A Rake’s Progress

The following list was compiled by the Washington Post. It offers some good insights if you are from New Hampshire and are wondering which “winners” your legislators supported.

There are some important names not on this last, either because they are not legislators or they endorsed someone late in the process.

As we know, state legislators Gail Morrison and Beth Arsenault endorsed Obama. Belknap County Democratic Chair, Lynn Chong, endorsed Edwards. Former NH Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan showed her smarts by endorsing Hillary, as did Dick and Katrina Swett. Bill Shaheen, of course, was once upon a time, Hillary’s co-chair until he had the audacity of questioning Obama’s fitness for the nomination.

As other names and endorsements are pointed out to me, I will be happy to list them here. (Dems only, please.) 

Hillary Rodham Clinton
57 (of 139) of Democratic endorsements
Terie Norelli State Representative (D)
David M Pierce State Representative (D)
Claire D Clarke State Representative (D)
Iris Estabrook State Senator (D)
Margaret Hassan State Senator (D)
William V Knowles State Representative (D)
Jane Wood State Representative (D)
Michael J Reuschel State Representative (D)
Deanna S Rollo State Representative (D)
Michael S Rollo State Representative (D)
Trinka Russell State Representative (D)
Joan H Schulze State Representative (D)
Barbara E Shaw State Representative (D)
James R Splaine State Representative (D)
Mary A Sysyn State Representative (D)
Hector M Velez State Representative (D)
Edgar H Mears State Representative (D)
Lori A Movsesian State Representative (D)
Stephen A Johnson State Representative (D)
Eleanor G Kjellman State Representative (D)
Angeline K Kopka, State Representative (D)
Bette R Lasky State Representative (D)
Alfred C Lerandeau State Representative (D)
Melanie A Levesque State Representative (D)
Anthony P Matarazzo State Representative (D)
Thomas M McGuirk State Representative (D)
Martha McLeod State Representative (D)
Patricia M McMahon State Representative (D)
Anne C Grassie State Representative (D)
Jill Hammond State Representative (D)
Roger G Hebert State Representative (D)
Roland P Hofemann State Representative (D)
Doreen Howard State Representative (D)
Jean Jeudy State Representative (D)
John DeJoie State Representative (D)
Carole J Estes State Representative (D)
Thomas R Fargo State Representative (D)
Carol H Friedrich State Representative (D)
Raymond G Gagnon State Representative (D)
Delmar D Burridge State Representative (D)
Jane A Clemons State Representative (D)
David E Cote State Representative (D)
Peter R Cote State Representative (D)
James E Cyr State Representative (D)
Peter H Allen State Representative (D)
Suzanne E Beauchesne State Representative (D)
Catriona D Beck State Representative (D)
Bernard L Benn State Representative (D)
Roger R Berube State Representative (D)
Sylvia Larsen State Senator (D)
Deborah Reynolds State Senator (D)
Betsi DeVries State Senator (R)
Molly Kelly State Senator (D)
Kathleen Sgambati State Senator (D)
Mary J Wallner State Representative (D)
Janet G Wall State Representative (D)
Deborah H Wheeler State Representative (D)

John Edwards
34 (of 139) of Democratic endorsements
Sharon L Nordgren State Representative (D)
James G Phinizy State Representative (D)
Timothy N Robertson State Representative (D)
Robert A Srnec State Representative (D)
Frank A Tupper State Representative (D)
Dennis P Vachon State Representative (D)
Judith E Day State Representative (D)
Vincent E Greco State Representative (D)
Suzanne Harvey State Representative (D)
Robert J Watson State Representative (D)
Carolyn M Lisle State Representative (D)
Ron J Mack State Representative (D)
Susi Nord State Representative (D)
Jessie L Osborne State Representative (D)
Jennifer M Brown State Representative (D)
Donald A Brueggemann State Representative (D)
Jacqueline A Cali-Pitts State Representative (D)
Claudia A Chase State Representative (D)
Frank W Davis State Representative (D)
Peter Burling State Senator (D)
Joseph Foster State Senator (D)
Timothy Butterworth State Representative (D)
Charles F Weed State Representative (D)
Gary B Richardson State Representative (D)
Robert L Theberge State Representative (D)
Joseph M Miller State Representative (D)
David Gottesman State Senator (D)
Marlene M DeChane State Representative (D)
Stephen T DeStefano State Representative (D)
J. Timothy Dunn State Representative (D)
Peter S Espiefs State Representative (D)
David E Essex State Representative (D)
Linda T Foster State Representative (D)
Patrick F Garrity State Representative (D)

Mike Gravel
0 (of 139) of Democratic endorsements

Dennis Kucinich
2 (of 139) of Democratic endorsements
Barbara C French State Representative (D)
Lee M Hammond State Representative (D)

Barack Obama
32 (of 139) of Democratic endorsements
Dennis F Abbott State Representative (D)
Kris E Roberts State Representative (D)
Cindy Rosenwald State Representative (D)
Tara A Sad State Representative (D)
Kimberley S Casey State Representative (D)
Jacalyn Cilley State Senator (D)
Eileen C Flockhart State Representative (D)
Martha Fuller Clark State Senator (D)
John W Henson State Representative (D)
Sarah A Hutz State Representative (D)
Lucy McV Weber State Representative (D)
Nickolas J Levasseur State Representative (D)
Jesse J Martineau State Representative (D)
Margaret E Porter State Representative (D)
Susan W Almy State Representative (R)
Deborah L Billian, State Representative (D)
Elizabeth D Blanchard State Representative (D)
David A Borden State Representative (D)
Carla M Skinder State Representative (D)
Harold Janeway State Senator (D)
Nancy H Warren State Representative (D)
C. Pennington Brown State Representative (D)
Shawn M Mickelonis State Representative (D)
Bonnie G Mitchell State Representative (D)
Kay Oppenheimer State Representative (D)
James F Powers State Representative (D)
Jane P Kelley State Representative (D)
Sally H Kelly State Representative (D)
James E Kennedy State Representative (D)
Sid Lovett State Representative (D)
Edward A Butler State Representative (D)
Jennifer Daler State Representative (D)

Bill Richardson
14 (of 139) of Democratic endorsements
Jane E Beaulieu State Representative (D)
Susan R Kepner State Representative (D)
Joel F Winters State Representative (D)
Daniel W McKenna State Representative (D)
Lily Mesa State Representative (D)
Mary Ann Knowles State Representative (D)
Eileen S Ehlers State Representative (D)
Armand D Forest State Representative (D)
Dana S Hilliard State Representative (D)
Candace C W Bouchard State Representative (D)
Stephen P Spratt State Representative (D)
Scott A Merrick State Representative (D)
Tara G Reardon State Representative (D)
John K Knowles State Representative (D)

In a small state like New Hampshire, 8,000 is a lot of votes. That’s the margin by which Hillary beat Obama. More importantly, Hillary beat Obama by being Hillary. Despite the urgent efforts of far left supporters in our state legislature and Democratic committees, most voters in this state rejected extremism for its own sake.

As I said many months ago, Bill Clinton proved that you get elected and you get to govern by walking a middle path. Politics is about negotiation, balance, compromise, making friends with the opposition, and getting things done. That’s what New Hampshire voters decided they wanted and that’s why they chose Hillary: she is a leader with the experience needed to get things done.

Here’s a summary of the vote counts by candidate as of 10:00 am this morning.

The vote totals are based on 294 out of 301 precincts reporting.

I have just returned from Belmont, NH, which is not a normally liberal town in central New Hampshire.

Nevertheless, the unofficial results from the town moderator as of 7:10 pm.

570 - Hillary Clinton
375 - Barack Obama
266 - John Edwards
58 — Bill Richardson
3 — Dennis Kucinich

 Congratulations, Hillary!!! This is a fantastic victory for Hillary outside the mainstream liberal centers of NH.

Here we are, the erstwhile troops, ready to stand guard at New Hampshire polling stations, and we have heard nothing from the campaign, and it is nearly 10:35 the day of the primary.

This is after reading the summaries of doom and despair from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, not to mention the gloating from pro-Obama pranksters.

I will be heading out to vote shortly on this balmy winter’s day, then head over to a polling station in Belmont late this afternoon to greet our supporters and count votes.

As optimistic as I am by nature, this is becoming a stomach-turning task I would love to avoid!

In a final video broadcast across New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton asks voters to support her in tomorrow’s primary.