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Romney Running Away With NH
 Romney Running Away With NH 
new poll
Dec 26, 2011 5:34 AM CST

Romney Running Away With NH

He leads with 39% support of likely GOP voters

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is currently running away with New Hampshire's GOP support, according to the latest polls. Romney has the backing of 39% of the state’s likely Republican voters. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are tied with 17% each, just ahead of Jon Huntsman, who is backed by 11%...

NH Newspaper Endorses ... Jon Huntsman

He'd give Obama the best challenge, says the Concord Monitor

(Newser) - Jon Huntsman's go-for-broke strategy in New Hampshire paid off today with an endorsement from one of the state's biggest newspapers. The Concord Monitor weighs in: "Huntsman, a consistent but never doctrinaire conservative, would present the greatest challenge to Obama," write the editors. "If elected, he...

New Hampshire Full of Weird Candidates

Meet a few of the 44 people running in the state's primary

(Newser) - Meet Vernim Supreme. He’s running in the New Hampshire presidential primary—as he does every four years—on a platform of zombie readiness, obligatory tooth brushing, and a pony for every American. He often wears a rubber boot for a hat and likes to confront his, er, more established...

New Hampshire Newspaper Union Leader Endorses Newt Gingrich

 Key NH Paper 
 Endorses 
 Gingrich 
UPDATED
Nov 27, 2011 8:59 AM CST

Key NH Paper Endorses Gingrich

'Union Leader' helped McCain start path to 2008 nomination

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich's turn as the GOP's latest presidential pet gathered some big momentum today: The former House speaker has picked up the endorsement of New Hampshire's main newspaper, the Union Leader , which announced its pick with a banner headline in today's edition. While Gingrich "is...

Strange Light Falls on Dead Vet's Dog

'It made me wonder if Justin was there,' writes '20/20' reporter

(Newser) - A strange, almost, er, heavenly, light that fell on a dead veteran's dog during 20/20 filming has given a photographer paws for reflection, she reveals in an unusual note on ABC News.com. The beam of light that briefly bathed Hero the mutt during a "simple" shoot at...

Occupy-Style Protest Interrupts Obama

Demonstrators employ 'mic check' at New Hampshire speech

(Newser) - A group of protesters cut into President Obama’s speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, today with an Occupy-style call-and-response, briefly silencing the president. As Obama began to speak, a voice in the crowd yelled, “Mic check!” which was instantly echoed much the way it would be at any...

Newt Gingrich Catches Up to Mitt Romney in Latest New Hampshire Poll
 Newt Surges  
 in Romney Land: 
 New Hampshire 
Poll Numbers
Nov 18, 2011 1:16 PM CST

Newt Surges in Romney Land: New Hampshire

Gingrich is statistically tied for first in new poll

(Newser) - The Newt Gingrich comeback train just keeps on rolling: He’s now just 2 points behind Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, with 27% to Romney’s 29%, according to the latest poll from the New Hampshire Journal . That's within the poll’s margin of error, and well ahead of...

Cain Bails on NH Newspaper Interview

After refusing to allow it to be taped

(Newser) - An interview Herman Cain had scheduled with New Hampshire’s largest newspaper fell through today, in what the New Hampshire Union Leader dubbed a “no-show.” Cain’s camp blamed the newspaper. Scheduled a week in advance, the sit-down was originally supposed to be an hour long and aired...

NH Agrees to Hold 2012 Election in 2012

New Hampshire sets primary for Jan. 10, instead of December

(Newser) - Good news: The early-voting states have finally stopped fighting over who gets to sit in the front. New Hampshire today set its primary for Jan. 10, after threatening at one point to move it into December of this year in a feud with Nevada . This means the early GOP calendar...

Bizarre Perry Speech Sparks Drunk Rumors

Highlight video from 'expressive' NH speech goes viral

(Newser) - Was Rick Perry pie-eyed during a speech to a conservative group in New Hampshire on Friday? In a video that has since gone viral, the candidate adopted an exuberant, jokey style and pulled a lot of funny faces, leading some commentators to believe that the Texas governor was distinctly refreshed....

Oops: Gary Johnson Nearly Blows NH Deadline

He took the red-eye to file in person

(Newser) - Gary Johnson complains he gets no respect in his longshot bid for the GOP nomination. Yeah, and this won't help: His campaign realized late yesterday it still hadn't filed for the New Hampshire primary, and today is the deadline, reports the Los Angeles Times . Johnson cleared his schedule...

Polls in Early States: Good News for Romney

He's at the top in the first four, with Cain second

(Newser) - A CNN/Time survey of the first four states to vote bodes well for Mitt Romney. He leads them all, though Herman Cain is within a whisker in Iowa and South Carolina. A quick look at the top two in the state polls:
  • Iowa (Jan. 3): Romney, 24%; Cain, 21%
  • New
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Ex-Bachmann Staffers Pen Angry Letter

New Hampshire team says it was mistreated

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann's former staffers in New Hampshire fired off a scathing letter today explaining why they walked out last week , The Hill reports. “The manner in which some in the national team conducted themselves towards Team-N.H. was rude, unprofessional, dishonest, and at times cruel,” the joint...

Nevada Resolves Primary Mess, Moves to Feb. 4

'We don't need to be New Hampshire's pinata': Nevada GOP chair

(Newser) - Talk about political inside baseball: Nevada restored order to the GOP's chaotic primary scheme today by agreeing to run its caucus in early February. Prodded by Mitt Romney's campaign, Nevada had slated its caucus for Jan. 14, but with half the Republican field promising a boycott, and RNC...

Bachmann Aide Who Quit in NH Will Work for Perry

At least four of her five paid staffers in the state are gone

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann may not think her New Hampshire staff has resigned, but the staffers beg to differ. And one of them will be working for Rick Perry's camp come Monday, reports the Union Leader . The confusing state of affairs: ABC affiliate WMUR reported yesterday that all five of Bachmann'...

Bachmann Staff Quits in New Hampshire
Report:
Bachmann
Staff Quits in New Hampshire
UPDATED
Oct 21, 2011 4:51 PM CDT

Report: Bachmann Staff Quits in New Hampshire

But candidate says story isn't true

(Newser) - All five of Michele Bachmann’s paid staffers in New Hampshire have quit, complaining that she hadn’t given enough attention to the state, reports ABC affiiliate WMUR . Bachmann visited New Hampshire for a debate last week, but before that hadn’t set foot in the Granite State since June....

NH Eyes December Primary
 NH Warns Nation: 
 We'll Go as Early as Dec. 6
election 2011?
Oct 13, 2011 4:52 AM CDT

NH Warns Nation: We'll Go as Early as Dec. 6

It's all Nevada's fault, top election official says

(Newser) - New Hampshire may be forced to hold its GOP primary as early as Dec. 6, and it will be all Nevada's fault for moving up its caucus date , the Granite State's top election official warns. Secretary of State William Gardner says New Hampshire has no intention of surrendering...

For Raped Teen Forced to Apologize to Church, Justice

Attacker finally sentenced to up to 30 years in prison

(Newser) - A woman raped as a teen who was forced by her church to apologize for her "immorality" is finally seeing justice served: Her attacker is behind bars. Former church member Ernest Willis, 52, has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for the assault that impregnated his...

Election 2012: Has Michele Bachmann Given Up on New Hampshire?
 Bachmann Gives Up on NH 
Sep 1, 2011 8:38 AM CDT

Bachmann Gives Up on NH

Campaign confirms she's focusing on Iowa, South Carolina

(Newser) - Where’s Michele Bachmann? Well, she’s certainly not in New Hampshire. She hasn’t visited the state since two months ago, and she canceled her last planned visit, after the Ames straw poll. In fact, every single 2012 GOP candidate other than Bachmann has been to New Hampshire since...

Sarah Palin Heads Straight to New Hampshire After Iowa Stop Sept. 3

 After Iowa Stop, 
 Palin Heads 
 Straight 
 to NH 
WILL SHE or won't she?
Aug 31, 2011 7:29 AM CDT

After Iowa Stop, Palin Heads Straight to NH

Probably just a coincidence...

(Newser) - In her continued bid to do absolutely nothing to quell speculation about a run for the Oval Office, Sarah Palin has decided to take a little getaway following her much ballyhooed Sept. 3 appearance in Iowa: to scenic New Hampshire, reports the Iowa Republican . "High-level Iowa Republicans" tell the...

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