NH-U.S.Sen.

October 2, 2008 - 5:27pm

Shaheen comes out against bailout bill, again

Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) said she does not support the financial bailout bill working its way through Congress. However, she told The Conway Daily Sun in an editorial board meeting, after her first debate against U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley), that she was "inclined" to support the bill.

The Shaheen campaign said that Shaheen remains opposed to the Senate version of the bill because it lacks oversight regulations.

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September 30, 2008 - 1:23pm

Sununu manager says campaign signs have been destroyed

U.S. Sen. John Sununu's campaign manager has e-mailed supporters requesting a donation that will allow the campaign to buy more campaign signs.

Paul Collins, Sununu's campaign manager, told supporters that Sununu signs have been destroyed and defaced throughout the state.

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September 29, 2008 - 3:14pm

Shaheen calls Sununu ad ‘inaccurate’

Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) is calling her opponent's most recent ad "a desperate attempt to run from his record" and said a reference in the ad is "inaccurate."

However, U.S. Sen. John Sununu's (R-Waterville Valley) campaign says that the ad is correct and says Shaheen is citing the wrong document.

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September 27, 2008 - 4:42pm

Hillary effort launches in N.H.

Hillary Clinton's political action committee, HillPac, launched a new grassroots effort in New Hampshire.

The effort titled ‘Hillary Sent Me!" is geared towards recruiting Hillary supporters to campaign for Barack Obama and other Democratic candidates.

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September 25, 2008 - 7:48pm

Suffolk shows close race in prez., senate races

Suffolk University has released a poll that confirms previous polls done this week.

According to the Suffolk University/7News poll, Barack Obama is leading John McCain 46 percent to 45 percent.  The poll also has former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) with a narrow lead over U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley). Shaheen leads Sununu 41 percent to 40 percent with 13 percent undecided.

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September 15, 2008 - 2:58pm

N.H. GOP says Shaheen has flipped on nuclear energy

The New Hampshire Republican Party has released videos from a 1987 television program that they say shows former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) has changed her position on nuclear energy, videos the Shaheen campaign says were "taken out of context."

The videos show Shaheen debating former House Speaker Marshall Cobleigh on WMUR's Close-Up. At the time Shaheen was the campaign manager for Paul McEachern's gubernatorial campaign.

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August 20, 2008 - 7:13pm

Shaheen to address Dem convention

The Democratic National Convention Committee has announced that U.S. Senate candidate and former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) will address the convention on Wednesday, August 27.

"For too long, families in New Hampshire and across the country have struggled as Washington has put the needs of special interests ahead of the needs of middle class families. Well, it is time for a change," said Shaheen in a press release. 

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