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Sean Mahoney has an excellent Op-Ed in today’s New Hampshire Union Leader in which he lays out five principles that should guide the Republican Party as it climbs its way back toward relevance in political life.
In it, Mahoney also lobs a salvo at the candidate of the Washington establishment, Kelly Ayotte:
Republicans in New Hampshire, actually most voters in New Hampshire, still cherish the values that brought me to the party. For too long, Republican candidates have spent too much time worrying about what people in Washington think and not enough time listening to what the people of New Hampshire have to say.
If Republicans in New Hampshire are ever to reclaim majority status, we need to stop playing the D.C. game and start recommitting ourselves to the people of New Hampshire. We need to stand firm against the "go along to get along" mentality of too many Washington Republicans.
Testify, brother! Read the whole thing by clicking here.
As it happens, Ms. Ayotte was in Washington this very week raising lobbyist money. According to the Union Leader’s John DiStaso, the event was a huge success. A source sends along the following video which appears to show footage of lobbyists entering the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday evening to pony up for the Ayotte campaign. Did my eyes deceive me? Is that really Planned Parenthood on the list?