Story Archives of 'Democratic Party'

Shaheen Plays Defense At BAE Systems

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, October 29, 2008.

BAE VP confronts Shaheen over a Democratic party press release from last summer. The release attacked Shaheen’s GOP rival John Sununu for accepting campaign contributions from BAE employees and others who work for what the release called "war profiteers."

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Republicans and Democrats Push Hard to Get Out the Vote

By David Darman on Thursday, October 23, 2008.

There are less than two weeks to go before Election Day.

With so little time, Democrats and Republicans are putting great effort into their “Get Out the Vote” programs.

That effort was apparent on a recent weekend in Manchester, as New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman reports.

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State Democratic Party Looks Ahead

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, October 6, 2008.

This year the New Hampshire Democratic Party has opened up 24 offices around the state, a few in long-standing Republican strongholds.

It’s part of an organizing strategy that Party leaders believe will make New Hampshire a blue state every election cycle.

But state Republicans say their rivals are just wasting money.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has more.

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A Post-mort of the Democratic National Convention

By Laura Knoy on Friday, August 29, 2008.

Four days of planning meetings, strategy sessions and troop-rallying addresses from a who’s who of the most influential, loyal and up and coming Democrats. We’ll look back at the four days of the Democratic National Convention, what was said and the splash it made.

Guests

  • Allan Bonner, political journalist for several international publications and author of Media Relations
  • Dante Scala, associate professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire, author of the GraniteProf political blog and contributor to PolitickerNH.com
  • Dean Spiliotes, New Hampshire-based political analyst who's taught at Dartmouth College and St. Anselm College; he's the author of NHPoliticalCapital.com

We'll also hear from

  • Peter Burling, Democratic state senator from Cornish and delegate to the Democratic National Convention
  • Chuck Douglas, vice chair of John McCain's presidential campaign in New Hampshire, former New Hampshire Congressman and State Supreme Court Justice
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A Roundtable of New Hampshire Democratic Delegates

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, August 19, 2008.

Next week leading Democrats across the state will head to Denver for the Democratic National Convention. for strategy meetings and troop-rallying. Before they head west, we speak to three New Hampshire delegates about their hopes for the convention and what they expect to hear there.

Guests

  • Ray Buckley, Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party
  • Ned Helms, former chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and director of the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice at the University of New Hampshire
  • Bette Lasky, Democratic state representative from Nashua who is currently running for State Senate
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State Dems Claim Unity As Obama And Clinton Battle On

By Josh Rogers on Monday, May 5, 2008.

Top local Dems pledge to ensure GOP nominee John McCain won’t win in November. The Move comes as new polls show McCain benefiting from protracted primary battle.

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New Leadership for the New Hampshire Democratic Party

By Richard Ager on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

New Hampshire Democrats last month elected Raymond Buckley of Manchester by write-in vote to Chair the Democratic Party. Buckley had previously served as the Vice-Chair to outgoing Chair Kathy Sullivan and has had a long tenure in the state legislature. We'll talk with him about the road to the Chair, what he's done in his first few weeks in office and what his vision is for the future of the Democratic Party in New Hampshire.

Guest

  • Ray Buckley, chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.
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Defining the Party Line Part Two: The Democrats

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, November 29, 2006.

In part two of this week's special two-part mini-series, The Exchange takes a look at what it means to be a Democrat today. Throughout the hour we'll hear from various Democrats and we also want to hear from you. What is your ideal Democrat? What values should the party embrace as it moves forward with the big midterm election gains it made? Should the party move back to the left or stay more centrist? Laura's guest is Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Politics at St. Anselm College and Research Fellow at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. We'll also hear from Robert Weiner, Former Clinton White House Senior Public Affairs Director, Previous Communications Director for U.S. Reps. John Conyers and Charles Rangel; Mark Fernald, former Democratic State Senator and gubernatorial candidate; Joe Keefe, CEO of Pax World Funds, former New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair, former member of the DNC and former Democratic nominee for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and Terry Shumaker, former DNC member and currently Executive Director of the New Hampshire NEA.

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New Hampshire's New Democratic Majority

By Laura Knoy on Monday, November 13, 2006.

After the Democrats' big win last week, the party will now begin to unfurl it's agenda. Yet history has shown that even with the power and the numbers, internal party differences and a critical "loyal opposition" can stymie progress. We'll look at what the Democrats hope to get done in the Granite State. Laura's guests are Democratic State Senator Maggie Hassan from Exeter, Democratic State Representative Dan Eaton from Stoddard, Democratic State Representative John DeJoie from Concord and Felize Bellman, Managing Editor for the Concord Monitor who has been watching politics in the state since 1988. We'll also hear from Kathy Sullivan, Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

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House Dems Look to Lead

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, November 8, 2006.

Democrats are the majority party in the New Hampshire House for the first time since the 19th Century.

But with the majority comes the responsibility of balancing their new power with the agenda of the overwhelmingly popular Governor John Lynch.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports Democrats are already trying to figure out how to handle the new role.

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