YOUR COMMENTS

John E. Sununu should apologize to the libertarian wing of the Republican party that he courted during his re-election campaign. He broke our hearts with his support for the bailout bill.

He was our favorite Senator in the country, and let a lot of people down!
- aed, Manchester, NH

Sean Mahoney would be a great candidate. Sean if you are reading this RUN! Don't even bother waiting for Sununu or Merrill they are yesterday's news you are the future.
- Samantha, Keene

California is not a bible belt state. Social and fiscal conservatism is a winning platform.
- Tom, Campton

Running is a no-brainer. Obama is destroying what is left of our economy and what is left of the government's fiscal stability. The Dow is down nearly 2,200 points, or 23% if its value, since Obama was elected. Obama is promising to add trillions to the national debt this year alone. There will be a huge anti-Obama backlash in 2010.
- Tom, Campton

Seriously, Fergus Cullen? I wouldn't let that Dude paint my house, never mind represent me or my party again!
- Thomas Thorpe, Portsmouth, NH

1. John Sununu – Was just voted out of office. Message clear, we don’t' want you. Your time has come and gone.

2. Steve Merrill - Steve who? Yesterday’s news, move on.

All they can offer is yesterdays new and has beens. No wonder they are the minority party.
- JR, manchester

I think Fergus Cullen should run. Then we can reach out in a bipartisan way and work with the Democrats to reach mutually beneficial goals, without offended anyone or anything. Not.
- Jay Tiffany, Warner, NH

I am hoping that if John E doesn't run Sean Mahoney takes a serious look at the race. He is a smart, young, energetic small business owner and entrepreneur from the seacoast. Just what the Republican party needs!!
- Frank, Concord

WE NEED JOHN SUNUNU, To help stop all
this leftest crap... The big topics are not
abortion and gay marriage. It jobs and the economy. People get your head back to earth. Jobs are what is needed.
We need someone like John to get them back to the reality. and stop the big wish list..the dem's have been pushing.
What happen to getting out of irac BO just sent troops to afghanistan. I believe
12,000 of them, Looks like a new war. Why have I not see or heard anything about that.
- -PETE, DEERFIELD

Go for it John! An "off election" from the presidential election, diminishes the legal (and illegal) resources of the dems. Voters will be pissed off by the seat belt law, and will be looking for electoral payback. Buckley and his dems HATE you John --that counts for something!
- M. Krochmal, Manchester

Steve in Manchester are you stoned or what? Who cares about gay marriage? That's the issue you want republicans to run in New Hampshire?

Earth to Steve: New Hampshire isn't Georgia or Texas or other bible belt state. Nobody gives a crap if two gay guys or lesbians want to get married here.

The republican party needs to focus on defeating nanny state legislation such as smoking bans, seat belt laws and it DESPERATELY needs to being back fiscal accountability to the state of new hampshire! Spending must be cut and the size and scope of state government needs to be rolled back!

Gay marriage? Give me a break!
- Jim, Wilton

Yeah, Steve, that really is the most important issue facing New Hampshire these days.

It's no wonder you're part of the minority party these days. Your misguided priorities earn you that distinction.
- Frank, Manchester

Steve Merrill's time has come and gone.
- Larry Gillis, Cape Coral FL

Bobby. The leftest,Marxisalsot idiots are in NH also.
- Melvin Murray, Holderness NH

As a Democrat I certainly hope that Steve gets his wish of a ballot initiative on gay civil unions. That, combined with a Sunnunu run for the Senate, will practically guarantee a victory for our side in 2010.

New GOP symbol to replace the elephant: a wooly mammoth sinking in a tar pit. Just the thing for a nearly extinct party drowning in its own irrelevance.
- LJC, Manchester

It is the state government that is in disarray, and should be the primary focus of Chairman Sununu. It would be bad form for any Republican to declare candidacy for office without consulting him. He stuck his neck out and rightly earned leadership of the party.

Priority #1 is a 'Proposition 8' worded law defining marriage in NH as solely between a man and a woman.

Representatives Pepino, Hess, Itse, and Wendelboe should insure that a bill with just such wording appears on the governor's desk, as Lynch repeatedly said that he agrees with this definition. What happened to Mr. Parker in Lexington must never happen here.

The coup in California and victory in Kansas means the wind is at our backs. Focus on the platform like a laser. Win on the issues and the roles will all fall into place.
- Steve, Manch

John E. Sununu should run. In these proto-socialist days we need someone who remembers what the Untited States stands for! We need John Sununu, we need to fight those leftist idiots in Washington
- Bobby, Brookfield