Story Archives of 'Elections'

On Tuesday voters in the Hoosier and Tar Heel States have their say. Overwhelming wins by Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama in both states could finally decide the Democratic nominee for president. Otherwise... there's always Kentucky and West Virginia next week. We recap what happened in the two latest primaries and what may come next.

Guests

• Ken Rudin, political editor for NPR
• Dean Spiliotes, political analyst and commentator at NHPoliticalCapital.com, formerly with the New Hampshire Institute of Politics

We'll also hear from

• Mary Hartnett, news director at WFYI in Indianapolis
• Jim Morrill, Senior political reporter for the Charlotte Observer

It’s the next round in a long fight between the two remaining Democratic candidates for president, and if the battle continues another day, it will head to Indiana and North Carolina. We’ll look at the results of the Keystone State’s primary, what it means and where the Democrats go from here.

Guests

• Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and author of the Graniteprof blog
• Andy Smith, Director of the UNH Survey Center and Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire

Wednesday/Today the New Hampshire House is scheduled to take up a resolution to impeach President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Supporters insist the move is needed to keep the executive branch in check.

Critics say this is nothing more than hollow political posturing.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.

In 89 New Hampshire towns, residents will vote on a proposal urging New Hampshire politicians to ditch the traditional pledge against a sales, income or any new broad-based taxes. So far, it’s done pretty well, with the anti-pledge resolution winning out in town meetings two to one, but opponents say one year of town meetings’ votes towns does not a tidal wave make. We’ll look at where New Hampshire stands on “the pledge” and what this resolution may mean for the future.

Guests

• Andy Smith, Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and Director of the UNH Survey Center
• Mark Fernald, treasurer of the Fair Tax Coalition, the group pushing the resolution. He is a former Democratic State Senator and candidate for governor
• Mike Biundo, Chairman of the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition

As town meeting season reaches its peak, we’ll see what major topics voters will chew on along with homemade casseroles and cookies. There are the perennial subjects of money for fire trucks and road repair, but we’ll also find out how much the housing crisis and the near-record snowfall is putting pressure on this year’s budgets, and check in on a wide range of concerns, including a proposal to change New Hampshire’s tax structure.

Guests

• Jon Greenberg, NHPR's Executive Editor. Jon has worked with the New Hampshire Local Government Center to develop NHPR's interactive Town Meeting map
• Laura Scott, town planner for Henniker
• Steve Norton, director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy

We'll also hear from

• Paul Sanderson, a selectman from Greenland