NHDP - Ovide Puts Social Issues, Taking Away NH Citizens' Rights at Forefront of Campaign

Concord, NH - This afternoon, Republican candidate for Governor Ovide Lamontagne made his first public campaign appearance of 2012 at a sparsely attended anti-marriage equality rally at the State House. New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement on Lamontagne making fringe social issues the focus of his campaign.

"It is clear Ovide's priorities lie in exactly the same place where they were 20 years ago when he began his career as a four time losing candidate - he is focused on fringe social issues and the reckless Tea Party agenda at the State House. Instead of talking about jobs, the economy, or common sense solutions to the problems facing New Hampshire, Ovide spent the day paling around with far right social conservatives and helping them force their out of touch agenda on New Hampshire."

A recent University of New Hampshire poll reported that New Hampshire remains opposed to repeal of marriage equality. "Strong opponents of repealing same-sex marriage continue to outnumber strong proponents by more than 2 to 1," said Andrew Smith, Director of the UNH Survey Center. "The New Hampshire public is not showing any strong desire to repeal this law." [10/13/2011]

"Ovide should have spent the afternoon chastising House Speaker Bill O'Brien and the other members of the Republican legislature on the stage next to him instead of trying to strip away rights from New Hampshire citizens. The legislature's reckless and irresponsible agenda is what concerns New Hampshire voters, not who their friends and relatives are marrying," continued Buckley.

When asked in the most recent UNH poll, Granite State voters are self-identifying the Republican legislature as the second most serious problem facing the state of New Hampshire. The Republican legislature has been one of the three most serious problems facing the state in four consecutive polls. [02/06/2012]

UNH Granite State Poll Confirms Freedom to Marry Law Remains Popular in NH

CONCORD, NH- Standing Up for NH Families issued the following statement from Co-Chair, Craig Stowell of Claremont in response to the WMUR/UNH Survey Center Granite State Poll released today which shows 59 percent of New Hampshire citizens’ support the freedom to marry:  

 “We've now had a full year's worth of polls on the question of repealing our marriage equality law and the result is always the same -- voters do not want the legislature messing with this law.  This is not a close call.  By a consistent margin of nearly two-to-one, voters are telling legislators to leave this popular law alone and get back to work on the economic challenges of our day.”
 
The latest UNH poll demonstrated that the solid support for marriage equality has remained strong over the past year with bipartisan backing across every single age group, despite a nationally funded campaign by the National Organization of Marriage (NOM) targeting lawmakers and voters. 
 
“We can debate this issue forever," said Republican Stowell, "but if legislators really do what they say -- which is to listen to their constituents -- they'll stop this effort to turn back the clock and allow all New Hampshire families to be treated equally under the law. It's time to listen to the people of New Hampshire.”
 
Other recent polls include the Granite State Poll conducted in October, 2011 by the UNH Survey Center and Voter Consumer Research (December 2011), a preeminent polling firm used by President George W. Bush.  Both showed nearly two-thirds of voters oppose repealing the 2009 marriage equality law.

Newsmax - Romney Has Charlie Crist's Aides Running His Campaign; Rasmussen: Gingrich Leads Romney

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Romney Campaign Run by Charlie Crist's Political Aides

Mitt Romney’s “Charlie Crist” problem is this: Romney’s chief campaign strategist and several of his most senior campaign staff were Crist’s top political advisers — the same ones who crafted Crist’s moderate, ignore-the-tea-party strategy epitomized in Crist’s famous “hug” of President Barack Obama. Marco Rubio defeated Crist in the U.S. Senate race, and now GOP voters may soon turn against Romney and his moderate message.

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Roemer Ahead of Perry in Latest NH Poll

The latest poll of Granite State voters shows that Governor Charles E. “Buddy” Roemer is polling at three percent, a full two points ahead of former national frontrunner Rick Perry.  The poll, which was Public Policy Polling’s final survey ahead of the first in the nation primary, shows that Roemer’s message is resonating with New Hampshire voters.

“More people are starting to recognize me when I walk down the street in Manchester.  They’re starting to get excited and say, ‘I saw you on the news, and I liked what you had to say.’  The polling is reflecting that.  It feels good after having spent the last six months here in New Hampshire – it’s finally feeling like home.” Roemer said.  He went on to add, “if only we had even just one more week of the media coverage we’ve had over the last few days, I think we’d easily reach five or six percent.  The message of getting the money out of politics and of being free to lead resonates with the independent-minded voters here in New Hampshire, and I’m glad they’re starting to hear it.”

Buddy Roemer has raised just over $300,000 for his campaign to date, with his self-imposed $100 contribution limit ensuring that all of his contributions come from small donors in all 50 states.  The Houston Chronicle has called the David versus Goliath battle one of the five remaining mysteries to be answered by the New Hampshire primary, musing whether “an underfunded Louisiana maverick” can really “compete with a $17 million Texas powerhouse.”  Only four percent of Perry’s donations come from small donors, with the remainder coming from large donors and PACs. 

The Public Policy Polling survey was released January 8, 2011, and reflects a sample of 1771 likely Republican primary voters polled by telephone on January 7 and 8.  This follows on the heels of a Suffolk University/7 News poll that also showed Governor Roemer outpolling Governor Perry two percent to one.  The full results are available at http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NH_108.pdf. 

  

Governor Buddy Roemer is a four-term Congressman and former Governor of Louisiana. He is known for refusing PAC and special interest money, implementing campaign finance reform, turning around Louisiana’s failing economy and cutting the state’s unemployment rate in half in just four years. Roemer is a candidate for President of the United States. His website is www.BuddyRoemer.com.

Newsmax.com - N.H. Poll: Santorum Gaining on Romney

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Santorum Gaining on Romney in Latest N.H. Poll
Fresh from his strong showing in Iowa, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum has picked up support in New Hampshire ahead of its primary next week, but rival Mitt Romney holds a sizable lead, according to a 7 News/Suffolk University poll released Friday. Santorum had 11 percent support, up from 8 percent. Romney had 40 percent support, down from 41 percent a day earlier. Support for Ron Paul slipped to 17 percent from 18 percent, while Newt Gingrich's support rose to 9 percent from 7 percent.
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