By Gregory W. Wallace (gww@primaryinsider.com)
Ahead of his Thursday trip to New Hampshire, the campaign of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney announced endorsements from three county attorneys.
The endorsements are from Peter Heed of Cheshire County, Scott Murray of Merrimack County, and Jim Reams of Rockingham County.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Perry Dialing 603
By Gregory W. Wallace (gww@primaryinsider.com)
Gov. Rick Perry, Republican of Texas, is calling New Hampshire, and the people with whom he speaks say he dials with purpose. From the Associated Press:
Gov. Rick Perry, Republican of Texas, is calling New Hampshire, and the people with whom he speaks say he dials with purpose. From the Associated Press:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has telephoned influential Republicans in early voting New Hampshire and Iowa in recent days as he weighs whether to enter the race for the GOP presidential nomination.For more, visit us on twitter.com/primaryinsider.
“He was looking for my thoughts in terms of what the presidential field looked like and what might happen if someone came in and shook things up a little bit,” New Hampshire Senate President Peter Bragdon told The Associated Press on Monday after receiving a weekend voicemail message on his cell phone from Perry. “It certainly left me with the impression that he’s doing his homework and giving it some serious consideration.” . . .
Perry’s efforts to reach out to Republican officeholders in both states show just how seriously he’s considering a presidential run as polls suggest Republican primary voters in early voting states and elsewhere are generally underwhelmed by the current slate of candidates. . . .
New Hampshire conservative leader and former Senate candidate Ovide Lamontagne said he spoke to Perry “for the better part of half an hour” on Saturday.
“I told him that I think this is a wide-open race. While there are some good candidates out there, I think folks are still looking,” said Lamontagne, who hasn’t committed to a candidate. “I have the impression that he’s in the process of making a decision. Obviously he’s quite serious about it.”
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