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Smith, who moved to Florida since losing to John Sununu in the 2002 GOP primary, is now looking at running for the open seat left by retiring Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.).

Former U.S. Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) announced Monday, via YouTube, he intends to challenge Governor Charlie Crist and former Florida House of Representatives Speaker Marco Rubio in the Republican primary for Florida’s vacant Senate seat in 2010. Echoing Rubio’s conservative sentiments, the Florida snowbird said his entry into the already-crowded primary was precipitated by the Republican Party establishment’s unacceptable lurch to the left. “I can’t stand by and watch what is happening to our country – and our Party,” Smith said in his online address. Smith’s new-found moral compass and concern for the direction of his country and of the...

Former New Hampshire Sen. Bob Smith, now of Sarasota, has filed to run for Florida's open US senate seat: "I can no longer sit on the sidelines in the fight for the soul of the Republican party." He called Charie Crist a "movement away from our core conservative values." And Marco Rubio? "Leadership is not about counting votes and making compromises. His experience as speaker of the House makes Rubio a good coalition builder. However, strong political leadership, not wheeling and dealing, will ignite out base and restore our party to power."

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KENTUCKY. US Senator Jim Bunning (R) is already expected to face a tough fight for reelection next year, as leading Bluegrass State Democrats are lining up to run. Over the weekend, Bunning helped to contribute to his reputation for making erratic comments. Speaking at a Lincoln Day event over the weekend, Bunning said that US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg will be dead from pancreatic cancer within the next nine months. Bunning also complained the NRSC isn't doing enough financially to help him and other embattled conservative incumbents. In related news, The Hill reports that State Senate President David...

Former Sen. Bob Smith (R-N.H.) is thinking about running for the Senate again in 2010, but not in the state that sent him to Washington the first time.Smith, who moved to Florida since losing to John Sununu in the 2002 GOP primary, is now looking at running for the open seat left by retiring Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.).According to the New Hampshire Union-Leader, Smith has sent an e-mail to supporters seeking their input on the race.“The purpose of this letter is to simply ask for your opinion as to whether I should be a candidate,� Smith said, according to the...

CONCORD, N.H. -- Former New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith endorsed California Congressman's Duncan Hunter presidential campaign today in a blog post. Smith represented New Hampshire in the US House for six years and then in the US Senate for 12 years before being defeated in a Republican primary by John E. Sununu.

Dear New Hampshire Friends: After spending several weeks listening to all of the candidates, I have decided to support Congressman Duncan Hunter for President. I do not take this decision lightly. There are a lot of fine men running for this office and I know that many of you may have already made your choice.Your vote in the “First in the Nation Primary” is a very precious and personal right. Your decision will likely determine who will be the next leader of the free world. What an awesome responsibility! I only ask that you give serious consideration to the points...

Bob Smith of New Hampshire calls the Bush Presidency a failure.

Kerry/Vietnam/Bob Smith/POW-MIA's Fellow FReepers, I know this is technically a vanity, but my friend is the Chairman of the American Legion POW/MIA committee in our home state, and an associate FReeper at heart. He asked me to put this up for your consideration, and I know this subject has been disected here on FR: Thursday night, during the debate, Sen. Kerry said he visited Mr. Putin in the former Soviet Union along with Sen. Bob Smith of New Hampshire. This needs to be investigated as it leads into the most disgraceful events of Sen. Kerry's career. In 1992, Mr. Kerry...

We noted yesterday that Associated Press reporter Jennifer Loven, who authored a ridiculous hit piece originally titled "Bush Twists Kerry's Words on Iraq," is married to Roger Ballentine, who was Bill Clinton's deputy assistant for environmental initiatives and chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force, and is listed on John Kerry's website as one of Kerry's most important supporters on environmental issues. Reader Thomas Blumer has documented how Loven parrots her husband's liberal views in the guise of reporting on the Presidential campaign: In December 2002, hubby Roger Ballentine writes an article opposing the Bush "Clear Skies" environmental...

Smith Didn't Get Specter Treatment by John GizziPosted May 7, 2004"The President typically campaigns for senators who support his policies," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told me two days after Sen. Arlen Specter (R.-Pa.) staved off a stiff primary challenge from conservative Rep. Pat Toomey (R.-Pa.). The President made two campaign appearances with Specter and was featured in a Specter ad. Asked if Bush had applied the same standard two years ago in supporting conservative Sen. Bob Smith (R.-N.H.) in his losing primary battle with then-Rep. John Sununu (R.-N.H.), McClellan said he would "get back" to me. The following day,...

I just now thought to look at ole Bob's site. He makes it look like a re-election site, I think. Upcoming Events Mar 6: Jacarando Country Club, Venice, So. County People for Life Apr 1: Brooksville, Crisis Pregnancy Center Keynote The Conservative Champion for Florida» Pro Life» Gun Owner's Rights» Strong National Defense» Tough on Terrorism» No Activist Judges» Slash Spending/Cut Taxes Ratings:» American Conservative Union 100%» Nat'l Tax Limitation Committee 100%» Christian Coalition 100% Sen. Smith Urges Fellow GOP Candidates to Disavow Negative AttacksUnited States Senator Bob Smith, a Florida candidate for the US Senate and former chairman of...

Kerry stand upsets some Vietnamese By Quynh-Giang Tran, Globe Correspondent, 8/14/2002 Organizers say that more than 200 Vietnamese expatriates and their supporters from around the country will gather at Senator John Kerry's office starting Sunday to protest his efforts to prevent US aid from being tied to Vietnam's human rights record. The Vietnam Human Rights Act, a bill passed in the House of Representatives last September by a vote of 410 to 1, would restrict nonhumanitarian aid such as economic and agricultural development unless President Bush and the US Department of State certifies that Vietnam is making progress on human...

MIAMI (AP) -- Former New Hampshire Sen. Bob Smith, hoping to represent his newly adopted home state, said Wednesday he plans to seek the seat of retiring Sen. Bob Graham. Smith, a Republican who moved to Sarasota in May, told The Associated Press that he will formally announce his candidacy next month. "I'm going to run a campaign which I basically offer my credentials to the people of Florida, my seniority, my experience in the Senate," Smith said. "I want to help President Bush. This is a critical state for the president." Smith, 62, is a social conservative who frequently...

BACK IN June, when news broke that former Sen. Bob Smith had taken up residence in Florida, we suggested that maybe he chose that state because he wanted to run for its U.S. Senate seat that would be up for grabs next fall. Well, guess what? Smith has unofficially thrown his sun visor into the ring. The man whose former press secretary told this newspaper just five months ago that “New Hampshire is his home” has formed an exploratory committee to test whether the people of Florida would do what the people of New Hampshire chose not to do last...

SARASOTA -- Former two-term Republican U.S. senator from New Hampshire Bob Smith, now of Sarasota, said Tuesday he was "very seriously" considering a run for the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Bob Graham, and that a formal announcement of his candidacy next month was likely. "My wife and I certainly had no intention of re-entering politics when we moved here," said Smith, who served six years in Congress and 12 years in the Senate before his defeat last year by U.S. Rep. John Sununu. "But ever since Sen. Graham retired, a lot of people have been asking me to...

WELL, WELL, WELL. Guess who has become the New Hampshire Democrats' favorite New Hampshire Republican. "Buffalo" Bob, that's who. "Buffalo" Bob Smith, that is, the former two-term U.S. senator and three-term member of the U.S. House. Since all but a few months of those 18 years of service in the U.S. Congress were as a Republican, you might have expected a big turnout of "name" Republicans at the testimonial for Bob held at the Center of New Hampshire in Manchester a week ago. But the noticeably absent included Bob's former congressional colleagues, like U.S. Senators Judd Gregg and John E....

On an evening to honor his 18 years in Congress, former Sen. Bob Smith last night suggested his political career might not be over and blasted supposed friends who “stabbed you in the back.” In his first major public appearance in New Hampshire since losing a bruising primary battle last September, Smith talked about the sacrifices his wife, Mary Jo, had made during campaigning and spoke of “people who you thought were your friends who aren’t your friends who stabbed you in the back.” The comments came at the end of a long night of tributes and repeated standing ovations...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 — State polls showing that more than half a dozen Senate seats were still within either party's grasp prompted Republicans and Democrats today to intensify their feverish campaigns for control of the chamber. Seeking to influence the truly undecided voters — and to make sure those who have made up their minds go to the polls — both parties marshaled volunteers to ring doorbells and hand out leaflets. They also paraded big-name politicians and star-quality supporters before the cameras and drowned out commercials for consumer goods with advertisements extolling their candidates and assailing their opponents. Politicians and...

Smith won’t ask supporters to stop write-in efforts By HARRY R. WEBER AP Writer CONCORD — There’s nothing worse than a family fight. Three weeks after U.S. Sen. Bob Smith lost the Republican primary to Rep. John E. Sununu, some of Smith’s supporters remain bitter, and Smith himself indicated Monday he would not stop write-in campaigns on his behalf. "No, he’s not going to ask these people to stop," Smith spokeswoman Lisa Harrison said from Washington. "It’s not his place to ask these people to stop." Smith said in his concession speech Sept. 10 that he would support Sununu, and...

Keough plans to help Sununu get elected By STEPHEN SEITZ Sunday News Correspondent DUBLIN — Whither Bruce Keough? The Dublin businessman and former Republican candidate for governor came within 4,300 votes of beating Craig Benson for the nomination, despite Benson’s record spending. Keough’s strength in the contest has led many to wonder what he plans to do next. “Get John E. Sununu elected to the U.S. Senate,” Keough, 46, said Friday. “In fact, he has asked me to chair the fund-raiser with President Bush on Oct. 5 when he comes to Manchester.” Keough said he met Sununu at the Republican...

Smith write-in effort being organized... WMUR reported a write-in effort for Senator Bob Smith is being organized. Smith supporters Tammy Simmons and Mary Stipe will launch a website and organize the effort. The Smith supporters said they would not mind if this effort caused Shaheen to win the senate seat. (9/26/02)

Message from Rudy Giuliani An Urgent Message from Rudy Giuliani follows: In public service, there’s no substitute for strong leadership, the kind of leadership New Hampshire has in Senator Bob Smith. He’s experienced, effective, and always puts principle before politics. Bob Smith worked with Presidnet Bush to cut taxes and improve our schools. On the Armed Services committee, he has strengthened America’s national defense, and Bob Smith’s prescription drug plan is one of the best I’ve seen, making prescription drugs affordable with no premium increase. For your healthcare, Bob Smith believes that no bureaucrat, no HMO, no one should ever...

Bernadette Malone:Someone is push-polling Sununu around By BERNADETTE MALONE IF YOU wanted to ruin someone's reputation, but not sully your own by bad-mouthing him, what would be the easiest way to accomplish your goal? Remember, you want people to stop liking this person, but you yourself don't want to be accused of slinging mud and being uncharitable. If you were in politics, you might quietly encourage an ally to say these ugly things about your opponent instead of saying them yourself. Or you might pay to have a "push poll" conducted against your target, as someone has done to...

Republicans in New Hampshire must decide whether to back the reelection bid of Sen. Bob Smith or to nominate the challenger, Rep. John Sununu. The ideological differences between the candidates are slight, as Bernadette Malone reports in the September 2 issue of NR, with both men having strong conservative records. Conservatives should therefore choose the candidate who will support their common views most effectively. Sen. Smith, alas, is not that man. He is not favored to win in November if he is nominated, and one of the reasons he is not is his well-earned reputation for erratic judgment. And while...

BOB Smith, Washington outsider. Remember him? He was the man who claimed that his intellectual and political independence were good reasons to send him to Washington to represent New Hampshire, a state notable for its intellectual and political independence, in the U.S. House of Representatives, then in the U.S. Senate. My, what a difference two decades can make. Meet Bob Smith, Washington insider. This Bob Smith is arguing that one of the top reasons, if not the primary reason, voters should elect him to a third term in the U.S. Senate is because he has experience and seniority. In the...

Just wait: If Rep. John E. Sununu defeats two-term conservative incumbent Bob Smith in New Hampshire's Republican senatorial primary on September 10, the national media will prematurely cheer: "New England's rebel state is finally becoming more like its liberal neighbors."But a Sununu victory would be no triumph for liberalism in New Hampshire, the only East Coast state north of Virginia that Al Gore lost in 2000. Just because Smith has one of the most right-wing voting records in the U.S. Senate doesn't mean Sununu is to his left. In fact, some of the people most eager to force Smith...

E-MAIL THE WHITE HOUSE AT president@whitehouse.gov -See article on Freerepublic : ' A GOP Primary Strains Party Ties and Bush Loyalties ' , article in New York Times , By Pam Belluck 7/7/02 .... Then e-mail Pres . Bush to support your fellow Conservative Bob Smith . Tell Pres . Bush you oppose Bush's support for non - incumbent family friend Sununu.This is arrogance and senselessness on Pres. Bush's part to support a non-incumbent who is unlikely to win against the Democrat opponent , especially when hopes of Republicans gaining the majority in the U.S. Senate are very ' ify...

Jane Chastain Mr. Smith went to Washington Posted: May 23, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Jane Chastain © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Recently, I watched "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." The 1939 film, which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture Story, is considered one of Jimmy Stewart's and Columbia Pictures' finest films. I was a bit shocked to discover that the problems portrayed in that film are the very same problems we face today. The power brokers are just a little more powerful. The political payoffs and the backroom deals are still happening, just...

americanresearchgroup.comAmerican Research Group, Inc.814 Elm Street  Manchester, NH 03101603/624-4081  603/627-1746-FAX The New Hampshire Poll March 29, 2002Quarterly Survey - March 2002The following results are based on 558 completed telephone interviews conducted March 25 through 28, 2002 among a random sample of registered voters in New Hampshire. A total of 198 registered Republicans, 144 registered Democrats, and 216 undeclared (independent) voters were interviewed. The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 4.25 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinions are evenly split. Question Wording:If the election for US Senate were being held...