BOB PERRY WINS SPECIAL ELECTION!

Celebrate! Celebrate! (4.00 / 8)

Dance to the music!

Way to go Bob!  Woohoo!

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.  (John Morley, 1838-1923)

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by: Marjorie Porter @ Tue Aug 09, 2011 at 23:59:26 PM UTC

ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!! (4.00 / 7)

This is huge!!!

Finally a reason to really be hopeful.

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by: Chaz Proulx @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 00:03:01 AM UTC

"Home town" is a strange concept regarding a person who has moved for the sole purpose of taking political power. (4.00 / 14)

'intended victim community' might be a better fit.

"But, in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope." Si se puede. Yes we can.  

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by: Paul Twomey @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 00:10:15 AM UTC

LOL! (4.00 / 1)

Editing post now...

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 00:17:03 AM UTC

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Woo Hoo!!!! (4.00 / 5)

Yippee! Here's to many more! Yay Bob!

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by: jpkant @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 00:13:14 AM UTC

A Good Man... (4.00 / 6)

...who will now be able to continue doing good things.  

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by: Rep. Jim Splaine @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 00:18:50 AM UTC

I can't remember when (4.00 / 12)

the last time a party picked up two seats in a row for special elections.  Usually they end up being a "hold" or one pick up but TW0 in a row...

This is a serious indictment on the reckless radical agenda of Bill O'Brien.  

No amount of money from the NHGOP could have saved this seat.  

The people are disgusted with O'Brien's reign of error.

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 Aug 10, 2011 at 00:21:00 AM UTC

Daler + Perry = 6 more votes N'Obrien needs for RTWFL n/t (4.00 / 7)

note to close readers: this might be sarcastic so think twice before reading to candidates for use in their attacks on each other

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 01:44:42 AM UTC

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Congratulations Bob! (4.00 / 16)

This is great news. One less vote to override the RTW veto. One less vote to override Voter ID. One less vote to overturn marriage equality.

And as I tweeted - this is a repudiation of the extremist O'Brien junta and the Free Staters at the same time!

Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to ensure Bob's victory. Bob is going back to the House where he belongs!!  

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by: susanthe @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 00:21:23 AM UTC

Excellent! (4.00 / 12)

Bill O'Brien Republicans repudiated again, and the u turn from the 010 wrong turn continues.

Congrats to Rep. Perry and the people who worked so hard to elect him! And to the voters in the district.



"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 Aug 10, 2011 at 00:48:11 AM UTC

The electorate has spoken. (4.00 / 1)

Unlike many a recent candidate, the people are not parrots.

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by: hannah @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 05:02:40 AM UTC

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Fantastic! (4.00 / 2)

Go, Dems!

Only the left protects anyone's rights.

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by: RealNRH @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 00:58:26 AM UTC

GSP release (4.00 / 2)

GRANITE STATE PROGRESS PAC STATEMENT ON DEMOCRAT BOB PERRY WINNING SPECIAL ELECTION IN STRAFFORD 3

Voters reject the attempting lure of "Republican" Honey Puterbaugh

CONCORD, NH - Democrat Bob Perry has won the special election for State Representative in Strafford District 3 in New Hampshire by a margin of 58%-42%. The race was to fill the seat left open after Republican Rep. Marty Harty had to resign over disparaging remarks he made.

"This is another sign that voters are paying attention in New Hampshire and eager to take back our state from the extreme views of the super conservative supermajority in Concord," said Zandra Rice Hawkins, Director of Granite State Progress and Chair of Granite State Progress PAC. "Speaker O'Brien has spent his tenure attacking middle class families and upsetting traditional New Hampshire values. His priorities are not the priorities of New Hampshire. The outcome of the special election is another indication that O'Brien's time in leadership is limited."

The special election was also ground zero in the debate over whether the Free State Project is helping or hurting the Republican Party brand in New Hampshire. Newspaper editorials and local websites exposed the quiet attempt by Republican candidate Honey Puterbaugh and the NH GOP to avoid publicly discussing Puterbaugh's affiliation with the ultra-extreme libertarian group. Free Staters had contributed heavily to Puterbaugh's campaign.

Granite State Progress PAC publicly referenced the connection in a direct mail piece sent out over the weekend. The piece, recycled from a similar mailer that proved effective in the Jennifer Daler Special Election earlier this year, informed voters about legislation at the State House to form a state militia - with mandatory service from all able-bodied residents of the state 18 years of age or older.  (The prime sponsor is Rep. Dan Itse, R-Fremont, House Speaker Bill O'Brien's handpicked Chair of the House Constitutional Review committee. The NH House didn't reject the legislation - it laid it on the table for future consideration.)

"Candidate Honey Puterbaugh is running as a Republican, but she is really a part of the radical Free State Project bent on dismantling our state," the mail piece read. "She would continue the damage in Concord, while Democrat Bob Perry would be a voice of reason. Now, more than ever, we need his voice in the New Hampshire House of Representatives."

Perry's win margin mimics that of Democrat Jennifer Daler who won a special election for State Representative in Hillsborough District 4 - Speaker O'Brien's home district - earlier this year. Both Perry and Daler trounced the competition 58%-42%.

"We are excited to see Rep. Bob Perry back in Concord, doing the people's work," Rice Hawkins said. "Perry has New Hampshire's interest at heart, and his constituents will be pleased with his votes."

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 01:10:46 AM UTC

This was a not-so-subtle proxy fight. (4.00 / 8)

Governor Lynch, Chairman Buckley, and NHDP won; Speaker O'Brien, Chairman Kimball, and NHGOP lost.

Both sides really wanted this, and for good reason: it's a show of strength going forward.

Hope everyone is fired up for tomorrow's rally at the State House!

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Twitter: @DougLindner

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 01:21:47 AM UTC

When Jack Kimball loses, (4.00 / 7)

we all win.

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by: unhhockey @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 01:54:04 AM UTC

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It's about O'Brien (4.00 / 5)

Kimball can't spin the voters, they know O'Brien is determined on destroying New Hampshire. Kimball could have spent $20,000 and Bob still would have won.

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 Aug 10, 2011 at 03:21:28 AM UTC

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Absolutely Mr. Chairman. (4.00 / 3)

But Jack Kimball is a despicable human being and seeing him rebuked in any way is sweet.

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by: unhhockey @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:24:04 AM UTC

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Hear that Billy-O, DeeJay and Jackie? (4.00 / 6)

That's the sound of the world's tiniest violin.

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by: unhhockey @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 01:29:39 AM UTC

May this race, the first in which the media (4.00 / 13)

noticed the FSP, GOP connection, shine a light on the current FSP reps for the 2012 general.

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by: Dean Barker @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 01:38:23 AM UTC

Congratulations (4.00 / 4)

to everyone who worked so hard on making this happen!

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by: Colin Van Ostern @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 02:06:54 AM UTC

Taking NH Back! (4.00 / 6)

Sanity 3, NH GOP/TEAbaligans/FSP 0.

I think NH voters are starting to finally wake up.  We still have more work to do.

"We start working to beat these guys right now." -Jed Bartlet

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by: cblodg @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 02:12:58 AM UTC

People Saw The Future... (4.00 / 3)

...under Republicans, and didn't like it.  

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by: Rep. Jim Splaine @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 10:23:32 AM UTC

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This is a great moment, (4.00 / 6)

Congrats to Bob!

Now, please help us make it 3 for 3 with Hillsborough 3 on Sept. 20, see my sig below.

Woohoo!!!!

November 2012
Hope for a return to sanity.

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by: GreyMike @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 02:42:51 AM UTC

Ryan M. first - day after Labor Day! (4.00 / 6)

You get to be 4 for 4!

In the immediate aftermath of Since the start of the financial crisis, the Fed/Treasury lent, spent, or guaranteed $28 $29 $30 trillion to save the banking system.

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by: StraffordDem @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 02:50:33 AM UTC

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4 for 4 is good! (4.00 / 7)

didn't have the dates in my head. We'll take as many as we can get!

November 2012
Hope for a return to sanity.

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by: GreyMike @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 02:58:18 AM UTC

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Congrats Strafford Dem (4.00 / 4)

Hey man, much of the credit goes to you.

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by: Chaz Proulx @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:45:46 AM UTC

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Could we have had a better candidate? n/t (4.00 / 7)

In the immediate aftermath of Since the start of the financial crisis, the Fed/Treasury lent, spent, or guaranteed $28 $29 $30 trillion to save the banking system.

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by: StraffordDem @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:49:46 AM UTC

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No. n/t (4.00 / 5)

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by: unhhockey @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:52:18 AM UTC

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Congratulations! (4.00 / 7)

Congratulations to Bob and the hardworking volunteers who gave their all in this campaign. We hope you will turn out to be the model for next month's special election in Rockingham County. Onward and Upward!

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by: Lenore Patton @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 02:42:53 AM UTC

I Shoulda said 4 for 4 (4.00 / 2)

No offense meant, just got overexcited! ;)

November 2012
Hope for a return to sanity.

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by: GreyMike @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:00:50 AM UTC

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In line with the polling (4.00 / 3)

Perry wins 58-42. In 2010, the seat went 58-42 the other way. A 32-point swing is in line with the shift in generic legislative control preferences that PPP found relative to last November. If that holds up in 2012, say hello to Democratic control once more...

Only the left protects anyone's rights.

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by: RealNRH @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:09:08 AM UTC

Also... (4.00 / 1)

Not NH, but in Wisconsin, the SD-14 race ended up R+4. PPP's final poll of that race was R+3. PPP has a very good record in down-ballot races.

Only the left protects anyone's rights.

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by: RealNRH @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:33:33 AM UTC

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Media coverage now (4.00 / 5)

This a great win for Bob, and a repuditation of the Free State Project. And is it possible that the media will finally start covering the story of what the FSP has really been up to ?

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by: vparmele @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:16:18 AM UTC

Wednesday Foster's Headline: (4.00 / 6)

PERRY CRUSHED IN MIDDLETON

In the immediate aftermath of Since the start of the financial crisis, the Fed/Treasury lent, spent, or guaranteed $28 $29 $30 trillion to save the banking system.

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by: StraffordDem @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:48:18 AM UTC

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Heh (4.00 / 1)

Only the left protects anyone's rights.

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by: RealNRH @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:57:26 AM UTC

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Only if... (0.00 / 0)

Only if we keep pushing.  

We have long road, but we have enough to keep us going!

"We start working to beat these guys right now." -Jed Bartlet

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by: cblodg @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 11:30:59 AM UTC

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Our House District now has the (4.00 / 6)

Representative it deserves.  

For my friend, Bob, who never gives up on what our country can be, and never lets the best of himself slip away.

 

In the immediate aftermath of Since the start of the financial crisis, the Fed/Treasury lent, spent, or guaranteed $28 $29 $30 trillion to save the banking system.

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by: StraffordDem @ Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 03:47:18 AM UTC

Thanks (0.00 / 0)

for this one!

Sure, I voted for less government and less government spending...just NOT the parts that I benefit from!

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by: Ref @ Sat Aug 13, 2011 at 11:01:14 AM UTC

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