New Hampshire Republican wins yet another special election

  Yes, this is a new post, if you are a regular reader here you may be think that this theme sounds familiar and you would be right. Since the 2008 election there have been eight special elections, and with John Tholl’s victory yesterday by a 1,617 to 1,111 vote margin in Coos County District 2, Republicans have won seven of them.

  In March towns across New Hampshire vote on their budgets, and in Coos County there was a special election to replace a Democrat incumbant. In the last special election before the November elections, Republican John Tholl was victorious. Here is the statement that was released by the Chairman on the New Hampshire Republican party:

I want to congratulate John Tholl on his victory in tonight’s special election. John ran an outstanding town-to-town, person-to-person grassroots campaign that focused on the traditional Republican principles of lower taxes and limited government. This victory is extra sweet because Coos County District 2 voters selected a fiscally conservative Republican to takeover a seat previously held by a tax-and-spend Democrat.
 
John’s victory caps off an extremely successful special election season that saw Republican candidates win 7 out of 8 contests. These special election victories remind voters that the Republican Party is energized, excited and ready to clean house in November.

  And, as John H Sununu said in his statement above, New Hampshire appears ready to clean house in November. The success in New Hampshire by the Republican party over the past two years is a direct reversal of fortunes by both the state Republican and Democrat parties. Before the 2008 election Democrats basically swept all of the special elections to date, that has completely changed.

  New Hampshire residents are sick and tired of the out of control spending, as well as all the tax and “fee” increases that have been coming from Concord and they appear ready for a change. My congressman, Carol Shea-Porter could be in real trouble in November. As could be the Democrat vying to replace Paul Hodes in district 2 as he prepares what could be an ill fated attempt to replace retiring Republican senator Judd Gregg.

  2010 is shaping up to be a good year politically for New Hampshire Republicans. We have made great strides in recent months, and the culmination could come in November.