Posts
Comments

Rudy Returns to New Hampshire

Jan 4th, 2008 by rcorrea

Rudy Giuliani may have skipped the Iowa caucus, but he’ll be in New Hampshire for its primary… at least that’s what campagin staffers say. So far, the former New York mayor has only set up his schedule through Saturday night.
Today he’ll return to New Hampshire and hold a Town Hall meeting at American Legion Post 63 on Millville Road in Salem at 4:15 p.m. He’ll spend tomorrow in Manchester at a house party before he heads off to the Republican debate.
After that, his whereabouts are still up in the air. Several calls to campaign staff to find out where Giuliani will be when the primary results come in, have not been returned.

Posted in Rudy Giuliani | No Comments »

Richardson Races around the State

Jan 3rd, 2008 by rcorrea

When the caucus is over, it may be hard to avoid Bill Richardson.
From Jan. 4 through Jan 7, he is scheduled to make at least 35 stops in 21 local towns, not including the debate scheduled for Saturday night.
Some of those local appearances include:
A drop-in at the Ingram Senior Center in Salem at 11:30 on Friday, Jan. 4.
A stop at the Windham Senior Center at 12:45 on Friday, Jan. 4.
And a drop-in at Denny’s Restaurant in Salem on Sunday, Jan. 6, at around 10 p.m.

Posted in Bill Richardson, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Among Weekend Arrivals: Chuck Norris/ Yellow Rose of Texas Peace Bus

Jan 2nd, 2008 by Margo Sullivan

Mitt Romney kicks the weekend off with an early mornming rally at Portsmouth airport. And we do mean early. Romney is touching down from Iowa at 1:30 a.m. (RSVP required, for that event). Also Friday, the New Hampshire Peace Action and the American Friends Service Committee take their anti-war campaign on the road — on the Yellow Rose of Texas Peace Bus, described as “a slogan-bedecked, full-sized coach.”
Jim Goodnow of Texas, a Vietnam veteran, owns and drives the bus, which will go to the debates at Saint Anselm College and a Republican breafast in Milford on Sunday morning, among other stops with religious leaders, military families and vets.
Rumors are Hillary Clinton will visit MaryAnn’s Diner in Derry on Sunday and Barack Obama will stop by Salem High. John Edwards and John McCain also have local visits this weekend. Edwards’ Derry visit is still being arranged. McCain will be at Salem’s Woodbury School on Sunday.
Saturday, at long last, Fred Thompson will be in New Hampshire to participate in the ABC TV debates. Also, actor Chuck Norris (”An Eye for An Eye,” “Delta Force,” “Delta Force 2″) is scheduled to appear with Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at several campaign stops. They were snowed out last month. (Saturday at 10 a.m., they’re at Londonderry Middle School. Sunday, they’re in Windham at the Lobster Tail at 11:30 a.m.) More to follow.

Posted in Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney | No Comments »

Down in the polls, but not out in Iowa or New Hampshire

Jan 2nd, 2008 by rcorrea

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson isn’t the projected Democrat front-runner in any of the Iowa polls, but campaign staffers are not counting him out.
Staff members said Richardson’s weekend appearances in Iowa were standing-room only and drew crowds of up to 500 this weekend.
During the primary season about 2,000 staffers have made half a million phone calls and knocked on 200,000 doors. That was enough to confirm the support of 18,000 caucus supporters, which means Richardson may be down in polls, but not out of the race.
The campaign also has an eye on New Hampshire. Last weekend they announced 65 new leaders who supported Richardson, including dozens of business leaders and eight state representatives.
Most of that support, however, came from the North Country. Only three activists from Southern New Hampshire have endorsed Richardson so far, they include: Mary Eisner, Derry’s former Democrat Party chairwoman; Dave Carney, activist and attorney from Salem; and Dick O’Shaunessy, a former Salem principal.

Posted in Bill Richardson | No Comments »

Fred Fix?

Dec 31st, 2007 by Margo Sullivan

OK, Fred Thompson’s still in Iowa. But in case you were missing him, his campaign sent a link to his 17-minute video message to Iowans. Best line: Fred doesn’t see any frontrunner in Iowa.

Here’s the link to the transcript,

Here’s the video.

Posted in Fred Thompson | No Comments »

Ron Paul still needs to raise $23 million

Dec 31st, 2007 by Meghan Carey

Despite Ron Paul’s record-breaking fundraising days, his campaign estimates he’ll need to raise about $23 million more in order to have a chance at being named the Republican nominee.
“Victory can be ours,” campaign chairman Kent Snyder said. “But we must triple our efforts and triple the amount of money raised right away.”
The money would be used to run ads in 20 states simultaneously, running up to Super Tuesday on Feb. 5. They also want to call and send mailings to all of the voters in that day’s primary states.
Paul’s campaign has raised more than $19 million this quarter. Almost one-third of that money was raised in a 24-hour period on Dec. 16.
The online fundraising record is just one of the many ways Paul and his supporters have been making history for 11 months. But there are still three more landmark steps, according to Snyder.
“First, Ron Paul becomes the Republican nominee,” he said. “Second, Dr. Paul becomes President Paul.  Third, our country becomes America again.”
With all of the fundraising support Paul has seen, do you think it’s possible he can raise enough funds to make it through the primaries?

Posted in Ron Paul | No Comments »

Mary-Ann’s Waitresses: Romney’s the nicest

Dec 31st, 2007 by Margo Sullivan

Arizona Sen. John McCain, whose television ads against Mitt Romney have turned a bit nasty, may have a hard act to follow when he meets the voters at Mary-Ann’s in Derry at noon Wednesday.
According to Andrew Palmer, 27, of Derry, who’s a cook at the diner, in the waitresses’ opinion, McCain’s rival, the former Bay State governor, is the nicest candidate they’ve met so far. Romney joked around with the employees and took an interest in them, they said.
“A couple of them said he was cute,” said Palmer who wasn’t working the day Romney dropped by.
Although most years MaryAnn’s is a stop for Democratic candidates, this year most of the visits came from Republicans, Palmer said. He cooked for Rudy Giuliani, who ordered a Loaded Veggie — an omelet made with egg whites and stuffed with vegetables. The former New York City mayor also order a side of sliced tomatoes.
“He ate healthy,” Palmer said. “Of course, if I had his money, I’d be healthy, too.”

Posted in John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani | No Comments »

Cullen: Don’t limit debate participants

Dec 31st, 2007 by Margo Sullivan

Fergus Cullen, chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party, is battling a Fox News plan to invite only a few candidates to a televised Republican forum set for Jan. 6. That’s not fair, Cullen says.

“Limiting the number of candidates who are invited to participate in debates is not consistent with the tradition of the first in the nation primary,” Cullen wrote in a press release. “The level playing field requires that all serious candidates be given an equal opportunity to participate – not just a select few determined by the media prior to any votes being cast.”

Cullen said he is in talks with Fox News about the forum. He did not mention ABC News, which is a sponsor of Saturday night’s debates at Saint Anselm College. ABC and WMUR have also set a qualifier for that event, but the candidates who miss the cut will not be known until Jan. 4.

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

New Year’s in New Hampshire

Dec 31st, 2007 by rcorrea

While some candidates are focused on Iowa, one contender for the Republican nomination will be campaigning at full speed in New Hampshire.
Rudy Giuliani is set to arrive in New Hampshire tomorrow and make his first public appearance at the Plymouth Regional Senior Center at 11 a.m. That will be followed by stops in Lincoln and at the Mount Washington Resort.
Campaign staff said Giuliani will be in New Hampshire from Jan. 2 through Jan. 8, but his schedule is still not set in stone.

Posted in Rudy Giuliani | No Comments »

One ‘president’ throws his support behind Richardson

Dec 31st, 2007 by rcorrea

Martin Sheen was supposed to ring in the new year with Bill Richardson in Iowa, but the actor has called out sick.
Sheen, who palyed the role of president on television’s hit show “The West Wing,” endorsed Richardson late last week. One day later, Sheen announced he had a “severe, contagious cold” that prohibited him from jumping on a plane to campaign with Richardson in Iowa.
But campaign staffers said Sheen’s endorsement is still strong. Sheen is an environmental and world peace activist.
In a statement through Richardson’s campaign, the actor said:
“I am deeply sorry for not being able to join Gov. Richardson in Iowa - I believe with all of my heart that he is the candidate we must elect as the next president of the United States.”
Sheen has publically endorsed Democrats in the past. But while Richardson is focused on securing the Iowa Democratic caucus vote, he’s widened his horizon in New Hampshire.
This weekend the Independents for Richardson in New Hampshire formed. About 17 New Hampshire residents signed up to be on the steering committee and will target Independents through grassroots efforts from now until Jan. 8, the day of the state primary.

Posted in Bill Richardson | No Comments »

« Newer Posts - Older Posts »