Saturday, April 20, 2013
Vote in our poll, and share your thoughts in the comments field below.
President Obama and other advocates of gun control were dealt a serious blow on Wednesday when the U.S. Senate voted down a proposal aimed at strengthening background checks for gun buyers. The tougher gun control laws were proposed following the shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December. U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) voted for expanded background checks, while U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) voted against them. "All in all this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," Obama said after Wednesday's vote. What do you think? Was the Senate right to reject President Obama's proposal? Or do you think the expanded gun control measures should have been approved? Vote in our poll below, and leave a comment with your thoughts.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Here's a look at what Granite Staters had to say about the president's speech.
President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night. His speech focused on numerous topics, including gun control, immigration reform and raising the minimum wage, among others. Here's a quick recap of what New Hampshire observers had to say about Obama's speech: Exeter Democrat David Mirsky: The most striking aspect of the speech to me was that President Obama started by acknowledging the need for compromise, citing JFK and stating that he intends to join with Republicans as "partners for progress." He emphasized his awareness of the need to reach out to his opposition by citing with favor policy proposals made by former adversaries, John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Mitt Romney. President Obama is …
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Columnist's post-election wrap up includes a mea culpa.
What I Got Right: The Electoral College numbers. What Else I Got Right: Not much. With very little time to process it and absolutely no time to dig through exit poll cross tabs, here’s what I saw last night. First, while I got the Electoral College vote numbers almost exactly right, I got the candidate completely wrong. As predicted, many swing states were close, but in the end almost everyone one broke for the incumbent. From a political analysis point of view, this is a surprise for many reasons. Traditionally, when the incumbent has approval ratings as low as Barack Obama’s, he loses. Traditionally, an election like this brings greater turnout from the opposition. Traditionally, late-deciders always break for the challenger. Tradition …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …
Voters in New Hampshire on Tuesday cast their ballot for President Obama, giving him the state's four electoral votes.
President Barack Obama won New Hampshire's four electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. CBS News called New Hampshire for Obama around 9:30 p.m. Soon after, CNN called New Hampshire for Obama too, eliciting cheers and tears from supporters at the campaign's election night party at the Radisson in Manchester. Obama campaign volunteer Jonny Glyn led the crowd in song, singing, "There's only one Barack Obama... Walking in Obama wonderland." With 64 percent of precincts reporting, WMUR reports that Obama is up 53 percent to 46 percent. NBC News called the presidential race for Obama around 11:15 a.m. In the 2008 presidential election, New Hampshire also voted Democratic, with 384,591 voters casting ballots for the Obama-…
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Updates on the 2012 federal and state elections will be posted here throughout the day. Connect with us on Twitter too at #PatchElections.
[Stay with Patch as we update this article with news and information from the polls and live election results as they come in.] Obama-Biden Maggie Hassan Carol Shea-Porter * With more than 60 percent of precincts reporting 1:45 a.m.: The Associated Press has declared Democrat Carol Shea-Porter the winner over Republican Frank Guinta in the 1st District Congressional race. 11:59 p.m.: Democrat Annie Kuster has been declared the winner over Republican Charles Bass in the 2nd District Congressional race. 11:39 p.m.: Barack Obama has been re-elected president, according to NBC News. 9:55 p.m.: CBS News and NBC have called New Hampshire for President Obama. 9:44 p.m.: Romney has taken Amherst, by a total of 3,906 to 3,501. 9:33 p.m.: Meanwhile…
Photos from the campaign trail over the last several months.
It's been a fight to the finish for President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. From the early days of the New Hampshire Primary, Romney has been making the rounds through New Hampshire, while Obama joined him in the summer. In the past several weeks, it's been like a game of ping pong with visits to the state from the candidates, their wives, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill, Paul Ryan and their surrogates. Romney's final stop in New Hampshire was Monday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena with Kid Rock, while Obama visited downtown Concord on Sunday with past President Bill Clinton, drawing a record 14,000-person crowd in for a single campaign event in New Hampshire. All that stands between them and …
GOP presidential hopeful, with special guest, 'rocks' the vote in New Hampshire.
MANCHESTER – Kid Rock got the party started, but the well-known 'Rebel Soul' singer was but an appetizer to the main dish of the evening. And when Mitt Romney took the stage, that's exactly what he did. He dished out anecdote after anecdote and zinger after zinger, all directed at Barack Obama and all in an effort to paint one final, lasting portrait in the minds of New Hampshire voters. "Do you want real change?" Romney asked a capacity crowd at Manchester's Verizon Wireless Arena. "Now, President Obama promised change, but he couldn't deliver it. I not only promised change, I have a record of achieving it." Romney, while toting his record of various business and political successes, hammered away at what he labeled the president's …
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Thousands brave near-freezing temperatures, line up around Verizon Wireless Arena to rally for Mitt on eve of election.
MANCHESTER – Stuart Bentall was hoping for change when Barack Obama was elected president four years ago. "People were fed up. People in the state of New Hampshire wanted change. I was one of the people who wanted change," he said. "I think you get to a breaking point where you want to believe. I think a lot of people got sucked into believing." But Bentall – a Brookline resident who waited in a line that was double-wrapped around Manchester's Verizon Wireless Arena – said he has experienced nothing but disappointment the last four years, and he believes when the votes are tabulated Tuesday night, the result will reflect that the majority of New Hampshire and the country has experienced a similar letdown. "This country needs jobs. We need …
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
The President made a final appearance in New Hampshire just two days before the general election.
A record-setting crowd of 14,000 people lined the streets in downtown Concord on Sunday to watch President Barack Obama make his final pitch to the state of New Hampshire, and he made sure to send the message that he’s not going to give up in the next four years. "I’ve got a lot of fight left in me,” Obama said to the raucous audience, which according to a report by WMUR was the biggest for a political event in state history. He implored voters that they need a “champion in Washington” who will battle for them. “We have come too far to push back now", he said. “We need to keep pushing forward." Obama referenced the post-Hurricane Sandy devastation in the tri-state area as a perfect example of Americans working together toward a common …
Ivah Hacklesworth
7:17 am on Saturday, May 11, 2013
The NRA reflects the will of the people. LIVE FREE OR DIE. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, MOVE BACK TO MASS. Gay marriage is the thing that most Dems are pissed about. Gun control is just the tip of the iceberg when considering the entire Dem Package is designed to screw the little guy and twist his culture into a massive moral wasteland. , turning him into a pack animal for the elite Dem masters. My … more ›