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Below is a press release the NHDP issued today on Sununu's recent interview with Foster's Daily Democrat where he talks about Louis XIV.
Rip Van Sununu's 2010 Strategy: Taking a Page Out of Louis XIV's Playbook
Disgruntled former governor and state party chairman embraces angering the radical right
Foster's Daily Democrat provided further confirmation today that John "Rip Van" Sununu is living in the past and is completely disconnected with reality.
In an interview with the paper's editorial board, the Republican state committee chairman and former governor said the inspiration for the GOP's 2010 strategy is Louis XIV. The goal: to make the extreme right wing of the republican party as angry possible.
When asked if his strategy would backfire, Sununu actually said,
"You know, I think one of the last things Louis XIV kept telling his people was that the anger of the people will turn the people toward us."
"John H. Sununu has completely lost touch with reality," said Derek Richer press secretary of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. "You don't win elections by angering voters; you do it by offering ideas. At this point, all we've heard from John H. Sununu is that he hates New Hampshire."
Not only has John H. Sununu embraced this "Louis XIV" strategy, but many of the candidates he has recruited to run for office in 2010 have as well. In fact, the GOP's candidate for Governor, Jack Kimball, is a leader of the "Tea Party" protesters - a group that has been angrily disrupting town hall meetings across the state.
But John H. Sununu isn't just out of touch, he needs a history lesson. King Louis XIV is known for bankrupting the state of France, raising taxes, and oppressing the people.
"It's crazy that Sununu is talking about 18th century France instead of the challenges facing New Hampshire," continued Richer. "But then again, when he was governor, Sununu virtually bankrupted our state - just like Louis the XIV did in France. Under Sununu's watch, spending was completely out of control, taxes were increased, and our budget was left in deficit."
(Posted by Derek Richer, Press Secretary of the New Hampshire Democratic Party)
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