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ROPER: Republicans, Remember to Vote – In the Democrat Primary

August 9, 2026 Rob Roper

First, let me say that open primaries are dumb. Parties should be free to pick their own candidates without outside shenanigans taking place, and if folks don’t want to be affiliated with a political party, good for you, that’s your choice, enjoy your summer, you get your say in the general election. That said, thems … Read more

Letting NH Go To Pot

August 24, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The ‘Grok will publish letters to the editor (op-eds), event announcements, and press releases, even when they might promote ideas or issues we may not entirely agree with. There is a line, but as regards these formats, it is fuzzier, and we prefer to let readers judge and fisk rather than make arbitrary decisions about … Read more

Primaries: My ‘not’ is better than your ‘not’

January 23, 2024 Ian Underwood

RSA 654:34, which governs how voters may change party registration, makes a bizarre distinction. In one section (I), it says that if you decide to change from one party to another party on the day of a primary, you can’t vote in the primary of your new party.

Joe, You Have A Different View Of Democracy Than We Do

April 28, 2023 Ray Cardello

In Joe Biden’s early morning announcement video on Tuesday, he made numerous references to restoring Democracy and the Soul of the Country. We have a serious problem here as the actions of Joe Biden and the Democrat party show a lack of understanding or disrespect for Democracy.

NH Republicans in Primaries – These Candidates Have Very Good to Excellent Voting Records.

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 Op-Ed

Previous RINO Reports mentioned some of the good guys who are in primaries with RINOs. This report mentions more of the good guys who are in primaries.

Ratings are based on candidates’ RINO scores (good is low) and also on HRA (House Republican Alliance) scores (good is high).

Seems like Skip wasn’t the only one to comment on this – NH GOP now taking sides in the Governor Primary?

June 1, 2022May 31, 2022 Norm Silber

Being the Chair of the Belknap County Republican Committee, I made it known of my displeasure that the new Communications Director of the NH GOP has positioned the Party to support the incumbent Governor over the three candidates (that I know about) that will be primarying Chris Sununu.

Data Point Updated: – For All the Talk That Trump Is Now Fading, He’s Got a Great Candidate-Picking Track Record (Part 2)

May 27, 2022 Skip

I wrote back on the 18th that while the Left, Never-Trumpers, and the Media are all casting shade on Trump and his role in the Republican Party primaries, he’s actually been very good at endorsing candidates. The problem is that these latter political dumpster divers are all trying to focus on what he hasn’t gotten … Read more

Urgent Versus Important

March 15, 2020

Issues in the news tend to be urgent versus important. There are two big stories these days. One is the COVID-19 outbreak which is urgent. The other is the Democrat presidential primaries which are important.

GrokTALK! – Jazz Shaw from Hot Air.

July 15, 2024May 19, 2015 Steve MacDonald

Jazz Shaw from Hot Air joins us to talk about Mitt and Evander fighting for charity, the Democrat primary Senate throw-down brewing in Illinois, why size matters (when it comes to cell phones), and unsustainable debt and pension distress were institutionalized in the land of Lincoln. (Part I of II)

NoLabels, NoWay

September 26, 2018December 1, 2010 Steve MacDonald

I think I nailed it on the head (here) back on November 17th with my first impression of the group NoLabels. But now that the Live Free or Die Alliance (LFDA), whom I have often opined springs from the same pedigree of liberal-fronted groups pretending to be middling ports of in-betweenedness in the political/ideological storm, is seeking the opinion of its members on NoLabels effort to penetrate New Hampshire, it is time to revisit this.

Let me save you the trouble of wondering what they are about. I believe NoLabels goal is to shift the electorate to the left. Their first, and so far only plank, is to open primaries to everyone who can vote. Now ask yourself, who does that help?

It helps Democrats.