Shaheen's Endorsement Of Clinton Comes With Decades Of N.H. Political Know-How

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When an event is billed as a “Women for Hillary” rally, it’s not surprising candidate Hillary Clinton and Senator Jeanne Shaheen were more or less preaching to the choir.


Heather Johnson was standing behind a barricade in front of the Portsmouth Middle School – the backdrop to something of a lovefest between Shaheen and Clinton Saturday morning. “I already know what I’m doing,” she says, “I’m voting for Hillary.”

The fact that Shaheen, New Hampshire's Democratic U.S. Senator, had given her endorsement to Clinton was not surprising - as Portsmouth lawyer Paul Pudloski commented, “they’ve been political allies for over 25 years." For Pudloski, who said he has not yet decided who he’s voting for, the endorsement “makes no difference to me.”

But there was a reason Shaheen and Clinton stood on a stage Saturday, Shaheen pronouncing “I am a woman for Hillary,” and Clinton responding she’s “lucky to have a friend like Jeanne Shaheen.” As Clinton supporter Ned Helms put it, “This is not just a nice, stand up, wave your hand and now you have an endorsement.”

http://nhpr.org/post/shaheens-endorsement-clinton-comes-decades-nh-political-know-how

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1. Sanders Leads Hillary Clinton By 9 in N.H., Gains in Iowa: Poll Sept 6

This new poll fits under this thread. It has Biden included--so take with a grain of salt at this point.

Also I do hope this new push by Shaheen and Hillary camp can do some good. Hillary will be in NH over the Labor day weekend I think.



http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/marist-poll-n422111

Bernie Sanders Leads Hillary Clinton By 9 in N.H., Gains in Iowa: Poll

by Mark brand-new NBC News/Marist polls.

In New Hampshire, the Vermont senator gets the support of 41 percent of Democratic voters, Clinton gets 32 percent and Vice President Joe Biden gets 16 percent. No other Democratic candidate receives more than 1 percent.

Back in July's NBC/Marist poll, Clinton was ahead of Sanders in the Granite State by 10 points, 42 percent to 32 percent, with Biden at 12 percent.

Without Biden in the race, Sanders' lead over Clinton in the current survey increases to 11 points, 49 percent to 38 percent.

In Iowa, Clinton maintains her previous advantage over Sanders — but her lead has declined from 24 points in July (49 percent to 25 percent) to 11 points (38 percent to 27 percent); Biden sits at 20 percent. View the full New Hampshire poll here.

POLL Here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/278707802/NBC-News-Marist-Poll-New-Hampshire-Annotated-Questionnaire-September-2015

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2. The minions might be thinking that the debates will create a Bernie landslide

but the opposite is true.

Bernie comes across as a bureaucrabot that says all the right things but his dry speaking style and 3 note range makes him come across as a curmudgeonly grandpa or uncle who should have taken up fishing after he retired.

The debates will work in Hillary's favor because she will come across as a warm, affectionate, real person who can debate soundly and intellectually on policy, strategy and people's aspirations.

[shenmue]

3. Yes!

[SunSeeker]

4. K & R