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Democratic National Committee: New Hampshire
- UPDATED: Gov. Howard Dean to Continue to Campaign for Change in New Hampshire
After campaigning in his home state of Vermont over the weekend, today Governor Howard Dean will continue to campaign on behalf of the Obama-Biden ticket, Jeanne Shaheen for Senate and Paul Hodes for Congress in New Hampshire.
This campaign season, Gov. Dean has recruited hundreds of volunteers and registered thousands of voters. Earlier this summer, Dean kicked-off his voter registration efforts with his "Register for Change" bus tour that began in George Bush's backyard in Crawford, Texas to remind voters about the choice they face in November: change vs. more of the same.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
Keene, NH
KEENE VOTER REGISTRATION RALLY
Keene State College, Young Student Center
229 Main St
Keene, NH
Event Time: 11:30 AM
* For more information contact Sandra Abrevaya with the Obama Campaign at (603) 657-4095.
Hanover, NH
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY RALLY
Dartmouth College, Top of the Hop
Lebanon St, between South Main St & Clement St
Hanover, NH
Event Time: 3:00 PM
* For more information contact Kate Bedingfield with the Jeanne Shaheen for Senate Campaign at (603) 361-8036.
Concord, NH
COORDINATED CAMPAIGN PHONE BANK VISIT
NH Democratic Party HQ
2 ½ Beacon St
Concord, NH
**UPDATED TIME**
Event Time: 5:00PM
* For more information contact Katie List with the New Hampshire Democratic Party at (603) 219-6391.
- Gov. Howard Dean to Campaign for Change in Vermont and New Hampshire
Governor Dean will campaign on behalf of the Obama-Biden ticket and Jeanne Shaheen for Senate in New Hampshire and for the Obama-Biden ticket in Vermont this weekend and early next week.
This campaign season, Gov. Dean has recruited hundreds of volunteers and registered thousands of voters. Earlier this summer, Dean kicked-off his voter registration efforts with his "Register for Change" bus tour that began in George Bush's backyard in Crawford, Texas to remind voters about the choice they face in November: change vs. more of the same.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Burlington, VT
VERMONT FEDERATION OF STATE AND PROVINCIAL PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS FALL 2008 CONFERENCE
Hilton Burlington
60 Battery Street
Burlington, VT
Event Time: 9:00 AM
* For more information contact Matt Vinci, President of the Vermont Firefighters at mattvinci@comcast.net or (802) 734-1245.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
Keene, NH
KEENE VOTER REGISTRATION RALLY
Keene State College, Young Student Center
229 Main St
Keene, NH
Event Time: 11:30 AM
* For more information contact Sandra Abrevaya with the Obama Campaign at (603) 657-4095.
Hanover, NH
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY RALLY
Dartmouth College, Top of the Hop
Lebanon St, between South Main St & Clement St
Hanover, NH
Event Time: 3:00 PM
* For more information contact Kate Bedingfield with the Jeanne Shaheen for Senate Campaign at (603) 361-8036.
Concord, NH
COORDINATED CAMPAIGN PHONE BANK VISIT
NH Democratic Party HQ
2 ½ Beacon St
Concord, NH
Event Time: 5:30 PM
* For more information contact Katie List with the NHDP at (603) 219-6391. - Wife of Former GOP Governor Endorses Obama
Dorothy Peterson has announced her support for Senator Barack Obama.
“I believe Senator Obama is the best prepared to lead this country at a time when we are in desperate need of strong leadership on everything from women’s rights to the war in Iraq. I am extremely worried that with the wrong choice this fall, Roe v Wade could be overturned and our government could take away a woman’s right to make what is a very personal decision about when and how to raise a family. I also share his concerns for our environment and endorse his support of efforts to find alternative sources of energy. Finally, we need a President who will be able to work well with others both at home and abroad to restore respect for our nation. Senator Obama and I are both convinced that it is time to end this war and bring our brave young men and women home.”
Her husband Walter Peterson served as honorary chairman of John McCain's campaign during the New Hampshire Primary, but is also chair of Republicans for Lynch, a group endorsing Democratic Governor John Lynch.
- N.H. Slowly Trending Blue in Voter Registration
Andy Smith, the Director of the Survey Center at the University of New Hampshire, is reporting a gradual increase in Democratic voters within the state.
The slide from red to blue is slow, and Smith anticipates New Hampshire still will be a battleground state in the 2012 presidential election. But come 2016, the state likely will be voting Democratic, Smith predicted.
"The kind of shift we are seeing is less than 1 percent a year," he said. But in 10 years, we could be a "pretty solid Democratic state."
- Jeanne Shaheen Delivers the Democratic Radio Address
Good morning. I’m Jeanne Shaheen, former Governor of New Hampshire and candidate for the US Senate this fall. Here in New Hampshire, we’re pretty independent-minded. We work hard and we’re proud of the lives we’ve created for ourselves and our families. But across New Hampshire families are really struggling after years of George Bush and John Sununu’s economic policies that have brought down the typical family’s income by almost $1,000. At the same time, the cost of everything from gas to groceries, health care to college tuition, has gone up. Washington just doesn’t get it.
The failed policies of George Bush and John Sununu have driven our economy into the ground and doubled the national debt to over nine trillion dollars. They have protected billions in tax giveaways for Big Oil and tax loopholes for businesses who ship jobs overseas rather than making a serious commitment to the development of clean alternative energy that can transform our economy and create thousands of new jobs. But just over a week from now, Republicans will assemble at their convention, and ask you for four more years of the same.
They’ll nominate John McCain to lead them. John McCain, who said he doesn’t know as much as he should about the economy. That’s certainly clear. Senator McCain keeps talking about the great progress our economy has made over the past eight years. He doesn’t get it. His economic plan is four more years of George Bush’s economic plan. Four more years of record spending, record deficits, record giveaways to the special interests and a reckless disregard for the middle class. But when Americans speak up and demand action, the Republicans tell us to be quiet. McCain’s chief economic advisor called America “a nation of whiners.” John Sununu told a group of small business owners in New Hampshire to “stop complaining about health care costs.”
Well, we will not stop speaking out until we fix this economy and make it work for the middle class again. This week, you’ll hear something different. In Denver, Barack Obama will lay out a new direction for jumpstarting our economy and rebuilding a strong middle class. It’s long past time for real action. Families don’t need more of the same old Bush-McCain-Sununu agenda – they need relief and they need it now.
That’s why I have proposed tax cuts up to 50% on health care premiums paid by small businesses for their employees and tax incentives to move small businesses toward energy efficiency. It’s why I have proposed a simplified and expanded tuition tax credit to help middle class families send their kids to college. It’s why Barack Obama has a plan to cut taxes for middle-class families and small businesses that puts up to $1,000 in the pockets of 95 percent of Americans – a plan that cuts taxes for middle class families three times as much as the Republicans would.
And we’ll do all this while bringing down the budget deficit, cutting unnecessary spending and government waste in Washington, and responsibly ending the war in Iraq. This November, the choice will be clear. We can’t afford a third Bush term and in New Hampshire, we can’t afford another six years of a Senator who supports the