NH-U.S. Sen.

Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) in Goffstown: Photo Credit: PolitickerNH.comGOFFSTOWN--Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen attempted to tie her opponent to President Bush while campaigning in Goffstown.

"John Sununu has been there with George Bush every step of the way," Shaheen told voters at Travers Village Eatery.

Shaheen is running against current U. S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) for the United States Senate. The race is a rematch of their 2002 race when Sununu defeated Shaheen.

Former New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Warren Rudman defended U.S. Sen. John Sununu's (R-Waterville Valley) stance on the financial bailout and said Sununu has been at the forefront of reforms for various financial institutions.

Rudman told reporters on a conference call that Sununu offered legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac years ago but was blocked by congressional Democrats.

U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) has announced that 400 veterans have signed-up to join the "Veterans for Sununu" coalition.

The coalition will be chaired by Paul Chevalier of Hudson, Griffin T. Dalianis of Nashua, and William R. Grimm of Franklin.

MANCHESTER-- New Hampshire Democratic Chairman Ray Buckley said the debate between U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) and former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) showed that Sununu "still doesn't get it", while a local Republican Chair said Shaheen was being evasive on answers.

"It's clear that after 12 years in Washington John Sununu still doesn't get it," Buckley said. "He's still talking about privatizing Social Security and that there's an easy solution to nuclear waste."

MANCHESTER--The ads have swamped the airwaves and today ads from outside groups became the focus on the debate between U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) and former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury).

Both candidates criticized their rival for ads that are being aired by groups such as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Two polls has former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen topping rival U.S. Sen. John Sununu, but both show significant differences in the margin.

In a Saint Anselm College poll Shaheen is leading Sununu 49 percent to 35 percent among registered voters. However, Rasmussen has Shaheen beating Sununu 50 percent to 45 percent.

Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen's (D-Madbury) campaign has e-mailed supporters with a last minute fundraising appeal.

"Tomorrow at midnight is the deadline for our last quarterly filing before Election Day," Louisa Whitney, Shaheen's finance director, wrote in an e-mail. "We need to raise $53,000 before midnight to reach our goal for the quarter."

One day the University of New Hampshire releases a poll showing former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) with a small lead over U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley), the next day Rasmussen releases a poll that shows Sununu with a lead over Shaheen.  Both polls showed John McCain with a lead over Barack Obama but Marist College conducted a poll that had Obama beating McCain by three points.

Earlier this week in the 2nd Congressional District, Jennifer Horn's (R-Nashua) campaign released a poll that had Horn in a tight race with U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord), a couple days later Hodes released a poll that, you guessed it, showed Hodes with a substantial lead over Horn.

For some it might be a contradiction, but for others it is simply just another week in New Hampshire politics.  In a state in which polls showed Barack Obama with a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton, only to see Clinton defeat Obama on primary day, having polls that shows close races and opposite results has become as common has the fall foliage.

Rasmussen polls show U.S. Sen. John McCain and U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) leading their opponents in the Granite State.

In the presidential poll McCain is beating U.S. Sen. Barack Obama 49 percent to 47 percent. While in the poll for the U.S. Senate campaign Sununu holds a seven-point lead over former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury). Sununu is beating Shaheen 52 percent to 45 percent, the first poll that has Sununu above 50 percent.

MANCHESTER-- Actor Michael J. Fox told Granite Staters that former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) is the best candidate to increase stem cell research in the United States Senate, a claim her opponent refutes.

Fox, diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, campaigned with Shaheen in Durham and Manchester.