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Posted at 4:54pm on Jun. 30, 2008 An Insider's View on Taking Back New Hampshire

By Bob Clegg

As the 2008 general election draws ever nearer, the eyes of the nation will turn once again to those handful of states deemed "swing states" and once again one of those will be our state of New Hampshire. Having been one of only three states to change its color from the 2000 election to the 2004 election, we will be closely watched as the country tries to gauge which direction the coveted independent vote will go this cycle.

New Hampshirites are strong-willed, independent voters who don't take kindly to people telling us what to do. Nowhere is this more evident than when you look at how we have voted over the past 8 years. In 2000, we delivered New Hampshire to then-Governor Bush by 1%, voted for a Democrat Governor, and both congressional districts went to Republicans. In 2004, we delivered New Hampshire to our neighboring Democrat Senator, John Kerry, by 1% (9,000 votes), voted for a Democrat Governor, a Republican Senator, and 2 Republican congressmen.

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