Wow I see a lot of non green members replying here.
Are these the same people who would be for voting Lynch? He's way ahead in the polls.
Or are they the people that don't vote at all?
You People in NH are going to lose Your State if You don't Act Up.
You can say everything you want about MA. There coming for You too.
I always love when people from out of state comment on what's happening or will happen in this state. The commentary is almost exclusively alarmist, and almost always runs counter to the evidence (on just how Mass-immigrants actually vote). I guess it's true that misery loves company.
Lynch is no favorite of mine (can't stand the guy, personally, either), but he's going to win for two main reasons, IMO:
1. The Republicans don't have a big-name, big gun to run against him. I like John Stephen, and I'm certainly voting for him, but he doesn't have big-name recognition in the state.
2. But the big reason is Newton's First Law. "A body in office remains in office unless acted upon by an outside force." Lynch has worked hard to be Mr. Make No Waves. He's done nothing to attract attention to himself, either in a positive or negative way. Don't get me wrong, the guy's a died-in-the-wool Democrat, but he's skilled at not taking any position that could be a lightning rod. The closest he came was signing the f***ing Gay Marriage law, but since the Legislature passed it, he can always fall back on "hey, they passed it. I just signed it."
Absent some big-name opposition (Sununu, Gregg, etc) or big-time f***-up on Lynch's part (think Craig Benson), people are just going to vote a half-hearted "Meh," and keep the guy.
So, yes, Lynch will win.
But so will Kelly Ayotte
And Charlie Bass
And (I think) Frank Guinta
And in 2008, arguably the worst year to be running as a Republican for
anything, the Republicans picked up 17 seats in the NH House. Got that number? In a
shitty year to be a Republican, they
picked up 17 seats. I'm feeling pretty good about where the House and maybe Senate are going in the State.
So, either move here and vote (best answer), or keep your doom-and-gloom commentary on your side of the border. I think you have enough going on over there to keep you busy.