By Gregory W. Wallace (gww@primaryinsider.com)
Robb Thomson, son of the late former governor Meldrim Thomson Jr., announces his support for Mitt Romney, the Union Leader reports.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Huntsman Lands Endorsements, Real Estate
By Gregory W. Wallace (gww@primaryinsider.com)
Ahead of his return to the Granite State next week, Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is picking up some endorsements and now has a New Hampshire campaign office, the Union Leader reports:
Ahead of his return to the Granite State next week, Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is picking up some endorsements and now has a New Hampshire campaign office, the Union Leader reports:
As he continues to try to get traction in New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman is making some headway this week by picking up his first three legislative endorsements.
We've learned that first-term state Rep. James Wadell of Kingston and Adam Schroadter of Exeter, as well as 12-term veteran Julie Brown of Rochester, will be formally announced today as Huntsman supporters.
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Also, while Huntsman's national headquarters is in Orlando, Fla., we've learned a New Hampshire office is up and running at 1850 Elm St., Manchester.For more, visit us on twitter.com/primaryinsider.
Roemer, Johnson, Cain Campaign in N.H.
By Gregory W. Wallace (gww@primaryinsider.com)
Today is the day for Buddy Roemer, the former Louisiana governor who enters the presidential race. Also in state today are Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor, and businessman Herman Cain.
Mr. Roemer enters the nomination race from Dartmouth College at 11:45 this morning. He is then scheduled to speak at the college at 4:30 pm.
Mr. Johnson spends the morning in the Manchester area offering media interviews, then heads north for a meeting with the Conway Sun Editorial Board. Just after 4 pm, he tours Zeb’s General Store in North Conway, then heads to Freedom, N.H. for a dinner party.
He will be in the state through Sunday.
Mr. Cain has one public scheduled event today: speaking at the G.O.P. Chairman's Speaker Series tonight at 5:30 in Dover.
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Today is the day for Buddy Roemer, the former Louisiana governor who enters the presidential race. Also in state today are Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor, and businessman Herman Cain.
Mr. Roemer enters the nomination race from Dartmouth College at 11:45 this morning. He is then scheduled to speak at the college at 4:30 pm.
Mr. Johnson spends the morning in the Manchester area offering media interviews, then heads north for a meeting with the Conway Sun Editorial Board. Just after 4 pm, he tours Zeb’s General Store in North Conway, then heads to Freedom, N.H. for a dinner party.
He will be in the state through Sunday.
Mr. Cain has one public scheduled event today: speaking at the G.O.P. Chairman's Speaker Series tonight at 5:30 in Dover.
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Reactions to Twitter Debate
By Gregory W. Wallace (gww@primaryinsider.com)
The televised presidential debates of yesteryear used lights, bells, and network news anchors to reign in candidates’ long-winded answers.
Today’s Twitter debate did not need any of the above.
The social networking site caps posts at 140 characters, including letters, numbers, and spaces. There was little room for flowing oratory, little room for cleverly undercutting opponents, and even little room for vowels.
This debate, hosted by Tea Party groups, did not just invite the audience to submit questions and feedback via the site. It did all of that, and then some: the candidates themselves were on Twitter, rather than in a single debate hall before a studio audience.
The idea was novel, popular among online campaign watchers, and not without a few bumps along the road.
Opening statements took the first half hour, as each of six candidates had to type their responses.
Questions could go unanswered, as did a follow-up to a brief, cryptic response on taxes given by Rep. Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota.
And then this, from an analysis by James Oliphant of the L.A. Times: “Their responses frequently overlapped each other, resembling a virtual dinner party where all the guests shout at the same time.”
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The televised presidential debates of yesteryear used lights, bells, and network news anchors to reign in candidates’ long-winded answers.
Today’s Twitter debate did not need any of the above.
The social networking site caps posts at 140 characters, including letters, numbers, and spaces. There was little room for flowing oratory, little room for cleverly undercutting opponents, and even little room for vowels.
This debate, hosted by Tea Party groups, did not just invite the audience to submit questions and feedback via the site. It did all of that, and then some: the candidates themselves were on Twitter, rather than in a single debate hall before a studio audience.
The idea was novel, popular among online campaign watchers, and not without a few bumps along the road.
Opening statements took the first half hour, as each of six candidates had to type their responses.
Questions could go unanswered, as did a follow-up to a brief, cryptic response on taxes given by Rep. Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota.
And then this, from an analysis by James Oliphant of the L.A. Times: “Their responses frequently overlapped each other, resembling a virtual dinner party where all the guests shout at the same time.”
For more, visit us on twitter.com/primaryinsider.
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