Jeb Bradley

MINNEAPOLIS--Former U.S. Rep. Chuck Douglas laid-out the keys to victory in the 1st Congressional District Republican primary next week.

Douglas, who has endorsed John Stephen (R-Manchester) and is a campaign vice-chair, said if a candidate wins certain parts of the district they are likely to win the primary.

Did Jeanne Shaheen go over the line when she joked about Sununu being indicted?  It was enough to get her on this week's Winners & Losers list. 

Former U.S. Rep. and 1st Congressional District candidate Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) picked up the endorsement of the National Rifle Association today.

“You have demonstrated your support in office for our Second Amendment Rights and hunting heritage," wrote NRA Director of Federal Affairs Charles Cunningham in a letter. "We appreciate your pro-gun actions in Congress during your tenure."

Congressional candidate John Stephen got the nod from the mayor of New Hampshire’s biggest city and one of his opponent's former top advisors Wednesday.

Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta -- who worked on former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley's congressional staff from 2003 to 2005 -- released a statement Wednesday saying he is backing Stephen in the 1st Congressional District, calling the former state Health and Human Services director the “true fiscal conservative in this race.”

Stephen is running against Bradley for the chance to take on Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter. On Wednesday Guinta said that, while he considers Bradley a friend, he disagreed with the implications coming out of Bradley’s campaign that Stephen is not a real conservative.

DENVER-- The chairwoman of the Rockingham County Democrats thinks the biggest problem facing Granite State politics is the early fall primary, which will be taking place on Sept. 9th.

"My big problem with New Hampshire politics is that we have a late primary," Lenore Patton told PolitickerNH.com. "It makes it tough to know who your opponent will be."

DENVER-U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) says a Republican primary in her district demonstrates disunity among the Republican Party.

"I think what it does highlight is disarray in the party and the tone it sets," Shea-Porter told PolitickerNH.com."I've always called for civility among candidates and so I'm not going to get involved in that."

Former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) has released a television ad to respond to an ad released earlier this week by his primary opponent John Stephen (R-Manchester).

Stephen's television spot is critical of Bradley's congressional voting record, and Bradley's ad strikes back at Stephen's record.

MANCHESTER-Former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) and former Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen (R-Manchester) each used their closing statements to argue why they are the better candidate to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester).

Bradley said he is ready to face Shea-Porter, while Stephen said it was time for someone else to face the freshman congresswoman.

Three weeks before the Republican primary, John Stephen (R-Manchester) has begun airing a television ad that seeks to draw differences between him and his primary opponent, former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro).

"Jeb Bradley: He's everything that's wrong with Congress," the announcer states.

WASHINGTON -- A freshman Democratic Congresswoman seeking a tough re-election. She has a bit of an independent streak and early on refused to participate in Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee programs. The congressman she barely defeated wants his job back. But before that former congressman gets his chance at a re-match he has to get through a Republican Primary.

Sounds like New Hampshire 1st Congressional District? Yes, but it was also the storyline in Kansas's 2nd district.

Two weeks ago Kansas voters shocked many analysts when they chose the more conservative candidate, State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, over former four-term Rep. Jim Ryun. Jenkins will now take on Democrat Nancy Boyda.

With just three weeks before Republican voters decide whether former Rep. Jeb Bradley or former state Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen will challenge Democrat Carol Shea-Porter, we examine three lessons of that Kansas primary that might have an impact here in New Hampshire.