Republican U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin begins a
four-part Memorial Day weekend series analyzing the state of New
Hampshire ’s U. S. Senate race. Today: who had the worst
week in New Hampshire ? Next: Who
lost the most ground in the senate race? Three: Who moved from being the impossible
candidate to the improbable candidate? Last: “Why?” An answer to Fox News’ Bill
O’Reilly.
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Today: Who had the “worst week” in the upcoming
senate primary?
(Manchester , NH May 24, 2014 )
Dear Republican:
Media often shut down over Memorial Day weekend (e.g. the
Manchester Union Leader) or slow down (e.g. the cable networks). But I am
offering you a four-part series of original local and national analysis based
on the New Hampshire U. S. Senate race.
Unlike candidates who deliver “set” speeches or “canned”
remarks, I actually write my own material. If you don’t like what I have to say,
please let me know.
In just ten (10) days, on June 4th, filing will open for the
September primary. (Filing closes on Friday the 13th.) This is a good time to
take a pre-filing look at the “state of the primary.” Today we focus on the
“worst week.” Next, on the biggest loss. Then on the largest change-in-status.
Finally I present a national perspective in response to Bill O’Reilly’s cries
for help.
1. The “worst week” angle
Fox News and the Washington Post and probably others like to
feature a “winner” or “worst week” story. While I don’t plan to write a “worst
week” every week, the approach provides a useful frame of reference.
Undoubtedly, Scott Brown has had the worst week in New
Hampshire .
Brown’s appearance before the Gun Owners of New Hampshire
(“GONH”) reinforced every negative stereotype about Brown. Brown was so
desperate he asked the people present to look at his “entire record” instead of
only his record on the Second Amendment. That’s a new one.
James Pindell of WMUR-TV said the GONH said Brown’s
appearance before the GONH was a “big deal.” Indeed it was. And Brown flopped.
(Pindell, who has the political instincts of a cantaloupe, is cheering for
Brown but never mind the Hearst Corporation’ political mouthpiece.)
What will be remembered about Brown’s GONH appearance is his
refusal to allow taping/recording, his exclusion of media and his shabby
treatment of conservatives who appeared. Instead of wooing conservatives (see
link below) Brown is increasingly turning them off.
Brown’s problem is a straightforward one: he is not very
bright. The best campaign staff can’t turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse. Brown
need have no fear of becoming the proverbial “silk purse.” His political
instincts are poor.
Brown is acting as though he is the big dog, when Granite
Staters do not want some “import” to start acting as though he owns the place
without a proper learning curve. Brown falsely believes a few days of driving
around in his old truck is a substitute for real knowledge and real insight
into New Hampshire values.
Because Brown treats ordinary New Hampshire Republicans as
his “subjects” and not as people to be won over, his appearance before GONH did
not help his primary cause. Brown lost ground. The “loss” may not be obvious
today; but be patient.
The impact and effect of the loss will appear as the summer
primary grinds on. Brown is treating the three-month primary as a mere
“inconvenience” in his upcoming “coronation” as the GOP senate candidate in
November. I don’t think so.
2. Why Scott Brown is doomed, both in September and
November
Scott Brown is running precisely the opposite of a campaign
he should be running if he expects to dominate the primary and win in November.
I don’t think Brown will dominate the primary; he could lose. And I am certain
Brown cannot win in November. Here’s why.
If you have a reputation for being “slippery” (my meme
calling Brown “Slippery Scott” is starting to catch on with other
conservatives) then you have to be totally open, totally candid and totally prepared
to be taped and recorded. Brown is doing the opposite on all issues. Because he
thinks he has already won the primary, Brown falsely believes he is in “general
election mode.” (See James Pindell’s remarks linked below.) Brown is not.
More importantly, Brown can’t beat Shaheen by being in
“general election mode.” The only way Brown (or any other Republican) can beat
Shaheen is by not being in
general election mode.
So what is Brown doing?
Brown ignores candidate forums. The Lowell
Sun reports today on one of Brown’s most controversial primary decisions (link
below).
Brown refuses to appear at a meeting unless there is advance
agreement there will be no video taping and no audio recording.
Brown spends time in Las Vegas
with hedge fund operators, asking them to come to New
Hampshire . (No, we don’t want hedge fund crooks
coming to New Hampshire to buy a
U. S. Senate seat as another bauble advertising their ill-gotten fortunes.)
Brown is treating the three-month summer primary as an
irrelevant formality.
Mr. Brown may not realize it yet, but his campaign “peaked”
on the day he announced. This week, Brown’s senate hopes began a long, slow but
steady decline into oblivion. He is not mentally prepared for the upcoming
senate primary.
As a result, with every passing day Brown is reinforcing his
“Slippery Scott” image, not diminishing it. As the songwriter Paul Simon put it
best: “Slip-sliding away.”
Loyally,
Andy
P.S. Please do the right thing. Open your mind. Consider
voting for me in the primary. You’ll be proud you did.
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LINKS TO THIS STORY (cut and paste the entire link below and not
just the underlined portion):
http://www.wmur.com/political-scoop/why-browns-meeting-with-gun-owners-was-a-big-deal/26101542#ixzz32Nhda44N
http://granitegrok.com/blog/2014/05/scott-brown-gun-owners-nh-meeting-cameras-recording-devices-yup
http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_25828714/lots-fuming-and-n-h-debates-still-weeks#
ABOUT ANDY:
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legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk
television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. Andy’s
family immigrated to Manchester Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where
he played as a small boy. He has forty-five years of background in radio and
television. He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask”
[www.OrangeStatePress.com] and he produced the Internet film "Obama: The
Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and
publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” www.ContrarianCommentary.com.
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Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American
politics and courts for over forty-five years and he is executive director of
the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. He is currently sponsoring www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.
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He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).
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