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It's very interesting to read about this same sort of thing happening on the East Coast, as is happening in the West between my "great state" of CA and states like ID, UT, MT, etc. It seems like most people really don't understand the concept of a federal republic, and I'm going to have to pay the price for it as a college student preparing to flee the state when the locals of where ever I move assume I'm one of those people.
It's very interesting to read about this same sort of thing happening on the East Coast, as is happening in the West between my "great state" of CA and states like ID, UT, MT, etc. It seems like most people really don't understand the concept of a federal republic, and I'm going to have to pay the price for it as a college student preparing to flee the state when the locals of where ever I move assume I'm one of those people.
Not all that come here have that mindset, some come here because the seek the freedom we have in comparison to draconian states like MA or VT and they have no desire to change that Frankly it greatly saddens me that states that were part of the American Revolution and their citizens are so willing to give up liberty for the false premise of safety
Actually it's the opposite. Voters who were previously registered in MA are usually republicans. Explain why Salem, Pelham and Hudson vote for GOP overwhelmingly when they are so close to MA.
Actually it's the opposite. Voters who were previously registered in MA are usually republicans. Explain why Salem, Pelham and Hudson vote for GOP overwhelmingly when they are so close to MA.
perhaps , but that would not explain Nashua, Londonderry or Derry now would it? All of which have larger percentages of MA imports that the places you mentioned
Live free or die is long dead. NH had already beat its neighbors in passing quite a number of nanny state regulations. They banned handheld cell phone use years before their southern neighbor of MA had done so, they just done so, surprisingly they waited this long, governor Baker only just signed it, it doesn't even take effect until well into next year. They almost required stores to charge a "tax" or fake "tax" on grocery bags of any material despite their long standing stance against taxation(Good thing that was stuck down)(Otherwise they would had beaton MA on that too). I am shocked that the landlocked middle of nowhere Vermont had done it statewide though, while charging for bags was pretty much unknown in VT before the stroke of the pen of the governor as Vermont, no local bans at all, it pretty much just fell out of the sky statewide.
I am certain that no seatbelt law era is going to end pretty soon as well. As with the no tax era Ironically most unbelted drivers I saw in NH had MA plates.
And any new laws passed are nevertheless going to be harsher or have higher fines than their southern neighbor of MA.
NH had been long been chipping away their hands off approach with the nanny state regulations of other regions since the 1990s and 2000s. I do include laws that specifically target children or how parents and adults behave around children as the nanny state in particular. The nanny state is already alive and well NH actually have helmet law for those below a certain age there are many other states in the union that don't. I agree it should be the parents job not state's job to make sure their child is helmeted. Maybe the exception being the state is paying the medical bills which 90% of the time are not the case. I be curious who is driving nanny state regulations when we don't even have socialized health care?
From the comments I can see that progressive policies and high taxes are indirectly effecting New Hampshire as well. The last 20 years we've seen a dramatic shift in Connecticut. In 2007-08 when the downturn in the economy began we saw a MASSIVE influx of people from New York and like many of you noticed they take their politics with them.
We used to be a place where it was basically 50/50 split between conservative/liberal population. Now it's about 90% liberal, gun control, outrageous taxes, sanctuary cities, and a state where they couldn't balance a budget if their lives depended on it!
We used to be a place where it was basically 50/50 split between conservative/liberal population. Now it's about 90% liberal, gun control, outrageous taxes, sanctuary cities, and a state where they couldn't balance a budget if their lives depended on it!
90% liberal? In a place where Hillary only won by about a 0.33%? I don't think so. Considering the governorship, legislature, and congressional seats shift back and forth between the two parties shows that New Hampshire is nowhere near a solidly liberal state. The state doesn't have anything remotely resembling strict gun control laws, nor does it have outrageous taxes. Stick to facts, not hysterical nonsense.
I grew up in the southwest corner, and while it is a solidly blue county, it is not truly liberal by any stretch.
I would say Nashua or Portsmouth are the only towns that I would say has lots of transplants. I live in the Concord area and I can not name one person I know who moved from out of state.
I feel like that the whole transplant thing is overblown, it always seems to be people living in the North Country who feel that the state is being "invaded".
90% liberal? In a place where Hillary only won by about a 0.33%? I don't think so. Considering the governorship, legislature, and congressional seats shift back and forth between the two parties shows that New Hampshire is nowhere near a solidly liberal state. The state doesn't have anything remotely resembling strict gun control laws, nor does it have outrageous taxes. Stick to facts, not hysterical nonsense.
I grew up in the southwest corner, and while it is a solidly blue county, it is not truly liberal by any stretch.
I'd be surprised if NH ever went for a republican for president or senate again. Only NH's 1st congressional district (eastern 1/2 of the state) is competitive.
In both states, it could be claimed that Jill Stein (Green party) changed the outcome
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I'd be surprised if NH ever went for a republican for president or senate again. Only NH's 1st congressional district (eastern 1/2 of the state) is competitive.
For the previous presidential election, Hillary Clinton's margin over Trump in the New Hampshire general election was 0.4%, only one Michigan cut it closer (Trump won by 0.23%).
Not making any predictions for general election 2020.
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In both states, it could be claimed that Jill Stein (Green party) changed the outcome
