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Cullen to back Gov. Sununu as new head of state GOP
The Union Leader/Sunday News ^ | December 7, 2008 | John di Staso

Posted on 12/07/2008 6:20:38 PM PST by Past Your Eyes

Ending several weeks of speculation, former Gov. John H. Sununu has made it official: He will try to become the next leader of the state's Republicans.

Charging that "Democrats are ruining New Hampshire," Sununu told the New Hampshire Sunday News he has decided to become a candidate for chairman of the Republican State Committee.

Current Chairman Fergus Cullen won't seek another term when the state committee meets in January to elect officers.

"I am going to step aside and support him," Cullen said. "He's clearly extraordinarily qualified to do the job."

There are currently no other candidates for the post.

(Excerpt) Read more at unionleader.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: chairman; cullen; nh2008; sununu
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To: Past Your Eyes

I don’t like either Fergie or the elder Sununu.


21 posted on 12/07/2008 6:49:15 PM PST by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

The NH GOP is on its death bed, SLC. Sununu can’t do any more harm than Cullen has done these past two years.


22 posted on 12/07/2008 6:49:57 PM PST by Past Your Eyes (All points of view tolerated...as long as they agree with mine.)
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To: Past Your Eyes

Some of the Delegates where talking yesterday about having Jr run for Gov. I think that Lynch is going after Gregg so it could get interesting.


23 posted on 12/07/2008 6:52:18 PM PST by Little Bill (Just a Poor White Person , clinging to God, Guns, and the Constitution)
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To: Past Your Eyes

If it’s on its death bed, then why even try? If it’s doomed to fail, then just close up shop and save your money. That’s an honest question, it’s not being snarky. If it’s dying, then there’s literally no way to revive it. I don’t care who the candidates are, who is running the party, or if they have 1 billion dollars in their campaign chest. It won’t matter if it’ dying.


24 posted on 12/07/2008 6:53:25 PM PST by St. Louis Conservative
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To: Past Your Eyes

Umm, sorry, I think I may have misread your comment, thus my response may be a little off.

How can the NH GOP be revived...in your view?


25 posted on 12/07/2008 6:54:29 PM PST by St. Louis Conservative
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To: Past Your Eyes

Gov. Sununu may not be the “pure conservative” all would like but think he will do well for NH.
He knows the State and much family there and will be able to jump start the party and hope he will bring along younger folks to be part of the GOP and lead.

Several of my 5th great grandfathers served in the Rev. War from NH under Stark and Daniel Webster’s father.


26 posted on 12/07/2008 6:58:29 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin - Jindal 2012)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Don’t write of NH.

Louisiana did’t know what a Republican was since the days of Lincoln. They now have a Republican Gov. and as yesterday, two new Republican Reps.


27 posted on 12/07/2008 7:03:37 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin - Jindal 2012)
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To: SoCalPol

New Hampshire is now officially “Massachusetts North”, and, speaking of Massachusetts, all non-leftists in Massachusetts have really been clueless about how to finally make any kind of serious political inroads there for over five decades. New Hampshire is already seriously moving in the same political direction that Massachusetts has been in for a very long time.


28 posted on 12/07/2008 7:18:38 PM PST by johnthebaptistmoore (Conservatives obey the rules. Leftists cheat. Who probably has the political advantage?)
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To: Past Your Eyes

Thisis the man who gave us David Souder. come to think of it he also gave us Bush 1 and the whole list of Presidents since were a result of that failure. JUST SAY NO!


29 posted on 12/07/2008 7:28:28 PM PST by bilhosty
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To: johnthebaptistmoore

I hope not, it was a great State, only been there once (in the 2006 Campaign); As for Mass and it’s “M*holles” as you neighbors in the friendly state say- I don’t see any hope for it (except for conservatives to possibly infiltrate the Democratic Party there..?-Most voters are ignorant on what their politicians support anyway)!?- Just a though.

Hope NH eventually comes to it’s senses and moves back into a Conservative/Libertarian direction!


30 posted on 12/07/2008 8:03:40 PM PST by JSDude1 (Like the failed promise of Fascism masquerading as Capitalism? You're gonna love Marxism- Nephi)
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To: JSDude1

You are proving my point that conservatism will seriously continue to be a political minority throughout most of the U.S. and for a very long time, whether you realise it or not. In many ways, both “Massachusetts politics”, including many of its negative things, and “Chicago politics”, including many of its negative things, will officially go national, starting on January 20, 2009. Since all remaining non-leftists from within Massachusetts continue to be clueless about how to seriously make things go their way, after more than five decades of leftist political domination, I now see this same pattern going national for the long-term! I seriously hope that I’m very wrong about all of this, and only the official results of the majority, repeat majority, of political races from now on will seriously determine whether or not I’m correct about all of these things.


31 posted on 12/07/2008 8:31:36 PM PST by johnthebaptistmoore (Conservatives obey the rules. Leftists cheat. Who probably has the political advantage?)
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To: SoCalPol

What happened to Bill Zeliff?


32 posted on 12/07/2008 8:43:21 PM PST by A_Tradition_Continues (formerly known as Politicalwit ...05/28/98...Ain't no Newbie!)
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To: johnthebaptistmoore

Well, I hope you are wrong, Mr. Moore, however I do know not to trust in the world, but Our Lord, and Savior, Jesus Christ! Becuase this one is passing away, politically we may still have time, and Providence may allow us to turn around the USA once again, if not at least a portion of this nation (in which we shall be self-atonomous)!


33 posted on 12/07/2008 8:59:59 PM PST by JSDude1 (Like the failed promise of Fascism masquerading as Capitalism? You're gonna love Marxism- Nephi)
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To: Past Your Eyes
He couldn't be worse than that pipsqueak Cullen.
34 posted on 12/07/2008 9:02:05 PM PST by Poser (Willing to fight for oil)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Zeliff

I guess this is the most recent on him.

I am a native of and live here in San Diego.
Am interested in what the other states are doing especially where I have had ancestors back to the early 1600s


35 posted on 12/07/2008 9:19:22 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin - Jindal 2012)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

The last I knew, he was still at his Inn in Jackson. Can’t really say that I miss him but he was head and shoulders above Che Porter.


36 posted on 12/08/2008 2:56:27 AM PST by Past Your Eyes (All points of view tolerated...as long as they agree with mine.)
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To: Past Your Eyes
"Thanks, Bill. However it turns out, I see energy today that I haven’t seen for years. I say give him a chance. This party is on life support and I’d hate to think the time had come for a DNR order."

Oh, I think we should just go along with the other guy who is complaining about him. I think it is smarter to just give up and die!

/Sarc

37 posted on 12/08/2008 5:21:55 AM PST by Redleg Duke ("Sarah Palin...Unleashing the Fury of the Castrated Left!")
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To: Redleg Duke

In case any of you misunderstood me, it is time for us to take back this state. As the reality of Obama and the RATS sink in, there is going to be massive shock and awe, as in “awww $hit!”. We need to start rebuilding now and stop the whining.


38 posted on 12/08/2008 5:24:37 AM PST by Redleg Duke ("Sarah Palin...Unleashing the Fury of the Castrated Left!")
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To: Redleg Duke

I agree and I, for one, am glad to see someone of John H. Sununu’s stature stepping up the plate. I don’t care whether you like him or not, he has the skills and the resources to move and shake and that is definitely what is needed here. This doesn’t have anything to do with David Souter or anything else like that. Expect to hear a lot of “The Democrats are ruining this state” as time goes by. I think that is going to be hammered and hammered and hammered until the cows come home. And it won’t be hard to provide evidence to back it up.
Now if Wonderful Warren Rudman was the one instead of Sununu, I would be adamantly opposed to that. He is the (so-called) Republican that I despise the most. Given the choice, I would vote for Ted Kennedy over that weasel.


39 posted on 12/08/2008 11:42:57 AM PST by Past Your Eyes (All points of view tolerated...as long as they agree with mine.)
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