New Hampshire has two-year terms for governor, so Lynch was up for a fifth term in 2012; but he’s decided not to run. Apparently being Governor of New Hampshire isn’t as much fun when the new, Republican-controlled legislature makes you spend less money to balance the budget and won’t let you trample all over a basic civil right* like self-defense (via @Lash3). There’s also right-to-work reform looming, so really, eight years is enough, right?
The field was already pretty wide-open, by the way – despite the fact that Lynch was supposedly popular. Then again, that’s such a subjective thing these days. Particularly if you’re a Democrat with President Obama threatening to drag down your ticket next year. Not that I’m suggesting that this is the case in New Hampshire, of course.
Yet.
Moe Lane (crosspost)
*More here.
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Another one, Moe? How many is that now?
lineholder (Diary) Thursday, September 15th at 12:09PM EST (link)Not including Wiener, of course.
Ah, yeah, I’d say the tide is shifting if this many of the old-guard Dems are bailing out. (Just for visual effect, imagine hearing “wahoos” and fist-pumping).
This is a great day for NH
charliebravoNH (Diary) Thursday, September 15th at 8:14PM EST (link)Lynch is like a Teflon coated bag of jello. He leads from behind and has mastered the art of the natural disaster photo op. He reminds me of Bill Clinton without the women.
The Democrats have controlled the Governor’s office for 13 of the last 15 years. The GOP already has a field of strong candidates lining up to run next year. The most prominent Democrat is former State Senator Maggie Hassan. She is a far left moon-bat who lost her Senate seat last year. She is not coated with Teflon. It should be a good race.
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