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     Representative Carol Shea-Porter was recently quoted as saying that health care would be more likely to pass if there were only women in the House.  It is not smart politics to insult half of the state’s population, and she is paying for it in the polls.  Among men, she has a 30% favorability rating [...]

http://www.unh.edu/survey-center/news/pdf/gsp2010_winter_congapp20810.pdf
Take a look at those numbers!  Republicans are in great shape.  Shea-Porter trails unknowns like Bestani and Ashooh.  The only Republican bad news in that poll is for Ovide.  He has some work to do.

UNH released a poll yesterday asking various questions about President Obama.  On the question of job approval, 48% of New Hampshire adults approved, and 47% disapproved.  However, it is interesting to look at how Obama is doing with various groups.
Independents- Among voters who think of themselves as Independent, Obama’s approval rating is a measley 39% [...]

     It’s rare that you’ll see me give advice to Democrats, but I have some today.  With Paul Hodes’ campaign floundering and him consistently trailing Kelly Ayotte, many Democrats wish a stronger candidate had gotten into the race.  I have a suggestion.  Why don’t they try to draft Secretary of State Bill Gardner?  Gardner may [...]

     I spoke with someone who said they saw Frank Luntz on TV saying that his polling has shown Obama to be more polarizing than either George W. Bush or Bill Clinton.  He said that as a result of this, the magnitude of the GOP sweep could be greater than it was in 1994.  I’d [...]

There is no doubt that Obama’s choice to replace David Souter is not going to be anyone that people on this site would like.  The only question is how far to the left the person will be.  Our favorite Senator, Arlen Specter, said that women are underrepresented on the Supreme Court.  That shows Specter is [...]

 Many conservatives, notably the Club for Growth, are not fond of Mike Huckabee because they see him as too liberal on economic issues.  He did raise taxes and increase spending as Governor.  However, a new poll by Public Policy Polling indicates that he, along with Mitt Romney, are more popular with the public than Sarah [...]

I also post for a website called race42012.com.  I’d like to share something I posted today and get your comments.
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything.  I’ve had long term writer’s block I guess.  I have occasionally been blogging for a Republican New Hampshire website called Red Hampshire www.redhampshire.com.  I wanted to ask the commenters [...]

While most conservatives celebrated the results of the latest Granite State Poll showing Paul Hodes behind and Carol Shea-Porter with underwhelming numbers, some of the results of the poll were disturbing.  Voters were polled on a bunch of issues being dealt with by the Legislature.  With the exception of parental notification and the death penalty, [...]

     I saw a quote from Lynch in the paper this morning that is a classic example of his style of governing.  It is an example of why he irritates activists on both sides but is popular with squishy swing voters.  He said (with regard to gay marriage), ”
I have a responsibility as governor to [...]