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Campaign volunteers for the Barack Obama and Ron Paul have been kicked out of precincts from Concord to Swanzey for not having the proper credentials, several unrelated sources have witnessed. In general elections it is standard practice to have poll workers sitting behind the registration table and scratching off names as people sign in. Periodically they take those lists and the campaign gets in contact with those who have voted yet. But, that is for general elections and everyone who does this a) has to live reasonably nearby (read: state residents) and b.) have letters from the state party to...

NASHUA, N.H. -- After a grueling day with seven rallies across the state John McCain says he got enough sleep last night and feels good. “I did feel a lot of nostalgia last night…When the told me you’re going to do seven events yesterday…I said WHY?” McCain said as he made a funny face. “I’m so glad, after that last one I wanted to do two more! It’s a wonderful experience,” he admitted. He remarked on his victory in the midnight vote in Dixville Notch - a New Hampshire tradition where 16 eligible voters came out and, on the Republican...

On the Limbaugh show today, there was also this, in case you were at lunch or not at a radio: I want to remind all my Republican friends that there are many states after Iowa and New Hampshire where the Republican populations are far more indicative of the conservative base, and to get caught up in what happened in Iowa, to get caught up in what's going to happen in New Hampshire as though they're the only two states that matter and that they're going to determine the fallout on both parties is a little bit over the top. Iowa...

Republican Ron Paul is out with a new TV ad, set to run in New Hampshire through Tuesday's primary, stressing his military credentials. Patriotic music booms. Soldiers salute. The announcer begins: "A proud military veteran who served our nation. Ron Paul salutes and supports our troops who protect and defend our freedom." A flag waves. The announcer continues, "But who do the troops support? Ron Paul. The record shows they're standing up for him." The ad concludes: "Ron Paul is their choice for commander-in-chief." His campaign spokesman Jesse Benton said Paul "has long been a praised as staunch advocate for...

Mysterious phone calls to New Hampshire and Iowa voters that harshly questioned Mitt Romney's Mormon faith and praised John McCain's military service prompted new attacks in the Republican presidential race yesterday and an investigation by New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte. McCain and another candidate, Rudy Giuliani, denied any involvement in the calls and condemned them as gutter politics. They are known as "push polls," calls that sound like surveys but are designed to spread negative information about a candidate. New Hampshire law requires all political advertising, including phone calls, to identify the candidate being supported. McCain and Romney...

If her performance at the Democratic leadership Council conference last week is any indication, a new Presidential candidate is headed New Hampshire’s way. By all accounts, Hillary Clinton — who claims she isn’t running for President — bested Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman at the annual Democratic Leadership Council conference last week. (Al Gore refused to attend.) Her fiery, anti-Bush speech was a huge hit with the crowd, which included 30-odd New Hampshire Democrats. Sen. Clinton swore to her New York constituents that she won’t abandon them for a 2004 Presidential run. But why...