Reply #7: I can shed a little light on that. [View All]

[freethought]

Just south of New Hampshire there is the state of Massachusetts! Yes, that bastion of liberalism! That politically demented state where gay marriage is legal!
During the 90's New Hampshire saw certain types of industry move into their state. High tech, biotech, professional services etc... Following those jobs were workers, students, professionals from Massachusetts. Also, some of them were people working in Mass but were looking for cheaper homes in N.H. Alot of these people are democrats and thus the political landscape in NH changed somewhat but not entirely. It is still not solid democratic but there were gains made. Give it time. Native republican granite staters aren't just going to step aside. Hey, former Gov. Gene Shaheen was a democrat. That is saying something! Some people would have never thought you would ever see a democratic governor in NH!