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HOHENSEE: Judicial Nomination Power – Shared, Not Sole

December 3, 2025 Doris Hohensee

Since at least 2000, our governors have knowingly usurped the Executive Council’s power to nominate judges. Courts are an essential branch of government, but we’ve learned the hard way that our rights are no longer sacrosanct in the NH courts. Nominating and appointing the best judges is critically important. The NH Constitution says that all … Read more

SMITH: Is NH Safe From a Future Governor Ruais?

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 Julie Smith

While Jay Ruais and the uniparty establishment elite are still reveling in his recent reelection, I’m here to rain on his parade because he’s clearly a captain who’s not a team player. He sabotaged “Team Red” in Manchester, and that cost his city their best alderman and their Ward 1 seat. There’s plenty of “Picklegate” … Read more

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Snap Poll – Which Republican Would You Support for NH Governor [Poll Fixed – Extended 24 hours]

June 5, 2023June 4, 2023 Skip

I’ve been a bit tied up lately with the NH Legislative Ethics Committee and DCYF (yes, they are doing things that have caught my gaze – both in general and personally), and again, a bit of Citizen for Belknap, and helping others with Right To Know demands. You know, you’d think that being retired, my … Read more

UPDATE: Get your vote in for the Grok Early Straw Poll: Who for NH Governor?

June 22, 2022 Skip

Yep, our early straw poll is going on right now over here. And I am looking for for an answer – Hypothesis: will the ranking that you folks determine now hold true, for each race, when we redo them in late August?

Grok Straw Poll: Who is your pick for NH Governor?

June 21, 2022 Skip

The last poll about “who might be a good NH Governor was kinda all over the place with all those names, kinda amusing, I had fun with it, and a wee bit illustrative of how you, dear readers, are looking at people, politics, and positions. We haven’t been doing a lot of polls lately but I think this series might be illustrative as well.