Congratulations, Democratic Nominee Annie Kuster!

Uh... (0.00 / 0)

Who concedes with only 2400 votes in? I mean, its clear she'll lose...but still...

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by: ChrisMelcher @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 01:36:25 AM UTC

Campaigns get a hold of numbers before (4.00 / 1)

official results come in.

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 01:39:25 AM UTC

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for example (4.00 / 8)

my job was to call in the Kuster Ward 2 Keene results.

Which makes me think though -- why don't we crowdsource this to Blue Hampshire -- have Blue Hampshire collect the results long before the AP in November? Thoughts?

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by: Mike Caulfield @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:38:33 AM UTC

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Bill Binnie conceding. (4.00 / 2)

Man, did his star fall fast.

Just a short time ago, he had the best TeeVee ads.

"I shall argue for a bigger tent, a more inclusive party."

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 01:42:42 AM UTC

Congratulations, Annie! (0.00 / 0)

With all the towns and cities having reported in, unofficially, Annie is certainly the winner...Who could argue with Keene's Ward 2 Results.

Marlborough: Kuster: 130  Swett 30

You're welcome, Annie.

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by: Minerva53 @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 01:43:57 AM UTC

Something symbolic happened tonight .... (0.00 / 0)

.... when a Katrina Swett commercial appeared on TV - after 8:00 PM. I forget whether it was on ESPN or MSNBC .... but that kinda tells ya something.

 "We should pay attention to that man behind the curtain."

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by: Ed Tracey @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 01:45:24 AM UTC

Time to Unite (4.00 / 12)

Annie waged a tough campaign, and she is a deserving victor. She has earned our support.

Time to hold Charlie accountable.

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 01:45:30 AM UTC

I remember... (4.00 / 1)

how I felt in 2008 when my preferred primary candidate dropped out of the presidential race, and it was not nearly as gracious or good-natured as this.  It takes a big (and good) person to back the person who defeated them (or the person they supported) in an emotional moment, but it's very important that as progressives and Democrats, we support one another in the weeks ahead.

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by: FrankLloydMike @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:48:53 AM UTC

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Agreed (4.00 / 2)

Alcohol helps, too.

We spent a lot of time and energy playing up the 5% (differences) between Annie and Katrina.  But the other 95% (shared values) can't be forgotten. . . .  

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:57:20 AM UTC

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To quote Homer (Simpson) ... (0.00 / 0)

Alcohol: the cause of--and solution to--all of life's problems.

On to November!

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by: michael57 @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:08:39 AM UTC

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Second CD (4.00 / 5)

Congratulations Annie.

Thank you Katrina for your leadership and dedication.

NH and America are for the better because of our two outstanding candidates.

Very proud of both of them.

Good night Congressman Bass.

Have you told a stranger today about Bill O'Brien and his Tea Party agenda? The people of NH deserve to hear about O'Brien  and his majority committed to destroying New Hampshire and remaking it into a armed survivalist preserve.  

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by: Ray Buckley @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 01:48:22 AM UTC

Concession speech (4.00 / 3)

I'm a CD1 voter, but I appreciate the fact that Swett chose to mention her support for Kuster at the beginning of her speech.  Contrast that with Binnie's concession speech.

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by: chrisv @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 01:59:31 AM UTC

Swett Can Put Kuster Over The Top (4.00 / 6)

Since I didn't have a choice or favorite between Ann Kuster and Katrina Swett -- to me they are both fantastic -- I think that if Swett now gets heavily behind Kuster, she'll put her over the top.  Both are great campaigners, and on the trail they can Smash Bass.  

I knew Sue McLane quite well when we served together in the State Senate, and I knew Malcolm as well.  I'm sure they would be so pleased and proud tonight.

[I'm a former has-been House member and State Senator, but I keep "Rep." on my ID name for easy reference of previous posts.]

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by: Rep. Jim Splaine @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:03:14 AM UTC

Just saw Katrina's concession on WMUR (4.00 / 2)

Wasn't expecting to laugh. . . until I saw Chuck Douglas' personal injury lawyer ad to open the video.  That reminded me why he's no longer in Congress, and it made me very happy.

http://www.wmur.com/video/2501...

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:27:29 AM UTC

"Uniquely unifying" (4.00 / 2)

Thanks Annie!

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:37:28 AM UTC

repost (4.00 / 1)

repost   (0.00 / 0)
Ann McClane Kuster   (4.00 / 2)
With an impeccable political pedigree it is rumored that Ann McClane Kuster of Hopkinton is exploring a run for Paul Hodes seat. She chaired Women for Obama with Peggo Horstmann Hodes in the recent election cycle. Ann and I both served on Al Gore's State Health Care Advisory panel in 2000. She as an attorney expert in the field, I as a small business owner struggling to provide benefits for 50 employees. It was at her house party in 1998 that I first heard Paul and Peggo play at a fundraiser for Jeanne Shaheen. The headliner was Dick Gephardt, who's staff included David Plouffe, Jim Demers and Matt Rodriguez.
I would love for Ann to run...push push

  http://nh.barackobama.com/page...
  In a society that too often insisted women had to choose between their careers and their families, Ann McLane Kuster was determined to succeed at both.  She graduated from only the third class of women at Dartmouth College and became one of the leading lawyers in New Hampshire.  Ann now serves as a role model for the next generation of women.  She is a Co-Chair of New Hampshire Women for Obama because she believes in Barack's ability to give hope to the marginalized.

  This is her story.
  http://nh.barackobama.com/page...

Prior to joining Rath Young and Pignatelli in 1986, Ann practiced law with the McLane law firm in Manchester, N.H.  A legislative assistant to former Congressman Pete McCloskey of California, Ann has been active in numerous political campaigns, including the bid of her father, Executive Councilor Malcolm McLane, for governor in 1972, and that of her mother, State Senator Susan McLane, for Congress in 1980.  She served on the statewide steering committee for Barack Obama for President in 2007-2008 and John Kerry for President in 2003-2004.  Ann was a member of the 2004 N.H. Delegation to the Democratic Convention in Boston and was a 2008 Obama delegate in Denver.

Kuster, of Hopkinton, is the great-granddaughter of Governor John McLane, who served from 1905 to 1907. In 1972, Kuster worked in the independent gubernatorial campaign of her father, former Executive Councilor Malcolm McLane, and in the state Senate and 1980 congressional campaigns of her mother, Susan McLane. She served on the campaign finance committee of Governor Jeanne Shaheen in 1996 and 1998. She has participated in numerous local, state, and national Democratic campaigns.  

by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Feb 03, 2009 at 14:19:09 PM EST

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. ~ Mark Twain

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 04:02:42 AM UTC

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Bass (4.00 / 7)

Glad bass is winning for selfish reasons -- I can rerun all my 2006 blog posts!

If you wait in place long enough, you always become current again ;)

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by: Mike Caulfield @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:43:39 AM UTC

Yes, but: (4.00 / 2)

Isn't it amazing how he is not doing better against the two others?

If Horn and Giuda had worked it out earlier, there would be no nominee Bass.  And that should terrify him.

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:46:37 AM UTC

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This should ring a bell. . . . (0.00 / 0)

1994 GOP primary results:

Bass 29%
Hammond 24%
Scott 21%
Bassett 14%

Pissed us off when Ward Scott entered the race late and secured Nackey Loeb's endorsement.  

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:53:48 AM UTC

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Charlie could still lose tonight n/t (4.00 / 2)

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    

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by: Kathy Sullivan 2 @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:56:02 AM UTC

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Sure hope not. n/t (0.00 / 0)

November 2012
Hope for a return to sanity.

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by: GreyMike @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:00:43 AM UTC

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Holy Crap! (4.00 / 1)

Just checked the returns. I will be up late tonight, that's for sure.

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:02:03 AM UTC

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On second thought. . . . (0.00 / 0)

Just looked at the AP numbers. . . . The Bass-Horn margin is distorted by disproportionate Southern Tier reporting (Nashua, Salem).  I think Charlie takes this one.

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:04:53 AM UTC

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Watching Kochvar (4.00 / 2)

on WMUR tell the TeeVee crowd that they are counting on the liberal enclaves of Keene, etc... to close the gap with Ovide is just too funny for words.

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 02:52:13 AM UTC

One word for CD2: (4.00 / 1)

YOWZA!

And I am really pulling hard for my fellow townsman Charlie! I really want him to win this primary in the worst way (and I mean it). Looking forward to Caulfield's reruns, they all still apply.

November 2012
Hope for a return to sanity.

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by: GreyMike @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:00:15 AM UTC

Mike's and Laura's and Mine. (4.00 / 2)

We've got three pre-BH blogs chock full of Bass.

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:11:13 AM UTC

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Nice and ripe by now! n/t (4.00 / 2)

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by: susanthe @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:14:52 AM UTC

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Minor aside (0.00 / 0)

but telling: fellow townsman (and former Gov.) Walt Peterson (and son Andy) heartily endorsed Ayotte in this contest. They'll have to hold their noses and support Charlie if all this really comes to pass.

November 2012
Hope for a return to sanity.

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by: GreyMike @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:18:28 AM UTC

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Strike that, don't know what I'm talking about at this hour. (0.00 / 0)

November 2012
Hope for a return to sanity.

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by: GreyMike @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:21:25 AM UTC

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Onward! (4.00 / 2)

TOMORROW: Following Victory, Kuster Talks Jobs with New Hampshire Small Business Leaders

CONCORD, NH - The day after securing the Democratic nomination for New Hampshire's Second Congressional District, Ann McLane Kuster will join with Main Street small business leaders at 12:00pm at Concord Camerand discuss her campaign's continued focus on jobs creation.

WHERE: Concord Camera, 29 North Main Street, Concord, NH

WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 15, 12:00-12:30pm

WHO: Democratic Congressional Candidate Ann McLane Kuster
Page Belting President Marc Coen

Dimond Hill Farm Owner Jane Presby

Press interested in attending should contact Neil Sroka at neil@kusterforcongress.com or (847) 219-8491.

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 03:30:02 AM UTC

one more thing (0.00 / 0)

hideous laughter

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. ~ Mark Twain

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 04:57:37 AM UTC

wipeout! n/t (0.00 / 0)

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. ~ Mark Twain

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 05:00:02 AM UTC

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