Something quite unusual is happening in New Hampshire. To coin a phrase, you could say that "a spectre is haunting New Hampshire—the spectre of freedom from the rapacious political classes." In politics, the conventional wisdom says that "the most organized group wins." That is, the group that can turn out the most warm bodies "on the street" will ultimately prevail. This is false: The ability to put bodies on the street…
…does not equate with ability to win elections. Not anymore, at least. And certainly not in New Hampshire.
In any country with regular elections, the problem is traditionally this: Craven politicians with no principles to stand for get elected by saying they believe in everything (depending on the audience), and thus nothing. Once in office, they become the willing tools of "pressure groups," of which the greatest are the political/government/ruling classes. But in New Hampshire? Guess what: We’ve elected a TON of local politicians (the term "politician" here is use very loosely; these are not "politicians" in most senses of the word) who have a set of "core beliefs." What a "core belief"? A principle that an individual won’t back down on, no matter how many greedy, rapacious public employees the unions put on the streets or in committee hearings. The Lamestream media routinely deplores people with core beliefs: On the national stage they include Rand Paul (and his dad), Pat Toomey, Marco Rubio, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint, and an increasing number of others.