Steve Duprey

MINNEAPOLIS-- Speaking at a breakfast for the New Hampshire delegation Steve Duprey, an adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign, said McCain and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will visit the Granite State "very soon."

"Governor Palin will visit the state very soon, and John will visit the state very, very soon," Duprey said but did not disclose details of the visits.

I am not exactly sure what the Deputy Permanent Co-Chair does at a national convention, but I am guessing former state Republican Chairman Steve Duprey does.  Or at least he will soon.  Duprey has been named by the John McCain campaign and the RNC as a “Deputy Permanent Co-Chair” of the Republican National Convention. 

According to FEC filings the New Hampshire Republican Party (NHGOP) ended April with more cash-on-hand than the New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP).

The filings cover the month of April and provide a snapshot into the financial health of the state parties.

Steve Duprey. Photo from McCainBlogette.comIt has been almost five months since the New Hampshire primary, but one of Sen.  John McCain's biggest Granite State supporters is still following the campaign.

Steve Duprey, former state Republican Chairman, has been traveling aboard campaign buses and planes since January.

He has gained the reputation of being the "funny guy," The Wall Street Journal reports.

Former Republican Congressman Jeb Bradley announced a slate of people who will form his Leadership Council.

The individuals are tasked with helping Bradley win the Republican primary and eventually beat U.S. Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter.