Barrows discusses platform committee role

MINNEAPOLIS--A delegate to the Republican National Convention says her time on the platform committee was an opportunity to serve the party and a lesson in endurance.

"In 2000 there was a divide between the various factions but that's not the case this time around," Rockingham County Commissioner Maureen Barrows told PolitickerNH.com. "It's an honor and a privilege and a great opportunity. It also requires a lot of stamina because most of the days are 12 to 14 hour days."

Barrows called the process of forming the platform "civilized."

"A couple of immigration issues could have been divisive topics," Barrows said. "We focused on energy and security. There was not a lot of wrangle, it was a civilized process."

"The Republican Party Platform Committee - comprises one man and one woman from each state and territory - will meet in Minneapolis, Minn., during the last week of August to help outline the Party's key positions and core values," according to the convention website.

Barrows also said that she expects U.S. Sen. John McCain will do well in Rockingham County, which stretches from the Seacoast to Londonderry.

"There's a number of towns that vote Democratic but there's also a number of towns that vote Republican near Salem," she said. "I think he's going to do well in Rockingham County."