NH was much more conservative when Smith won 20 years ago. Now, even conservatives think he is a joke.
Gordon Humphrey probably could not win in NH today either.
The person I would like to see run is our current NH Republican chairwoman Jennifer Horn from Nashua. I think she would have won against Kuster in the general last time. She came in second to Bass in a three way primary battle where the conservative vote was split. Bass is another has been that needs to just go away. Retire to Blatherboro and never be seen again. Horn is a conservative well spoken Tea Party supporter and a mom. She speaks well in public. She was a radio DJ on a local station for years. She is also not bad looking. That does not hurt.