Republican label

July 1, 2008 - 1:45pm

Clegg downplays Republican label

By Brian Lawson
Category: House Tags: Republican label, NH-02, New Hampshire, John McCain, GraniteGrok, Bob Clegg

State Sen. Bob Clegg (R-Hudson): Photo Credit: www.cleggforcongress.comState Sen. Bob Clegg (R-Hudson): Photo Credit: www.cleggforcongress.comIn an online editorial, 2nd Congressional District candidate Bob Clegg (R-Hudson) says presumptive Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will win the Granite State in the fall not because McCain is a Republican but because he is "independent." In the same editorial, Clegg, a state senator, says he also represents the "mind-set" of voters.

"Both of our congressional seats are now occupied by Democrats, but I believe the voters of New Hampshire will deliver them back to the Republicans this year, with John McCain leading the way," Clegg wrote on the website GraniteGrok. "This is not because we both have an ‘R' next to our names; this is because John McCain and I truly represent the mind-set of New Hampshire voters. In 2004, 44% of New Hampshire voters identified themselves as ‘independent'."

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