NH finally sent the Mass and NY expats home or something?
Nah.
NH is a funny state. The usual red-blue thing isn't so useful in understanding state politics.
The prime directive is "mind your own business". If a politician wants to know what those two guys up the road get into at night, we don't like that politician. Live and let live is what NH social views are all about.
The Republicans had a big socon push in 2004-2006, and it cost them badly.
But as soon as the RATs took over, the avalanche of regulations began.
This may be the only state where BOTH sexual relations and economic relations among consenting adults are not everybody's business.
The RATs came in as the Live free (love) or die party, but they soon outed themselves as total statist control freaks.
Und zo, they are history.
Let the GOP civil war begin!