Investigators found no evidence state Democratic power broker Raymond Buckley possessed child pornography, after being publicly accused by Manchester Republican Steve Vaillancourt in a letter to New Hampshire Governor John Lynch.
(To read the New Hampshire Attorney General’s report exonerating Buckley, click here.)
According to today’s Union Leader, Buckley, the state Democratic Party vice chairman, was forced to drop out of the race to replace outgoing chairperson, Kathy Sullivan, after Vaillancourt sent Gov. John Lynch a letter dated Dec. 26 claiming Buckley possessed significant amounts of child pornography, smuggled the materials into the country from Europe, used a Manchester Democratic City Committee computer to access child pornography and had a penchant for “pre-pubescent” minors.
For New Hampshire primary watchers, Buckley’s story is an important one. A staunch Joe Lieberman supporter during the 2004 campaign, Buckley, 47, is a prominent gay rights activist who will now likely play a more prominent role in New Hampshire’s upcoming Democratic primary. He has not publicly endorsed a candidate but some have speculated that he is likely to land in Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
For background on Buckley, read the Concord Monitor’s in-depth review of the highs and lows of Buckley’s political career and private life.
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Write-in Campaign Possible for NH Democratic Party Leader « A Rake’s Progress // March 3, 2007 at 6:41 pm
[...] note in our previous post on this topic, Buckley’s resurgence has wide implications for New Hampshire’s Democratic [...]
Not A Fan // March 6, 2007 at 1:19 am
You want Buckley? You can have Buckley. Every campaign he’s ever been involved with has degenerated into dirty tricks and backstabbing.
fred bolen // March 26, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Ray Buckley is the new face of the democrats in the country. Although gay, which is no longer a stigma, the videos on youtube will provide republicans with plenty of ammunition to beat on presidential candidates who associate with him. A recent look at the NH democratic web site shows hunderds of pictures of Hillary Clinton with people, not one is with Ray Buckley. Buckley has earned hundreds of enemies in NH, and not all of them are republican. His personal attacks and creepy lifestyle have made him the butt of jokes and attacks from everwhere. The sttae’s largest newspaper called for him to step out of the race. Stay tuned.
Stalking Ray Buckley. « A Rake’s Progress // April 15, 2007 at 7:49 pm
[...] Our prior posts on this topic can be found here, here, here, and here. [...]
fred bolen // April 17, 2007 at 7:12 pm
go to this link to see the new Hillary Clinton video endorsing alleged pedophile from NH ray buckley..you can click on the link form here and it brings you right to it
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