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Anouncement: NGCRC January Meeting

December 26, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The Northern Grafton County Republican Committee will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday,January 13, 2026, at the Littleton Senior Center located at 77 Riverglenn Lane, Littleton, NH. Refreshments and socializing will be at 6:00 PM, and the meeting will begin at 6:30 PM. Ian Underwood will be the guest speaker, and the title of his topic … Read more

OPINION: The Elephant in the Room That Could Destroy NH Midterms

December 10, 2025 Terese Bastarache

In the Granite State, where political independence runs as deep as the White Mountains, a simmering divide threatens to fracture the Republican coalition just as the 2026 midterms loom on the horizon. On one side stands the New Hampshire GOP (NHGOP) establishment, polished, pragmatic, and focused on electability. On the other, a burgeoning grassroots movement, … Read more

Join Us in Laconia for an Eye-Opening Luncheon on Human Trafficking in New Hampshire

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 Press Release

Dear conservative friends, I’m excited to share details about an upcoming event hosted by the Lakes Region Club of the NH Federated Republican Women, where I’m actively involved. On Saturday, May 17th, we’re holding our Leadership Luncheon at the Belknap Mill Museum in Laconia, featuring a powerful presentation by two members of the New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative … Read more

Join Me on May 3rd!

April 20, 2025April 19, 2025 Steve MacDonald

On May 3rd, I have the honor and privilege of being the keynote speaker at the Sullivan County Republican Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. I encourage you to support the committee and join us for dinner. And you’ll get to meet me and listen to whatever it is I decide to talk about for twenty minutes. I haven’t … Read more

We Just Keep Going Round and Round

August 22, 2024 Op-Ed

By Ken Goodall – I have supported many candidates who spoke their minds, sometimes off the cuff and not thought out, but I knew where they were coming from. Trump said Mexico would pay for the wall but with no explanation, and he said a group would not have to vote again, which could easily … Read more

Republicans Support Open Borders Just As Much As Democrats … Stop Pretending It’s Rs vs Ds

October 25, 2023 Ed Mosca

This is in response to a post titled Our Open Border Gives Us Terrorists And Fentanyl, Not A Problem For Dems. It’s also not a problem for the majority of Republicans serving in Congress. Flashback to 2017 … Republicans in total control of the federal government. But the Republican Congress refuses to fund Trump’s wall. Why? Because … Read more

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Democrats Trying to Get Left-Leaning Independents into Republican Spaces

October 4, 2022 Op-Ed

The Meredith Republican primary had three candidates for the New Hampshire House. Lisa Smart and Tofts are conservatives with traditional values. Cindy Creteau-Miller is pro-abortion and anti Second Amendment. She received a D rating from the NRA. How unusual is that?

Republicans Roll Out a New Playbook

September 25, 2022 Ray Cardello

It was nearly thirty years ago when the Republican Party drafted the Contract with America. That plan led to a substantial Republican gain in the House of Representatives during the Clinton Presidency.

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RINO Report: Dennis Acton

August 27, 2022 Op-Ed

Fremont has a 2 for 1 primary. Emily Phillips is a newcomer, and Dennis Acton is a RINO. Acton is not quite as bad as some of the other RINOs, But Phillips could hardly be as bad and likely would be much better.

Midterms Should Not Be Close, But Polls Say They Will Be

August 27, 2022 Ray Cardello

I wrote some time ago that we on the Right needed to temper our expectations for a Red Wave in November, and with two months to go, I may be on the mark. I was hoping I could write how wrong I was.

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RINO Report: David Bickford

April 10, 2025August 24, 2022 Spec Bowers

Strafford county district 3 (New Durham, Middleton) has a 2 for 1 primary. Mackenzie Brisson is a promising newcomer who could be great. (More info here: www.citizenscount.org/candidate/mackenzie-brisson/running). David Bickford is a multi-term RINO who might be hoping that people have forgotten about his terrible voting record. This report is based on his record from 2013-16. … Read more

RINO Report: Aboul Khan and Jason Janvrin

April 10, 2025August 23, 2022 Spec Bowers

Seabrook, like many other towns, has two districts. Unlike most towns, All of the candidates have voting records, i.e. they are current or recent Reps. Rockingham 30 (Seabrook alone) has a 3 for 2 primary. There are two good guys and one bad buy. Tina Harley had one of the best records of all Republicans … Read more

RINO Report: Betty Gay

April 10, 2025August 20, 2022 Spec Bowers

Salem has a 13 for 9 primary, the second largest (after Derry) of all towns. Sadly not a single one of the candidates has an excellent voting record. Four have records that are average, neither bad nor good. One has a mediocre-poor record, and one has a terrible record. Doucette, Janigian, Sweeney, and Vandecasteele are … Read more

RINO Report: Tom Cardon and Brenda Willis

April 10, 2025August 18, 2022 Spec Bowers

Derry has a 16 for 10 primary, the largest in the state. Its candidates run the gamut from extreme RINO, mediocre, excellent, to unknown. The latter may or may not be well known in the community, but they are unknown in the sense of not having voting records. And the RINO Report is based on … Read more

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Wyoming Republicans Tell Liz Cheney to F*** Off!

August 17, 2022 Steve MacDonald

If you peruse the corporate media on J6 Never-Trump Liz Cheney’s embarrassing primary loss in Wyoming, you might throw up in your mouth. It’s embarrassing. And I’ll be honest, it had an impact on my choice of headlines. I was looking for some much-needed balance.

There Is Only One Way To Correct Our Course

August 14, 2022 Peter Lemiska

Political polling data can often be confusing and misleading. A recent Monmouth University poll indicates that the vast majority of Americans – 88 percent, in fact – believe the country is on the wrong track. Other polls support those results with similar numbers.

“What Are You, and Why Are You with Us?”

August 1, 2022 Op-Ed

Being pro-life, pro-second amendment, and a vaccine pro-informed consent the Democrats were uneasy with me being a Democrat. Now, Republicans hold the same question and unease; “What are you, and why are you with us?”. “You must be a FedPoser or a leftist agitator”! False!

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Thad Riley Announces Campaign Team In Bid for NH Governor

June 10, 2022 Op-Ed

BRENTWOOD, NH – Thad Riley, the only true conservative choice for Republicans in New Hampshire, announced today the hires of his campaign team in his bid for Governor.

Data Point: Both Death and Unemployment Rates Higher In Lockdown States

June 3, 2021 Skip

“Nine of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates are led by Republicans. The exception is Wisconsin whose Supreme Court last May invalidated Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’s lockdown.”

Actually, It Was Sherm Packard Who Scrapped the Pro-Life Bills

February 19, 2021 Ed Mosca

Just a quick comment or two on Steve’s post exposing RINO Ned Gordon: You guessed it. Ned Gorden was the sole Republican to vote against all of these bills. If Ned voted for them, all four bills advance to the House Floor as “Ought to Pass” by an 11-10 committee vote. … Every vote in … Read more