Last night, the ‘Grok had been invited to cover the Congressional Forum sponsored by the Seacoast Republican Women – a well respected non-partisan (with respect to the Republican Party events) organization whose events are usually open and well attended as their execution in having an event is normally flawless. The event, held at the most beautiful Elks Lodge I have ever been in (on an inlet in Portsmouth, NH), had six four Candidate attendees:
NH First Congressional District – Rick Parent, Vern Clough
NH Second Congressional District – Will Dean, Dennis Lamare
There should have been two more:
- Incumbent Congressman Frank Guinta (the guy who decided to stiff Diane Bitter at the last moment and be a “no show”)
- Incumbent Congressman Charlie Bass – who declared “I am not coming; it would be a waste of my time”
The videos of the Opening Ceremonies and Candidate Opening Remarks after the jump. There were six questions asked of the Candidates – they will be in subsequent posts.
Opening Ceremonies:
Opening remarks: Rick Parent (NH First Congressional District)
Opening remarks: Dennis Lamare (NH Second Congressional District)
Opening remarks: Will Dean (NH Second Congressional District)
Opening remarks:Vern Clough (NH First Congressional District)
