If you are a New Hampshire voter who thinks Donald Trump is doing a good job, you can probably sleep in on primary day, Feb. 11. Try as they might, his Republican challengers have not made a dent in the President’s popularity within the party here.
If you are an independent or Democrat, however, yours may be one of the most consequential votes ever cast in a New Hampshire Primary. If there is to be any realistic challenge to Trump in November, the Democratic nominee needs to have a proven and substantial record of accomplishment across party lines, an ability to unite rather than divide, and the strength and stamina to go toe-to-toe with the Tweeter-in-Chief.
That would be U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. She is sharp and witty, with a commanding understanding of both history and the inner workings of Capitol Hill.
Trump doesn’t want to face her. He is hoping for Bernie, Biden, Buttigieg or Warren. Each has weaknesses, whether of age, inexperience or a far-left agenda that thrills some liberals but is ripe for exploitation in a mainstream general election.
Sen. Klobuchar has none of those weaknesses and the incumbent needs to be presented a challenger who is not easily dismissed. Her work in Washington has led to the passage of an impressive number of substantive bills, even as the partisan divide has deepened. In 2018 she won reelection, taking back dozens of conservative-leaning counties that had gone for Trump two years earlier, when Hillary Clinton barely beat him in Minnesota. In fact, Sen. Klobuchar, a former prosecutor, has never lost an election.
But can a woman be elected President? We say of course, the right woman can and should be. By choosing Amy Klobuchar, New Hampshire primary voters can go a long way to proving it.
In a recent announcement, the New Hampshire Department of Education trumpeted a $3.7-million slice of federal cash for 19 schools across the state — some large, some small. This wasn’t prize money, mind you, rather something more ignominious. The 19 schools had test scores and other performa…
Autopsies, the meticulous post-mortem examinations conducted to determine a cause of death, are costly. When you die, unless there is a reason for one, a taxpayer-funded autopsy isn’t likely to be performed.
New Hampshire’s Attorney General ought to tell his bosses (they would be the citizens of the state) just what the dickens his office was doing for months in the case of a now-resigned state representative who seems to have voted repeatedly even though he wasn’t (and isn’t) residing in the La…
State officials — we aren’t optimistic enough to assume just one — are jurying beer labels again, fretting certain combinations of font and graphics might lure the kiddos away from their candy flavored vapes and energy drinks for a pint of bitter instead.
Whereas it has long been our custom to commemorate November 11, the anniversary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to the heroes of that tragic struggle and by rededicating ourselves to the cause of peace; and
No offense to our young and energetic governor, but Chris Sununu’s recent executive order to protect and defend New Hampshire’s telephone area code at all costs seems a bit much.
Joe Biden’s name won’t be on the New Hampshire presidential primary ballot this winter. He says it is because the national Democratic Party is forbidding New Hampshire from voting first in the nation. Poor old Joe, his hands are tied!
The long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck will begin appearing on New Hampshire roads in the year ahead — many driven in by out-of-towners. The engine may be silent, but you will hear the wind as the pickup’s stubby-nosed prow punches through the atmosphere.
