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This is an op-ed, published in the Sept. 17, 2010 edition of the Conway Daily Sun.
The votes have been counted, the winners declared, and the primary officially over. Now we move into the concentrated madness of election season; the season we love to hate. Robo-calls, lawn sign wars, letters to the editor, ugly accusations, and underhanded deeds will be part of our lives for the next month and a half. It's better than any reality show.
There's a sadness in NH tonight. Jeb Bradley, whatever that political entity has become, won easily. And a lot of people are sad.
Of course, Bud Martin is just beginning, but a lot of people worked hard and really cared.
The specific differences between the two are what makes it sadder. We all know Jeb Bradley. I knew Jeb Bradley when he and I went to a conference on Climate Change in Madison in 1998. That is a very different Jeb Bradley from what is before us now.
Long ago he decided to be a total sell-out.
We had hoped this might put a final nail into that coffin. But reality stormed in. The District has never ever gone Democrat.
Bud Martin is a really impressive guy. He's for real. People always respect that.
I've tried both winning an losing. It's much better to win.
It looked to me like a beautiful campaign, well organized, many volunteers. It sure looked to this outsider like a geniunely coordinated campaign.
It's harder isn't it when we've become used to winning!
Ok, so we have these 2 beautiful banners up in public places in Stratham, advertising the Stratham-Exeter Democratic Picnic, with special guest, Carol Shea-Porter, Sunday, June 22nd. And one of these banners is on the famous state property of the Stratham Circle. I just got a heads up that 2 Bradley signs have been put up along side our banner. What a game this is! We, being fair Democrats will not take down those Bradley signs... it's a free country, and it is fair territory... But we are ticking off the Republicans in town. They don't like our Keep Stratham Blue bumper stickers... and they don't like that we are organizing. Can we keep up our Democratic Push in Stratham... YOU BET! All hands on deck!
