guy. He got screwed because his administration was all scandal-y. I loved his commission to find cost reduction in government. The organization was headed by perennial libertarian gubernatorial candidate John Babiarz, and it sent Benson a recommendation trimming $120 million/yr. If Benson saw a second term that would have seen the light of day.

While I would love to see him in office, he's going to have a huge image problem unless we can summon some serious grassroots in NH.

 

[Keith and stuff]

I like him. He was an awesome governor, I've met him, great guy. He got screwed because his administration was all scandal-y. I loved his commission to find cost reduction in government. The organization was headed by perennial libertarian gubernatorial candidate John Babiarz, and it sent Benson a recommendation trimming $120 million/yr. If Benson saw a second term that would have seen the light of day.

While I would love to see him in office, he's going to have a huge image problem unless we can summon some serious grassroots in NH.

Much of his image problem was created by him being short to people and not campaigning hard. Even a lot of Republicans didn't like him. He is quite wealthy and could likely win if he threw $5,000,000 of his own money into a campaign. However, since when he ran for reelection he didn't put a lot of his money into his campaign, I don't see why he would do that now

 

[Nathan Hale]

Much of his image problem was created by him being short to people and not campaigning hard. Even a lot of Republicans didn't like him. He has quite wealthy and could likely win if he throw $5,000,000 of his own money into a campaign. However, since when he ran for reelection he didn't put a lot of his money into his campaign, I don't see why he would do that now

I was a big supporter of his in 2004, sign on my lawn and everything (in Keene of all places), it's a shame.