Story Archives of 'Republican Party'

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.

Republicans from around the nation meet in Minnesota's Twin Cities to formally nominate John McCain, hold planning meetings and rally the troops for the fall. After the last piece of confetti falls, we’ll look at what was said at the Republican National Convention, how much of an impact it made and where the Grand Old Party goes from here.

Guests

• Dante Scala, associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire, host of the GraniteProf and contributor to PolitickerNH.com
• Allan Bonner, political journalist for several international publications and author of Media Relations

We'll also hear from

• Maureen Mooney, Republican state representative from Merrimack and voting delegate for John McCain at the Republican National Convention
• Maggie Hassan, Democratic state senator from Exeter

It’s been said that when former Congressman Mickey Edwards speaks, conservatives listen. The prominent Republican from Oklahoma has a new book warning Republicans that they have abandoned the conservative principles of individual liberties and limited government. Edwards joins us to talk about why he says Republicans have become lost and how they can return to their conservative beliefs.

Guest

• Mickey Edwards, a lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, former 16-year Republican Congressman from Oklahoma, a founding trustee for the Heritage Foundation and author of Reclaiming Conservatism: How a Great American Political Movement Got Lost and How it Can Find its Way Back

President Bush is one of the least popular presidents since anyone began keeping track. In New Hampshire, his overall approval rating is down to 24%, according to the latest Granite State Poll. Even more troubling, almost half of the Republicans in the state think he's doing a poor job.

Today, we check in with Republican voters in Exeter, New Hampshire. We're following the residents of that town in our series, Primary Place.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg wanted to learn how disaffection with President Bush affects how these voters size up their presidential options.

Over the final months leading up to the election and in Monday morning quarterbacking after the election, many in both parties feared that their party today has "moved far away from its original beliefs". In part one of a special two-part mini-series this week, The Exchange takes a look at what it means to be a Republican today. 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 Phyllis Woods, former Republican State Representative from Dover who ran for State House this year and lost; Ed Mosca, Manchester attorney and former chair of the Manchester Republican City Committee; Charlie Arlinghaus, president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy Study and former state GOP Executive Director; and Tom Rath, Republican Party National Committeeman for New Hampshire and longtime Republican analyst and consultant.