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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

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.

The child pornography allegations facing State Democratic Party Vice Chairman Ray Buckley has focused plenty of attention on both the accused and his accuser, GOP State Representative Steve Vallaincourt.

But, as New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers reports, there is another key player in this story -- the no-holds barred political culture of the city of Manchester and its public access television shows.

A former Manchester alderman files a lawsuit claiming that the state's top Democratic Party officials conspired with the candidate who defeated him, to deprive him of his right to seek office last year.

All bets are off this year as state candidates for house, senate and governor gather in a crowded political arena. Also, there’s heated competition for an open spot on the Executive Council, questions before the ballot law commission and Libertarians in disguise! We’ll suss out the state races and see who might be left standing come November. Laura's guests are James Pindell, Managing Editor and Political Reporter for PoliticsNH.com, and Tom Fahey, State House Bureau Chief for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. We'll also hear from Ray Buckley, Vice-Chair for the New Hampshire Democratic Party and Wayne MacDonald, Vice-Chair for the New Hampshire Republican State Committee.