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Sununu On NH Primary, Trump's 'Less Than Stellar' Debate Night
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu joins the NHJournal podcast the morning after the New Hampshire state primaries, to share his surprise over the outcomes of some of the races and what he believes his fellow Republicans have to do to win in November. Sununu also shares his views on Donald Trump's "less than stellar" debate performance and what he thi…
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From Kamala to Kyiv: Updates From the Front Lines
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The NHJournal podcast starts with UNH political science professor Dante Scala and a look at the New Hampshire political battlefield now that Vice President Kamala Harris has given her convention speech and the race for the White House is at full speed. Then a far more profound conversation with Brian Nolen of NH4Ukraine.com, who's currently near th…
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What Does Biden Bailout Mean for NHPolitics? Can Kamala Harris Compete Here?
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What does Joe Biden's decision to bail mean for New Hampshire politics this November? Would Kamala Harris on the ticket help or hurt Granite State Democrats? And a new NHJournal poll shows Trump and Harris tied in a New Hampshire head-to-head. What does it all mean? We ask longtime Trump advisor and New Hampshire politico Corey Lewandowski; former …
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Will Trump's VP Pick Ad-'Vance' His Campaign in the Granite State?
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Now that Donald Trump has named U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) his running mate, what does it mean for the chances of a Trump win in New Hampshire? NHJournal puts that question to UNH political science professor Dante Scala. Also, NHGOP Chair Chris Ager joins the pod from Milwaukee, where he says it "game over" for Biden in the wake of his debate…
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Waiting for Biden to Bail? Chris Sununu Says Don't Hold Your Breath
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says Democrats have talked themselves into the assumption that President Joe Biden is on his way out as their nominee. The problem: They haven't talked Joe Biden into it, yet. And they are unlikely to, Sununu says. In this edition of the NHJournal podcast, hosted by Managing Editor Michael Graham, Sununu explains why…
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Post-Debate Podcast: Biden's Fallen, and he Can't Get Up!
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On this special edition of the NHJournal podcast recorded immediately after the Biden v. Trump debate, political pros Corey Lewandowski, Matthew Bartlett and UNH political science professor Dante Scala join host Michael Graham with the same reaction: Biden blew it, Terrible performance, perhaps career ending. Drew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Cente…
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Mark Halperin of the "Wide World of News" is one of the smartest observers of American politics. He joins the NHJournal podcast to discuss the POTUS race, Biden's odd campaign trip to the Granite State, and whether New Hampshire—which Democrats have carried in seven of the past eight presidential races—is really in play for Donald Trump. Also on th…
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Former GOP state Rep. Ross Berry talks exclusively with NHJournal about his controversial actions as House Election Law Committee chair that sparked an angry protest from Democrats and saw him forced out by Republican House Speaker Sherm Packard. Berry stunned many in NH politics by promptly resigning his House seat -- not because of the controvers…
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Pollster David Paleologos Says November Election Is Closer Than You Think
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“We’re basically at the doorstep of the election, and the outcome is a coin flip.” That's how Suffolk University Director of Polling David Paleologos describes the 2024 general election which is six months away. His new poll has President Biden and former President Trump literally tied -- thanks to the impact of RFK, Jr. Paleologos talks about some…
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Morgan Ortagus Talks Israel and Iran, Lily Tang Williams on NH-02
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In this double-barreled edition of the NHJournal podcast, two savvy Republican women talk about politics -- from New Hampshire's Second Congressional District to the Middle East. Morgan Ortagus is founder of Polaris National Security and a former State Department spokesperson from the Trump administration. She shares her view of the Democrats' obse…
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Sununu Sees Opportunity for NHGOP in Kuster Exit, POTUS Race
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On this special edition of the NHJournal podcast, Gov. Chris Sununu talks about the current state of New Hampshire politics, from education funding to Rep. Kuster's farewell to the 2024 POTUS race in the Granite State. Among the highlights: On Gov Race: "Joyce Craig might go down as the worst mayor in the history of Manchester. Even in Manchester, …
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Kuster Calls It Quits - What Does That Mean for NH Politics?
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A day after Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH) abruptly announced her retirement, veteran New Hampshire GOP strategist Mike Dennehy joins the podcast to talk about what it means for Granite State politics in November 2024 --and beyond. Also, what's the current state of the NHGOP? And why are there so few "productive losses" in Granite State politics? Brought…
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NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham asks the question all the political insiders are asking across the Granite State: Are the 2024 elections already over? The GOP primary was over months before FITN primary day -- why not the November general elections? After all, they both involve Trump. The answer may surprise you as much as it surprised Gra…
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Crunching the Final Numbers from the FITN Primary
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What do the turnout numbers from the First in the Nation primary tell us about the votes for governor in September's statewide primaries? What can we glean about November's final Biden v Trump showdown from their performances in January? NHJournal asked one of New Hampshire's premier numbers crunchers, Greg Moore with Americans For Prosperity. Host…
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About Last Night: A Post-Iowa-Caucus NHJournal Roundtable
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On this special edition of the podcast, NHJournal presents a pundit roundtable the morning after the Iowa caucuses. What does Trump's big win mean for the Granite State and its First in the Nation primary? We ask veteran GOP strategists Pat Griffin and Jim Merrill, and New England College Professor of Politics Nathan Shrader. Hosted by Michael Grah…
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Hollie Noveletsky: I Got Tired of Complaining About DC Mess, So I'm Running for Congress
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On this edition of the NHJournal podcast, we talk to First Congressional District GOP primary candidate Hollie Noveletsky. CEO of Novel Iron Works in Greenland, and a veteran of the Army Nurse Corps Reserves and New Hampshire National Guard, Noveletsky told NHJournal she got tired of complaining about America's crisis. "Either I have to stop compla…
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Nikki Haley On Civil War Questions, Campaign Challenges in NH
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On this special "We were supposed to be off this week and not do a podcast" edition of the podcast, we talk to former S. C. Gov. Nikki Haley from the car as she makes her way between campaign stops in the North Country. Obviously we talk about her less-than-ideal answer to the Civil War question during the town hall in Berlin, but also get her answ…
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CBS News Pollster on Haley's Hot Hand in New Hampshire
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Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' director of elections and surveys and the man behind the poll that pushed the New Hampshire primary into a new gear. The CBS News poll gave Nikki Haley 29 percent support, just 15 points behind Donald Trump. He joins the NHJournal podcast to talk about what he sees in the New Hampshire numbers. And then former …
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Kari Lake Calls for GOP Unity During NH Campaign Stop
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Kari Lake is best known for being an unapologetic MAGA candidate for Arizona governor and a committed Donald Trump supporter. So listeners may be surprised to hear the message of unity she brought to New Hampshire during a recent campaign swing through the state. And state Sen. Dan Innis, a professor at UNH, talks about the flier an anti-Israel stu…
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It’s ‘Diner Table Economics!’ With Nikki Haley
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Live from the Airport Diner in Manchester, NHJournal presents Diner Table Economics! Want to hear the specific economic proposals from the people who want to be the next president of the United States? You’ll get it here, straight from the candidates themselves, over a cup of coffee at the iconic Airport Diner. No “horserace politics,” no “politics…
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Warns: The Government Isn't Always Here to Help
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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) leads one of the most economically-free states in the union (but not the MOST free, right, Gov. Sununu?) On this edition of the NHJournal podcast, he has a message for NH GOP primary voters: I understand how big government leads to unintended consequences. From COVID to EVs to tobacco bans, DeSantis says government mandat…
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Latest Emerson College Poll of NH Voters is Full of Surprises
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Emerson College Director of Polling Spencer Kimball's new poll of Granite State primary voters is full of surprises for Joe Biden -- and not necessarily good ones. And, Kimball says, Trump's lead in the GOP primary is beginning to approach the "I" word status ("Insurmountable?" "Inevitable?") That's all part of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, pl…
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Vivek Ramasamy and Dean Phillips Are Both Battling Dems in NH This Week
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Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is on the NHJournal podcast, fresh from his debate with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. The GOP POTUS candidate talks about the massive ideological divide that exists in American politics. He also shares what New Hampshire voters tell him they want to talk about, and he offers his t…
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Who Is Dean Phillips And Why Is His Bus Parked At The NH State House?
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Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips has rolled into the Granite State to turn the Democratic First in the Nation primary into a real race. Ana Radelat with the MinnPost.com covers Gopher State politics and she has the info every potential primary voter should know before they cast their (write-in?) ballot. And we caught up with Casey DeSantis at the Red A…
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It's the "Leeroy Jenkins Caucus" FITN Primary!
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On this edition of the NHJournal podcast, veteran NHGOP strategist Jim Merrill gives his prognosis of the current state of the First in the Nation primary, and the impact of "Leeroy Jenkins Caucus" on Republican politics. And former Rep. Pat Abrami (R-Stratham) is now the chair of the new charitable gaming review commission, and he talks about the …
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Pollster David Paleologos on the NH FITN, Plus: LAND SHARKS!
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Suffolk University's David Paleologos has just released a new FITN GOP primary poll, with some fascinating results about the horse race, how the voters see it, and whether Gov. Chris Sununu can send a candidate to the next level with a Granite State endorsement. Paleologos also discusses the current state of polling, and why a third party candidacy…
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Reports of the FITN Primary's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is our guest on the NHJournal podcast, talking about his candidacy for president, the need for an experienced executive in the White House, and the amazing things he can do with rope! Also, a discourse on the new political meme that the Granite State's GOP primary is being "overlooked" in favor of the Iowa caucuses as …
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Right From the Beginning: Ron DeSantis On How Florida Handled the COVID Crisis
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On this special edition of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, Gov. Ron DeSantis recounts his COVID experience -- from the day he first heard about a new virus beginning to spread, to his current political battle with former President Donald Trump over COVID policy. Once denounced as "Death-Santis" for his refusal to close beaches and aggressively r…
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Tiffany Justice of Moms For Liberty Is Bringing the Fight to Manchester
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Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms For Liberty, has a question for you: "Why are parental rights so threatening to so many people in America?" It's one of the many topics she covers with NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham in this edition of the NHJournal podcast, along with her response to attacks from the leftwing SPLC about Moms For Libert…
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Nikki Haley Can Take the Heat Over Defending Parental Rights, Moms For Liberty
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It's not a coincidence that Nikki Haley is hosting an Education Town Hall in Manchester. It's Ground Zero in the Granite State on the issue of parents rights as a lawsuit works its way through the New Hampshire courts. A mom was told her child's behavior regarding gender and sex at school was being kept secret from her by the school. Haley isn't ha…
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Drew Cline. Dante Scala. Michael Graham. A police line up? Or a post-POTUS-debate podcast? (Or both?) Drew Cline is the Executive Director of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy. He also hosts a radio show every morning on WFEA radio in Manchester. He agrees to host the podcast, live in the air, as part of his broadcast. UNH political scie…
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Lewandowski on Latest Trump Indictment and NHGOP Primary Race -- Plus a Special POTUS Guest!
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The Bad Boy of NHGOP Politics, Corey Lewandowski, returns to the NHJournal podcast to talk about the latest round of criminal indictments filed against former President Trump, as well as the current status of the FITN GOP primary. And he weighs in on the GOP governor's race, too. And the new Emerson College poll of NH Republicans gives Trump a huge…
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NHGOP Strategist Dave Carney on Latest FITN Polls, NH Gov's Race
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Is the 'First in the Nation' GOP primary already over? Will Trump be on stage for the first POTUS debate? Does Trump winning the nomination mean the NHGOP loses everything in November 2024? Those are just a few of the questions NHJournal puts to veteran NH GOP strategist Dave Carney, who analyzes the new NHJournal/Co-efficient poll and shares his i…
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NH Politics, Foreign Policy and -- Perry Johnson?
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Michigan businessman Perry Johnson may not be a household name in GOP politics, but he is closing in on making the Fox News debate stage on August 23rd, something former Vice President Mike Pence may not do. So we talk about his "Two Cents to Save America" economic plan. But first, Morgan Ortagus with Polaris National Security talks foreign policy …
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Tim Scott: DeSantis Stance on Florida Slavery Controversy a 'Hot Mess'
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U.S. Senator Tim Scott isn’t backing down from his criticism of fellow GOP presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis over his state’s proposed guidelines for teaching slavery. The South Carolina Republican called the controversy a “hot mess that isn’t necessary” during a podcast interview with NHJournal. Hosted by NHJournal Managing Editor Michael G…
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Sununu Says No to Another Term -- What Now?
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On this edition of the NHJournal podcast, smart people who understand politics talk about the impact of Gov. Chris Sununu's decision not to seek a record fifth term as governor. What does it mean for national politics and the fortunes of Republicans and Democrats in the Granite State? Jessica Taylor with the Cook Political Report talks about the NH…
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Nikki Haley on End of Affirmative Action, Why US Should Back Ukraine
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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley joined the NHJournal podcast just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-based college admissions are unconstitutional. She talks about the breaking news with NHJ Managing Editor (and fellow South Carolinian) Michael Graham. Haley also explains why she believes a robust foreign policy of defending Ukra…
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Morgan Ortagus on How Ukraine v Russia Will Play in Iowa and New Hampshire
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Morgan Ortagus with Polaris National Security is on the pod to talk about the role foreign policy will -- or at least should -- play in the First in the Nation primary and GOP politics. She also offers her expert view of the latest events out of Russia regarding the Wagner Group, and the claim that U.S. domestic policy is impacted by the choices we…
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Doug Burgum Makes The Businessman's Case Against Hiring Trump in '24
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is an unknown in American politics, but he's very well known in the world of tech, business and management. He helped create a billion-dollar tech business in his home state and has invested in other successful ventures as well. So we asked him: Setting aside Trump's money, would you do business with him as a businessm…
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Jeb Bradley: Dem Talk of Killing the Budget Is Bad Leadership and Bad Politics
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New Hampshire State Sen. Jeb Bradley, like many of his GOP colleagues in the legislature, is confused by word from inside the Democratic caucus that they may have plans to blow up the state budget. "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good," he urges the leaders across the aisle in this edition of the NHJournal podcast. Bradley also makes the…
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Ron DeSantis Talks Trump, McEnany and Ted Williams With NHJournal
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What's Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis like when you sit down with him one-on-one and talk everything from GOP politics to Trump's attacks on Kayleigh McEnany to Major League Baseball? Listen to the 2024 hopeful's conversation with NHJournal during his June 1, 2023 stop in Manchester to find out. Plus -- some bonus Granite State punditry at the end. Host…
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How Ron Turned Florida Red: Lessons for the NHGOP?
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Julia Manchester at TheHill.com talks about their series "How Florida Got So Conservative," and how Gov. Ron DeSantis has helped turn a purple state solid red. Are there lessons for Republicans in the purple state of New Hampshire? Also, NH Democrats have whole-heartedly embraced the anti-parent politics of their opposition to the Parents Bill of R…
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It's Trump's World, We're Just Rentin' Space
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Donald Trump comes to New Hampshire and lays a beat down on CNN, live on their own network-- the latest reminder that Trump is the Sun around which all other politics orbits. Host Michael Graham offers his take, and why Trump's performance was so important. Plus, former State Senate President Chuck Morse on the budget and how the GOP-controlled Sen…
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Hansel Getting Out, Vivek Heading Up In 2024 Races
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It's a double-barreled edition of the NHJournal podcast. Popular GOP Mayor George Hansel announces he's not going to seek a third term as mayor of Keene, one of the most liberal towns in the Granite State -- ironically on the same day Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig announces he's running for governor next year. Hansel talks about being a Republican m…
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Cuccinelli: 'DeSantis the Most Conservative Candidate Who Can Win'
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Former Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli is heading up the Never Back Down PAC promoting a POTUS run by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling him "the most conservative candidate in the race who can win." Acknowledging Trump has a lead in the polls right now, Cucinelli predicts DeSantis's record -- which he says is far better than Trump's o…
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Lewandowski Unleashed! NH's Political Bad Boy on Trump, Sununu and 2024
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The night before he was having dinner with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. The next day Corey Lewandowski is on the NHJournal podcast, dishing about the GOP POTUS field, NH Gov. Chris Sununu and the likely 2024 governor's race. Lewandowski brings his trademark take-no-prisoners style, plus his smart insights about GOP primary voters and what it takes t…
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Sununu: Pro-2A, Anti-ESG and Ready to Take on the Democrats
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Gov. Chris Sununu jumps on the pod just after signing an executive order taking on the Biden administration's new ESG investing rule. State agencies will not participate, Sununu says, and he explains why. Sununu also talks about why a Republican who has largely tried to avoid culture war debates has no problems embracing the Second Amendment, signi…
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Chris Christie: You Want Me On That Campaign Stage
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NHJournal catches up with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the FITN campaign trail to talk Tik Tok, Trump and whether politics should play a role in Americans' search for meaning. Plus host Michael Graham on the current state of the New Hampshire GOP POTUS primary, including news Vivek Ramaswamy has dropped the first broadcast TV ad of the …
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NH Dems Double Down on Opposing Parents' Rights, and Trump Is Up in '24 Race
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Veteran political reporter David Drucker of The Dispatch gives his analysis of the current state of the GOP presidential primary race. No surprise -- it's all about the Trump. And he shares what DC insiders are saying about a second Biden run. In New Hampshire, every legislative Democrat has now voted against the Parents Bill of Rights, giving pare…
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UNH Prez Gives Stanford Law an 'F-Minus' on Free Speech
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University of New Hampshire President James Dean joins NHJournal to talk about the status of free speech on campus in the UNH system, their rankings from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and the culture of free expression in academia. Dean also makes his case for supporting public colleges and universities like UNH, and the need fo…
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