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NH Primary 2012
Nashua poll worker upset about being secretly recorded in voter ID video
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Friday, January 27, 2012
NASHUA – Ronni Karlsberg decided to be friendly with the man who asked if he needed to provide identification to receive a presidential primary ballot. …
Plan to move primary gains
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, January 26, 2012
CONCORD – The state Senate voted to set the state primary date two weeks earlier despite the objection of Secretary of State Bill Gardner, who …
N.H. supporters disappointed with Huntsman exit
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Richard Drisko was sitting down to breakfast and a newspaper early Monday when the phone rang, giving him a preview of the day’s top news. …
Primary 2012 didn’t draw out many big celebrities
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The TV satellite trucks have long left New Hampshire, and the Granite State is in the rearview mirror of Republican hopefuls who shook hands and …
Huntsman bows out; set to endorse Romney
By CHRIS CIZILLA and PHIL RUCKER The Washington Post | Monday, January 16, 2012
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has decided to end his presidential candidacy and will formally exit the race Monday, according to two sources briefed on …
As primary buzz leaves New Hampshire, campaign volunteers say their ‘work is done’
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Sunday, January 15, 2012
NASHUA – For months, local man David Murotake sacrificed extra time with his family and put off projects at work to knock on doors and …
Grass-roots campaigning changing with the times
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Sunday, January 15, 2012
The 2012 primary, more than any in recent history, showed grass-roots campaigning to be at a crossroads in the first-in-the-nation state, according to activists and …
Ron Paul netted nearly half of the few young voters who turned out Tuesday
By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer | Thursday, January 12, 2012
Participation among young voters plummeted in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, compared to the state’s 2008 primary, but nearly half of eligible voters younger than 30 …
With this one just past, 2016 in the works
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Thursday, January 12, 2012
Early Wednesday morning, less than a day after the close of the 2012 New Hampshire primary, Steve Duprey boarded a plane for Louisiana with his …
SC beckoning GOP hopefuls
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, January 12, 2012
CONCORD – New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary is over, which means for the Republican presidential contenders, it’s off to the Palmetto State. Mitt Romney’s resounding Granite …
Signs may go almost as soon as candidates
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Thursday, January 12, 2012
Now that the primary is over, we know what you’re thinking: When are all those campaign signs going away? By a week from Friday at …
Voters, redeclarers keep poll workers busy
By Telegraph Staff | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Voter turnout at several Nashua wards was generally described as “steady” by poll officials, and most agree they’ve been a bit surprised by the number …
Voters make cases with ballots, words
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
After months of listening to candidates, pundits and pollsters, it was finally the voters’ chance to be heard. As with any primary, there was excitement …
Democrats in Nashua didn’t want Republicans to have all the primary fun
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
NASHUA – From the outside, it looked as if someone forgot to invite the Democrats to the primary dance. But from the inside, Democrats had …
Santorum in a new neck and neck race -- this time for fourth
By MARYALICE GILL Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
MANCHESTER – The shooting star that was Rick Santorum came back to earth after Tuesday’s primary. Coming off a neck-and-neck finish with GOP front-runner Mitt …
Huntsman supporters thrilled by third place, but is it enough?
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
MANCHESTER – Standing shoulder to shoulder at the Black Brimmer American Bar and Grill, supporters of presidential challenger Jon Huntsman didn’t blink an eye Tuesday …
Gingrich greeted warmly despite fourth place finish
By JOE COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
MANCHESTER – Undeterred by a triumphiant Mitt Romney declaring victory, Newt Gingrich’s supporters came alive when their candidate greeted them despite his fourth-place finish. Supporters …
Paul happy with second place
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
MANCHESTER – Maybe second place isn’t so bad after all. Ron Paul and his supporters were jubilant at the finish of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary …
Polls quiet, turnout normal
By Telegraph Staff | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
NASHUA – With all the clamor from the media coverage of New Hampshire’s presidential primary, you’d think the end of the world was near. On …
Romney stays on message, wins big
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
MANCHESTER – Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday, hoping it shifts him into an overdrive gear all the way to the …
Local candidates from Milford, Derry get a few votes
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Nashua High graduate Benjamin Linn (class of 1991) beat three well-known candidates in his home town, where his 6 votes topped Gary Johnson, Herman Cain …
Mitt Romney takes stage, declares victory
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
MANCHESTER -- Nearly as soon as the polls closed, Mitt Romney was declared the victor of the New Hampshire Primary. With equal swiftness Romney himself …
Romney scoring well on the economy
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Kevin Landrigan reports that Mitt Romney is doing well with voters concerned about the economy and picking a candidate who can defeat Barack Obama. …
Voting on principle and looking to the future in Brookline
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
BROOKLINE -- Normally, campaign workers stake out their spots outside the Captain Samuel Douglass Academy early on primary day and stay late. But on Tuesday, …
Getting out the vote in Milford, again, again, and again
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
MILFORD -- Chelsea Einsidler-Moore went to the polls three times on Tuesday: once to vote, and two more times to bring friends. “I Facebooked and …
In Bedford, Ron Paul backers like consistent message, commitment to Constitution
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
BEDFORD – Shivering and bundled up in several layers of clothing, Bedford resident Kristin Noble, 38, was one of Ron Paul’s dedicated supporters Tuesday. She …
All about Obama at Hollis polls
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
HOLLIS -- Robert Scott of Merrill Lane considers voting his civic duty. But on Tuesday morning what motivated him were the letters “A,” “B,” and …
Early exit polls show big lead for Romney; Huntsman closing in on Paul
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The Telegraph’s Kevin Landrigan reports from Mitt Romney’s headquarters on what he’s hearing about early exit polling numbers. …
Huntsman surge personified at Manchester appearance
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
MANCHESTER – If the rising poll numbers didn’t give Jon Huntsman supporters hope heading into Tuesday’s primary election, the turnout at Manchester’s Webster Elementary School …
Primary voting a family affair in Merrimack
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
MERRIMACK - It was chilly standing outside St. John Neumann Church this morning, but 49-year-old Mark Weithman was fired up. “You’ve got the economy, health …
Hudson polls slow, but GOP voters making choices
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
HUDSON – If anything, Tuesday’s primary will make for good practice for November’s general election. As seen in neighboring Nashua, Hudson had a steady but …
Primary isn’t just for GOP: Democrats will rally tonight for President Obama
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
For Democrats feeling left out of the primary fun, there are a number of parties going on across the Granite State tonight intended to drum …
Almost your last chance to see a candidate: Here’s where and when
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Here’s where major candidates will be Tuesday, primary day: Newt Gingrich 7 p.m., Radisson Center of New Hampshire Hotel, 700 Elm St., Manchester. Jon Huntsman …
Cold temperatures draw smaller crowd Monday at Santorum event
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
NASHUA – Temperatures dipped to a balmy 22 degrees when presidential hopeful Rick Santorum arrived Monday at Rivier College, and as the winds whipped, some …
Ron Paul takes shots at Patriot Act in Hollis stop
By MICHAEL CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 10, 2012
HOLLIS – Karen Lowry drove from Litchfield on Monday to hear Ron Paul speak to a full house at the Lawrence Barn. On Tuesday, she’ll …
