On primary day, will New Hampshire Democrats and Republicans stick to playbooks?

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 2,250

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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In 2006, Carol Shea-Porter stunned the New Hampshire Democratic establishment, defeating a well-funded, party-backed opponent, Jim Craig, in the primary and then ousting Republican Jeb Bradley in the 1st Congressional District. And she did it with a progressive platform.

“There was a sense of: We don’t want Washington coming here and telling us what to do,” recalled Kathy Sullivan, the New Hampshire Democratic Party chairwoman at the time.

Twenty years …

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