RonPaulFanInGA
12-31-2009, 04:23 PM
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Granite+Status%3A+2010+is+al ready+here&articleId=cb717b70-ff4c-414c-a5f0-dc9202cb0949
While New Hampshire has not been a "libertarian" state, the movement is gaining force with the rise of groups such as Citizens for Sensible Legislation and the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire.
Andy Demers, chairman and founder of CSL, suggested the national GOP watch New Hampshire.
"We have an active wing of the Republican party and a lot of good, independent candidates and activists," he said.
Will this "liberty wing," as Demers calls it, move as a bloc in the Senate primary? If so, will Ovide Lamontagne be the beneficiary?
Demers says it's not so simple.
"A lot of people and the media are trying to imply that the primary races in New Hampshire and Kentucky are 'insiders versus outsiders,' and 'establishment versus non-establishment.' But there are a lot of things in play."
HEADING TO KENTUCKY. That said, Demers confirmed he is leaving the state temporarily to become the No. 2 staffer in Rand Paul's GOP Senate campaign in Kentucky.
Demers, who will be political director, said he had no idea if his hiring is related to the recent resignation of Paul's campaign coordinator, Christopher Hightower, after he was linked to racist images, including a lynching photo, that appeared on a Kentucky political blog.
Demers said he did not know what Hightower's responsibilities were, and so could not say if he is replacing him in any way.
Demers is the former state director of absentee balloting for the Republican National Committee Victory '08 program and a staffer for Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign in New Hampshire.
While New Hampshire has not been a "libertarian" state, the movement is gaining force with the rise of groups such as Citizens for Sensible Legislation and the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire.
Andy Demers, chairman and founder of CSL, suggested the national GOP watch New Hampshire.
"We have an active wing of the Republican party and a lot of good, independent candidates and activists," he said.
Will this "liberty wing," as Demers calls it, move as a bloc in the Senate primary? If so, will Ovide Lamontagne be the beneficiary?
Demers says it's not so simple.
"A lot of people and the media are trying to imply that the primary races in New Hampshire and Kentucky are 'insiders versus outsiders,' and 'establishment versus non-establishment.' But there are a lot of things in play."
HEADING TO KENTUCKY. That said, Demers confirmed he is leaving the state temporarily to become the No. 2 staffer in Rand Paul's GOP Senate campaign in Kentucky.
Demers, who will be political director, said he had no idea if his hiring is related to the recent resignation of Paul's campaign coordinator, Christopher Hightower, after he was linked to racist images, including a lynching photo, that appeared on a Kentucky political blog.
Demers said he did not know what Hightower's responsibilities were, and so could not say if he is replacing him in any way.
Demers is the former state director of absentee balloting for the Republican National Committee Victory '08 program and a staffer for Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign in New Hampshire.