The Manchester Free Press

Thursday • November 21 • 2024

Vol.XVI • No.XLVII

Manchester, N.H.

What Will They Do With It?

Granite Grok - Thu, 2024-11-07 11:00 +0000
New Hampshire Republicans are on the cusp of majorities they’ve not had since 2011. The State Senate looks like a solid 16-8. Results on the NH House are still a work in progress, but there’s potential for, at the very least, a much more comfortable majority (40-50 seats). With Republican Kelly Ayotte securing the governor’s ... Read more

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‘Media More Of A Threat To Democracy’ Than Trump

Granite Grok - Thu, 2024-11-07 09:00 +0000
An undecided Pennsylvania voter named Kim said she voted for Donald Trump because she perceives the media as a graver “threat to democracy.”

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Post-Election Truths

Granite Grok - Thu, 2024-11-07 03:00 +0000
After months of handwringing and mud-slinging and fear-mongering, the votes have finally been cast, and the outcome has been decided

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NH Businesses Pay Larger Share of State Revenue

Granite Grok - Thu, 2024-11-07 01:00 +0000
Businesses not paying their fair share. Shrinking state revenues. A tax burden shifted from businesses to property tax payers.  Those were the predictions critics have made since 2015, when New Hampshire legislators began a series of business tax cuts.  Not only did those predictions fail to materialize, but the exact opposite happened. Since the rate ... Read more

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Sleep-Deprived Observations on Yesterday’s Elections

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 23:00 +0000
VERMONT This was almost as good as it could possibly have gone for Vermont Republicans in 2024. Almost. In the State Senate Republicans won all of the “big five” targeted races (Beck, Brennan, Douglass, Mattos, and Hart) Mattos and Brennan even more decisively than I thought they would, plus one of the wildcards in Steve ... Read more

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Private-Sector Jobs Went Negative in October

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 21:00 +0000
According to the most recent report from the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added only 12,000 payroll jobs during October. This was the smallest month-to-month employment gain in nearly four years. Moreover, total private jobs fell in October by 28,000. This is the worst employment report since 2020, and it reflects an overall downward trend in employment growth ... Read more

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Harris Concedes

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 20:00 +0000
The Trump campaign reports that Kamal Harris has called Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory. Trump Campaign Statement “President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone earlier today where she congratulated him on his historic victory. President Trump acknowledged Vice President Harris on her strength, professionalism, and tenacity throughout ... Read more

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Why Trump’s Victory Matters, and Why It Doesn’t

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 19:00 +0000
Donald Trump is the projected winner of the 2024 presidential election. After winning back states he had lost in 2020, Trump performed well in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania—states Kamala Harris needed to win. Trump has won more than enough electoral votes to win back the White House and, as of early Wednesday morning, is projected ... Read more

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Endangered Species vs. META AI

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 17:00 +0000
Big Tech is racing to be the first kid on the block with a super-powered AI engine. To get there from here, you need super-power, as in obscene amounts of electricity. AI is an energy hog, and the bigger the AI, the more power you need. Big Tech also panders to the green narrative, greenwashes, ... Read more

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After Yesterday, Vermont is a Purple State

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 15:00 +0000
BIG GOP WINS IN HOUSE AND SENATE – the Franklin County House and Senate delegation (see St. Albans Rep. Casey Toof above) will be all Republicans in January, and the Senate has six new Republican senators – including Chittenden North winner Chris Mattos (to right of Toof) and Larry Hart of Orange County. It’s six ... Read more

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Harris Abandons Watch Party As Path To Victory Fades

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 13:00 +0000
Vice President Kamala Harris will not be speaking at her own watch party tonight as her path to victory continues to narrow. Harris’s office called a lid close to 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, indicating that there will be no more news or movement for the day. Harris never stopped by Howard University, where her watch ... Read more

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Trump Declares Victory! NH GOP Buries Dems

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 11:00 +0000
When I went to bed last night, Kamala Harris needed 60 electoral votes, and Donald Trump needed 40 (to get to 270). PA, GA, MI, WI, ME, MN, AZ, NH, AK, and NV had not been called. Here’s the map this morning. Thats AP. Below is the New York Times who have also called it ... Read more

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Midnight Election Update [Update]

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 05:02 +0000
CD-2 has been called for Goodlander. There are too many swing states left to call (NH will go Kamala, but PA, GA, AZ, and MI are leaning toward Trump), so there’s no way to know how the Presidential election ends, but Trump is currently leading – Could go either way. FYI – Ted Cruz is ... Read more

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Election Results Update: 11:30 PM

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 04:30 +0000
Here is the latest as of 11:30 PM. Republicans have secured the Governor’s race and are still leading in enough races to hold majorities in the executive Council (4-1) and State Senate (15-9). FYI – The New York Times estimates that Trump has a 91% chance of winning. (The NYT?) CD1 was called for Chris ... Read more

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Election Results Update: 11:00 PM

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 04:00 +0000
Here is the latest as of 11:00 PM (graphics updated). Republicans have secured the Governor’s race and are leading in enough races to hold majorities in the executive Council (4-1) and State Senate (15-9). Note: Previous update links will not work once a new update is published. CD1 was called for Chris Pappas around 9:30 ... Read more

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NH Election Results 10:30 PM

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 03:05 +0000
Here is the latest as of 10:30 PM (graphics updated). Republicans have secured the Governor’s race and are leading in enough races to hold majorities in the executive Council (4-1) and State Senate (15-9). Note: Previous update links will not work once a new update is published. CD1 was called for Chris Pappas around 9:30 ... Read more

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Stop Wasting Taxpayers Time and Money

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 03:00 +0000
Mayor Donchess likes to remind us that a few residents are costing the city thousands of dollars on Right To Know Requests. The problem is that Mayor Donchess does not want transparency and would like to keep the residents from knowing what he is doing with our tax dollars and how he is running the ... Read more

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BANANAS EXCLUSIVE:  NY Takes Down Illegally Housed Terrorist P’nut the Squirrel

Granite Grok - Wed, 2024-11-06 01:00 +0000
With crime in New York City exploding back to pre-Guiliani era numbers the boys in blue and cammo have been under the gun for some time as citizens have grown restless waiting for some law and order.  Thankfully the opportunity came knocking like a 2 a.m. SWAT team ready to pounce.  Known fugitive and domestic ... Read more

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A Troubling Observation at the Polls

Granite Grok - Tue, 2024-11-05 23:00 +0000
I have not meticulously journaled such things, but I have a reliable memory most of the time.  I used to be one of those “get there around 5:30 am and wait in the car with the heat on until other voters start showing up” people.  In the pre-covid word, I usually got out of my ... Read more

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Harris World Should Keep Panicking

Granite Grok - Tue, 2024-11-05 22:00 +0000
While much has been made about 2024 election polling, the only data that truly matters in the presidential race is already looking good for Republicans. When the Daily Caller asked Harris’ rally attendees how they felt about the 2024 elections, many said they were worried Harris would lose to Trump. “I’m very nervous, honestly. I think Trump ... Read more

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