NH-CD 1 Archives - Granite Grok

MacDonald: America Can’t Afford Another Shaheen in Congress

June 5, 2025May 31, 2025 Steve MacDonald

As Jeanne Shaheen fights to grow the national debt just a bit larger before she “retires,” her daughter Stefany has announced she wants to replace Chris Pappas in New Hampshire Congressional District one. The ink has barely dried on her announcement, and Stefany Shaheen is already demonstrating her capacity to lie about where she stands. … Read more

I Just Spoke With Hollie Noveletsky Who Is Running for Congress

May 31, 2024 Op-Ed

I have to make my apologies for my 1st attempt at supporting a candidate because I can’t even get either of her names right. Talk about poor journalism. Her name is Hollie Noveletsky, and she is running for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.

Holly Novelesky Running for Congress

May 12, 2024 Op-Ed

I have been saying I need to get involved, but I hate leaving the house and have said when an event is local, I will attempt to go. Moms for America had an event at Harley Jacks in Ossipee, and I did not get the gumption to go.

If Your Stated Goal Is to Fight the Swamp, Why Are So Many Swamp People Endorsing You?

September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 Skip

Maybe it’s just me but I just don’t get that reasoning or logic. Sure, getting endorsements is great and fine and all that – but not from our political enemies, who are not just Democrats but include The Ruling Class Republicans.

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2022 US Congressional Campaign – Tim Baxter Announces His Quarterly Fundraising (GraniteGrok Exclusive)

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Skip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BAXTER CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES $713,000 RAISED WITH $507,000 CASH ON HAND, HAS SUPPORT FROM OVER 1,400 INDIVIDUAL DONORS New Hampshire (April 11, 2022) — State Representative and Congressional Candidate Tim Baxter has officially raised more than $715,000 with $489,000 cash on hand and announced the support has come from more than 1,400 grassroots … Read more

Why Does Matt Mowers Get off Scot Free (Thus Far) And Another Man Gets a Jail Sentence for the Same Crime?

April 9, 2022April 8, 2022 Skip

No, I didn’t jump on the Matt Mowers story right away – too many things in the hopper – but even as the news gets a bit stale, time can hand you a great juxtaposition.

Belknap County Republican Committee – Keynote Speaker: NH State Rep Tim Baxter

March 12, 2022 Skip

So much to do and so little time in which to get it done. This past Wednesday, March 9th, was the monthly meeting of the BCRC at the Gilford (NH) Library. There, NH State Rep Tim Baxter spoke to the attendees.

So Michael Graham of NH Journal, Hit Piece Much?

March 12, 2022 Skip

That’s the quick conclusion when I read the title of his hit post on Karoline Leavitt:

Soon: A Time For Choosing (NH-1)

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
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“Kevin McCarthy could never be speaker of the house of representatives and shouldn’t be considered by any Republican, any member of the congress whatsoever.

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Tim Baxter: Demanding That Socialist Democrat Chris Pappas Supports A Forensic Election Audit of the 2020 Election

January 19, 2022January 18, 2022 Skip

New Hampshire (January 18, 2022) — State Representative and Congressional Candidate Tim Baxter releases a statement demanding that his opponent socialist Democrat Chris Pappas supports a complete and total forensic audit of the 2020 general election. Tim Baxter released the following statement: “We have a real opportunity to restore faith in our election process, but … Read more

HCRC Machine Gun Shoot – Bob Burns Sets the Record Straight on Rumors He is Running for Congress.

July 23, 2021 Skip

And one more post in the series from the 3rd Annual Machinegun Shoot held by the Hillsborough County Republicans at the Londonderry Fish and Game Club.

HCRC 3rd Annual Machinegun Shoot – Grok MicroInterview with Julian Acciard

July 21, 2021 Skip

Julian is running for Congress in NH’s First Congressional District. I met up with him at the Hillsborough County Republican Committee’s 3rd Annual Machinegun Shoot this past Saturday at the Londonderry Fish & Game Club. I simply asked him “Why are you running?” and let him tell his story:

So Much for NH CD-1 Being the Polite Race

September 6, 2020 Steve MacDonald

A few months back, I was at a candidate forum. There were hundreds of people, few, if any, wearing masks, and none got the COVID. Two of the candidates who spoke were Matt and Matt, Mowers and Mayberry, and they told us this would be a cordial primary. With two days to go, the gloves are off.

And the Winner of our NH CD-1 Primary Poll Is..?

September 5, 2020 Steve MacDonald

We polled the five-person race for New Hampshire’s First Congressional District. The choices are Matt Mayberry, Matt Mowers, Michael Callis, Jeff Denaro, and Kevin Rondeau. Who did our readers pick?

New Poll- Who is Your Choice in the NH CD-1 Republican Primary?

September 3, 2020 Steve MacDonald

We’ve got two major races left to poll in the Granite State before Tuesday. First up is New Hampshire Congressional District 1. We have five candidates vying for the nomination with two well-known (or at least recognizable) names.

“Who is Your Pick to Win NH’s Congressional District One Republican Primary?”

May 15, 2020 Steve MacDonald

It’s new poll time as we turn our eye toward the races for the US House of Representatives. We’ll start with District one. We want your opinion. Which Republican primary candidate would you like to see challenge Chris’ Norovirus’ Pappas?

“I fully support the Second Amendment!” – no you don’t, Mr. Edwards (Republican candidate for NH CD-1)

September 26, 2018September 4, 2018 Skip

First, let me state this: Groksters have decided to not put out an endorsement in the Republican Primary race in NH First Congressional District. We’ve basically said “a pox on both their houses” for the dumpster fire that has become the norm this go around. We interviewed both; an hour and a half with Andy Sanborn and two and a half with Eddie Edwards. Both were gracious and we were allowed to ask pretty much any question that popped into our heads. Both allowed us to video record their entire times and it was relayed that since not all of the Groksters couldn’t attend the sessions, we wanted them to be able to form their own views from the interviews. We were also given permission, by both, to post the videos if we wanted to. To date, we have not.

Which brings me to the sign above. It became clear that Mr. Edwards did not agree with it during our interview; I grow weary of politicians saying different things to different audiences. In this case, to we Groksters and then to others.

Facebook Doodling – more blithering from Andy Martin, the most experienced…

September 26, 2018August 23, 2018 Skip

More blithering from Andy Martin who is running as a Republican in NH’s First Congressional District. He generally thinks he’s a big deal in the races he enters but generally ends up, in real life and in the real results, as a zero. But he’s well known by the inside-politics people and pretty much, everyone knows he’s gonna sue somebody at sometime for something. Let’s look at this first:

“Granite Grok” has NOT endorsed a Candidate in New Hampshire CD-1

September 26, 2018August 18, 2018 Steve MacDonald

“Granite Grok.com” has NOT endorsed a candidate in New Hampshire Congressional District one (NH CD-1). Both Eddie Edwards and Andy Sanborn have been interviewed (at great length) by members of our team, but neither candidate has been endorsed. Please also understand that our individual authors are free to write for or against any candidate they … Read more

Kevin Landrigan of the Union Leader is blowing it out his other pie-hole – Initial Response….and the Retort

September 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Skip

“He’s got Rand Paul, the federal Gun Owners of America, and “the leaders of GraniteGrok” on his side.

Some of you already know the outcome of the Union Leader claiming, with no basis whatsoever, that “leaders of GraniteGrok” were already behind Andy Sanborn in the NH CD-1. That would be me and as I said here, that’s an assumption that Kevin Landrigan, crack political reporter with decades of experience, made. We all know what Ass-u-me means, don’t we?

For those that don’t, let me put out the email trail.