Garry Rayno
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Distant Dome: Something Smells in the Manchester Ward 6 House Race
The recounts for House races have a particular significance this year with a nearly evenly split House between Republicans and Democrats.
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The Numbers Tell the Story of NH Elections
The number of registered voters is considerably smaller than it was after the 2020 general election because checklists were purged — as they are required to do at least once every 10 years — before this election.
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Gerrymandering Makes the Majority the Minority in the NH State House
In the Executive Council, state Senate and state House races, Democratic candidates received more votes than their Republican counterparts, but will still be in the minority.
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Distant Dome: Vote Like Your Country Depends On It
The landline phone will stop ringing every half hour, the canvassers will stop knocking, the town halls will be empty, no downtown walks, the despicable ads lying and demonizing candidates will disappear for a while, and the reputations of many candidates will never recover.
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The Coming Election Will Determine the Country’s Direction
These days the air is polluted before the candidate’s official announcements he or she is running.
Upcoming Legislative Session Will Be As Yogi Says ‘Deja Vu All Over Again’
From abortions to drinking water standards, there is something for everyone to vote for or against.
Distant Dome
Distant Dome: Lying Distorts Today’s Politics
When I “retired” from covering the State House six years ago, a young reporter asked me what had been the biggest change since 1990 when I first was there.
COVID
While Some Say Pandemic Over, State Prepares for Another Surge
Although many political leaders from the president to the governor want the perception to be that daily life is approaching what it was before the pandemic began, their actions say something else.
Adolphe Bernotas
‘Climate Refugee’ Adolphe Bernotas Copes With Ian Aftermath in North Port, Fla.
Now that the roof is covered with the familiar blue tarp, we can sleep in our home undisturbed by indoor rain.
Business & Economy
Campaign Rhetoric Heats Up With Darker Side As Voting Approaches
But there is a darker side to this period as well as campaigns and their brain trusts will do anything to bring their candidate over the finish line first.