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Steve Marchand – Please Remind Maggie Hassan About Democrat Talking Point: Big Money in Politics

Steve Marchand
Steve Marchand

Former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand (D) is accepting voluntary limits on campaign contributions in his race for Governor of New Hampshire”in the spirit of reducing the corrosive influence of big money in politics.”

According to SeacoastOnline, accepting “The spending limit prohibits a gubernatorial candidate from spending more than $625,000 in the primary and $625,000 in the general.” Lucky for us it also creates the spirit of reducing the corrosive influence of winning the primary and by extension the governor’s office. We can only hope his Democrat primary opponents, Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern or businessman Mark Connolly, follow his example.

So, at any point in the near future, could we expect Democrat Steve Marchand to publicly poo-poo Governor Hassan? She is actively seeking the corrosive influence of big money in politics in her bid to defeat U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte in November. Hassan has, so far, raised $4.4 million, 73% of which are large-dollar or PAC contributions.

Maybe Steve Marchand can also don the mantle of defender of the little people and ask Hassan to stop stiffing taxpayers for her bodyguard’s paychecks.

Note: Ayotte has more money and plenty of the sort Marchand would call corrosive–not that this sort helped Jeb Bush much in his run for president–but my issues with Ayotte relate to votes. Her votes stink.

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