Campaigning Against the Uncontrollable
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Campaigning Against the Uncontrollable
The State of New Hampshire The Candidates The Campaign The Results
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The State of New Hampshire
Race/Ethnicity 95.0% White 1.0% Black 1.9% Asian 2.4% Hispanic
Occupation 43.3% White Collar
56.7% Blue Collar
Median Income $61.4k in state
Partisanship 29.3% Republican
29.5% Democrats
41.3% undeclared
‘04 Presidential Vote
Kerry, +1%
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Figure 1. Core Partisanship of New Hampshire Electorate, 2000-08
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Figure 2. Party Identification of Young, Migrant and Established Voters, 2008
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The Candidates: Incumbent John Sununu
Occupation
Technology executive
Political Experience
U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2003
First Elected
2002
Committees
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Foreign Relations Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs SOURCE: sununu.senate.gov
Table 1. Congressional Vote Scores for John Sununu, 2003-08
Figure 3. John Sununu’s Favorability Ratings, October 2001-September 2008
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The Candidates: Challenger Jean Shaheen
Occupation Teacher Small business owner
Political Experience
Senator, New Hampshire State Senate, 1991-97
Governor, New Hampshire, 1997-2003
SOURCE: shaheen.senate.gov
Figure 4. Jeanne Shaheen Favorability Rating, July 2007-September 2008
Figure 5. New Hampshire Senate Race Polling, July 2007-November 2008
Table 2. New Hampshire Senate Campaign Spending, 2008
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The Campaign: “Quicker”
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The Campaign: “Independent”
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The Campaign: “Remember”
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The Campaign: “Taxes”
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The Campaign: “Energy”
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The Campaign: “Leadership”
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The Campaign: “Dig”
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The Campaign: “For New Hampshire Families”
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The Campaign: “Stop Complaining”
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The Campaign: “Where You Lead”
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The Campaign: “Unbelievable”
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The Campaign: “Serious”
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The Campaign: “Who’s Sununu Kidding?”
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The Campaign: “Running”
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The Campaign: “Honored”
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The Campaign: “Spending”
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The Campaign: “Promotion”
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The Campaign: “Insanity”
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The Campaign: “Dear New Hampshire”
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The Campaign: “High and Deep”
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The Campaign: “90”
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The Campaign: “Choice”
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The Campaign: “Time to Go”
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The Campaign: “Sure Sees”
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The Campaign: “Higher Costs”
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The Campaign: “155 Billion Reasons”
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The Campaign: “Chamber of Commerce Health Care”
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The Campaign: “Not on Your Side”
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The Campaign: “New Hampshire First”
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The Campaign: “Register”
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The Campaign: “No Thanks”
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The Results
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