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Attention New Hampshire GraniteGrok readers… We need your help!
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We find ourselves in the midst of a seemingly large transformation here in the Granite State. With Democrats controlling all of the levers of state government for the first time in most peoples’ lifetimes and national media organs calling NH a "blue state", one cannot deny that times are a changin’. With these changes, comes many new faces as well. Persons who once were able to sway the entire state with every utterance now find themselves nearly irrelevant. (Richard Flynn, anyone?)
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Nature abhors a vacuum, as we know, and as yesterday’s "important" characters fall by the wayside, a new cast eagerly lines up to fill the voids.
QUESTION: Who are the NEW power players here in New Hampshire? Who are the most influential in today’s Granite State?
We’re asking our regular readers to help us compile a list of the Twenty Most Influential Granite Staters, which we will then report here on the ‘Grok. The way it will work is this: Send an email with "NH Power Players" in the subject line to doug (at) granitegrok (dot) com as follows: List up to 5 Granite Staters of your choosing, and a brief writeup of why you perceive each to be of statewide importance. If you don’t wish to vote via email, feel free to place your votes below in the comment section. We will tally the "votes" from now until Wednesday, August 29. On Thursday, we will put up a post with the list. We will include some reader comments with each winner. If you wish to remain anonymous, just say so in the email and we will respect that– but please don’t hesitate to participate.
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NH is changing. Who do YOU think will have a role in shaping its future? Oh, and this is a non-partisan deal. I would say that, for example, former NH Dem Party Chair Kathleen Sullivan could be on my list, along with current Chair Ray Buckley.