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How a State House Special Election Affects the Nation

by: Dean Barker

Tue Jun 02, 2009 at 05:51:50 AM EDT


Karen Liot Hill explains the situation well:
"Democrats are favored in Lebanon, according to party registration and voter behavior," she said. "About two-thirds of registered voters in Lebanon vote Democratic. In theory, there should be a good turnout for Democrats. But in a special election, when turnout is extremely low, it starts to make the advantage not so certain."

The vote on the amendment to the marriage equality bill scheduled in the state House for June 3 also raises the stakes of the election, Liot Hill said.

"If [White] wins the election on Tuesday, he can help make a serious difference in a matter of 24 hours on the issue of marriage equality," Liot Hill said.

But before you get too excited:
Democrat Andrew White, a fire captain, estimates that Randy Wagoner, his Republican opponent and an emergency dispatcher, is outspending him "four or five to one."
The piece goes on to confirm that this money is coming outside of Lebanon.

So when I read Out-of-State-Marriage-Hater-in-Chief Maggie Gallagher mischaracterize our local elections like this...

In both of the two special elections held in New Hampshire in the past month, the pro-gay marriage candidate got trounced. But you haven't heard much about New Hampshire in the national news media because it doesn't fit gay marriage advocates' narrative: They claim the debate is over; gay marriage has won.
...I wonder where this money is coming from.
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Posted new diary (0.00 / 0)
on Pam's:

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

Good luck!


Just ran a second push (0.00 / 0)
for RSVP to tomorrow's rally, as well as popped onto Facebook and TWitter:

http://tinyurl.com/qrljxf


[ Parent ]
I saw that Gallagher statement (0.00 / 0)
and was quickly reminded how easy it is for out-of-state commentators to assume they know NH politics.

It was such an absurd statement, but not surprising given the source.

Zandra Rice Hawkins (Granite State Progress)


I voted earlier this evening ... (4.00 / 1)
..... Randy Wagoner has campaigned on the right, so they must think that's a winning strategy. Hopefully, we'll find out that's not the case.

 By the way, I got an (automated) poll telephone call from Cornerstone Research the other day - don't think it qualified as a push-poll, but the questions did seem like they were written to be favorable to the right.    

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


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