Official New England 2014 Megathread

[badgate]

Governor LePage wants to lower the legal working age to 12.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/02/child-labor-laws_n_4374014.html

Up next: Gov LePage delivers major speech on the coinage of silver

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

Missed this. This is Susan Collins' primary challenger.

He's got less of a chance than Stockman does.

[Miles]

Gabriel Gomez won't run for anything this year.

[Miles]

Maybe some local posters know more about this but Rs are starting to line up against Malloy. As Sabato says, they should be transitioning from the exploratory phase to full campaigning soon.

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[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

And it turns out Bridgegate might have some regional spillover into here - the guy who asked the Fort Lee mayor for his endorsement is now the executive director of the NHGOP. He's essentially second-in-command to Jennifer Horn, the chairwoman who's there.

And in other news, activist/businessman Andrew Hemingway will decide on a run for governor soon. Republicans might just get their candidate after all - Bill Binnie isn't chomping at the bit to get into the political game, and John Stephen is just another Ovide Lamontagne.

To give you a flyover, Andrew Hemingway's a very interesting candidate. He's very young and he's from the conservative wing of the party. He chairs the Republican Liberty Caucus in NH ran as an outsider against Horn for chair of the state, but lost, and he headed Newt Gingrich's campaign in New Hampshire. He's not going to be your generic establishment candidate and he's probably not going to win, but getting his name out there would do wonders for him if Hassan or Kuster opt for a run at Ayotte's seat.

[New_Conservative]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

I admittedly don't know that much about Fung, but Baker could definitely win. The specter of 2009 still looms over her candidacy for me - that's why I'm supporting Kayyem.

[New_Conservative]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

I admittedly don't know that much about Fung, but Baker could definitely win. The specter of 2009 still looms over her candidacy for me - that's why I'm supporting Kayyem.

Fung is very popular in RI. Probably the only Republican that could have success in Rhode Island at this point.

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

I admittedly don't know that much about Fung, but Baker could definitely win. The specter of 2009 still looms over her candidacy for me - that's why I'm supporting Kayyem.

Fung is very popular in RI. Probably the only Republican that could have success in Rhode Island at this point.

That's what I thought.

Welcome to the forum, btw. I just go to college in Pennsylvania - I'm a New Englander at heart (specifically NH if you couldn't tell).

[smoltchanov]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

1. Is it you, who banned me on RMG?)))))

2. Fung needs Avedisian to improve his chances. Despite these elections being separate they could form excellent "unofficial ticket".

[New_Conservative]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

1. Is it you, who banned me on RMG?)))))

2. Fung needs Avedisian to improve his chances. Despite these elections being separate they could form excellent "unofficial ticket".

No, I don't know what RMG is.

[smoltchanov]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

1. Is it you, who banned me on RMG?)))))

2. Fung needs Avedisian to improve his chances. Despite these elections being separate they could form excellent "unofficial ticket".

No, I don't know what RMG is.

Red Mass Group. A site of rather very partisan Republicans from Massachusetts. There is Cordeiro among that site admns, so, i think, my question was natural. My apologies then...

[publicunofficial]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

1. Is it you, who banned me on RMG?)))))

2. Fung needs Avedisian to improve his chances. Despite these elections being separate they could form excellent "unofficial ticket".

No, I don't know what RMG is.

Red Mass Group. A site of rather very partisan Republicans from Massachusetts. There is Cordeiro among that site admns, so, i think, my question was natural. My apologies then...

Is this the only political forum you aren't banned from?

[smoltchanov]

Call me biased, but I think Allan Fung and Charlie Baker each has a solid chance of winning their respective governorships.

1. Is it you, who banned me on RMG?)))))

2. Fung needs Avedisian to improve his chances. Despite these elections being separate they could form excellent "unofficial ticket".

No, I don't know what RMG is.

Red Mass Group. A site of rather very partisan Republicans from Massachusetts. There is Cordeiro among that site admns, so, i think, my question was natural. My apologies then...

Is this the only political forum you aren't banned from?

No there is, at least, 5 other forums))) Though i acknowledge my "combative nature"))))

[New_Conservative]

Mark Fisher (candidate for Governor in MA, running for the Republican nomination) spoke to FOX 25 Boston last night. I supported him originally, but he doesn't seem overly knowledgable on the issues, and dodged some questions from the reporter. I am supporting Charlie Baker for Governor, because I believe he is our best chance to win.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9753317#.Ut_SO9MYFVQ.facebook

[smoltchanov]

Mark Fisher (candidate for Governor in MA, running for the Republican nomination) spoke to FOX 25 Boston last night. I supported him originally, but he doesn't seem overly knowledgable on the issues, and dodged some questions from the reporter. I am supporting Charlie Baker for Governor, because I believe he is our best chance to win.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9753317#.Ut_SO9MYFVQ.facebook

Fisher, with his strong tea-party views, would be an automatic loss in Massachusetts. When Republicans will stop running unwinnable far-rightists at least there?

[Miles]

State Rep. Marilinda Garcia (R) is running against Kuster.

[smoltchanov]

State Rep. Marilinda Garcia (R) is running against Kuster.

And again - the same. An ultraconservative in Democratic-leaning New England district, which even relatively moderate Bass held with serious difficulties (and was defeated twice). Idiocy. Even NH-01 is more conservative...

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

State Rep. Marilinda Garcia (R) is running against Kuster.

And again - the same. An ultraconservative in Democratic-leaning New England district, which even relatively moderate Bass held with serious difficulties (and was defeated twice). Idiocy. Even NH-01 is more conservative...

You pretty much hit the nail on the head. She's pretty much the definition of a paper tiger - she gets talked about because she can help outreach to Hispanics and women, but in reality, there's not a real opening unless Salem gets redistricted into the first district. She's better off running against Shaheen or 'going for the governor's mansion once there's an opening (and with her vote against pot legalization there really isn't one). She's also said on Twitter that she would have slapped Joe Biden if she was Paul Ryan, and that "she's not a fan" of John Boehner.

In addition, her press release lists 70 state legislators who "stood with her" as she campaigned. When it turned out 3 of them were actually endorsing her opponent, she said that they were "just friends, not endorsers".  I'm thinking we're going to see a split between the Paulites and the establishment here. I'm, needless to say, praying for a Garcia victory.

[smoltchanov]

I'm thinking we're going to see a split between the Paulites and the establishment here. I'm, needless to say, praying for a Garcia victory.

Another candidate being Gary Lambert? Very conservative too. It's a sort of irony that more conservative 1st has a relatively moderate Republican candidate (Innis) (though it's more likely that conservative Guinta will be nominated again), while more moderate 2nd  - only "genuine conservatives"...

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

I'm thinking we're going to see a split between the Paulites and the establishment here. I'm, needless to say, praying for a Garcia victory.

Another candidate being Gary Lambert? Very conservative too. It's a sort of irony that more conservative 1st has a relatively moderate Republican candidate (Innis) (though it's more likely that conservative Guinta will be nominated again), while more moderate 2nd  - only "genuine conservatives"...

Yeah. The liberty movement's not enthused on Garcia, but Lambert is more of a socon than she is. They'll either stay home or vote third party.

Innis is a candidate that many people (including me) have talked about glowingly, but has no real chance at victory. A little after he declared, a huge problem rose up - not only did he vote in the Democratic primary in 2012, but he voted for his friend (and from what I've heard his business associate), whose only real difference from Hassan was campaigning on an income tax. He'd be a good fit for the district, but there's no doubt he will be painted as a tax-and-spend RINO.

[smoltchanov]

Yeah. The liberty movement's not enthused on Garcia, but Lambert is more of a socon than she is. They'll either stay home or vote third party.

Innis is a candidate that many people (including me) have talked about glowingly, but has no real chance at victory. A little after he declared, a huge problem rose up - not only did he vote in the Democratic primary in 2012, but he voted for his friend (and from what I've heard his business associate), whose only real difference from Hassan was campaigning on an income tax. He'd be a good fit for the district, but there's no doubt he will be painted as a tax-and-spend RINO.

I read about that too... Yes, for (probably) a majority of Republican voters (especially in tax-averse New Hampshire, and, especially, in 1st district) it's, most likely, an absolute "no go"...

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

And Marilinda Garcia's campaign rollout has hit a huge roadblock.

She was caught posting this list of state representatives who "stood with her as she launched her campaign:


Sounds like an endorsement, right? Problem is, four state representatives have come out as not endorsing her, and Al Baldasaro is starting to walk back after they found his endorsement over a Facebook comment.

[Miles]

I thought he was already running, but apparently not. Anyway, Tom Foley is running again.

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

New Hampshire state Senator Andy Sanborn is in controversy again. This time, he got caught threatening to revoke his constituent's scholarship for supporting legalization.

I hope this douchebag loses next fall. I'd give up a Martha Fuller Clark or a Sylvia Larsen in a heartbeat just to get this bully out of office. Maggie Hassan may be a supporter of the police lobby, but at least she isn't a piece of human garbage who threatens to ruin someone's life over their opinion.