[Maelstorm]

I like Kelly Ayotte. She is not perfect but she is the most conservative in the race. Her viable opponents, last time I checked are typical liberal Republicans from the NE. I wish there was a better choice but there is not. Bill Binnie especially is really horrible:

http://www.redstate.com/rrreaganite/2010/06/01/bill-binnie-must-be-defeated/

Here is the best argument I’ve seen:
http://www.redstate.com/rrreaganite/2010/07/14/kelly-ayotte-is-the-conservative-to-support-in-nh-senate-race/

Now if Palin is really going to do something brave she should endorse Christine O’Donnell in DE.

[seamusnh]

I agree. Kelly is the best conservative candidate that can win. I’ve lived in NH for 15 years, escaping from MA as many other conservatives and moderates have done. NH going blue was an aberration from 2006 to 2008 as the state was disappointed by the Bush administration. If it were not for NH, Al Gore would have won in 2000 even if he lost FL. In 2004, Kerry did well, but it was in the far north and west of the state, the poorer areas. The south central and seacoast part of the state where the MA transplants live went more for Bush.
Hodes and Shea-Porter are known weaklings that just vote with Pelosi. They will both lose. Ayotte will retain Gregg’s Senate seat for the Republicans. Unfortunately the D governor will probably win again. The state house and state senate may flip republican given the budget problems and the vote on gay marriage that no politician ever campaigned on and the people never voted on (www.letnhvote.com).