The “unconfirmed word”, according to the Nashua Telegraph’s Kevin Landrigan (via Dean Barker), is that former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen is leaving her post as director of the Kennedy School of Government:
“So who has the experience, compassion and strength to beat John Sununu?” [Katrina Swett] asks [in a new mailer]. This comes as unconfirmed word that the Kennedy School of Government is now looking for a new director. If that’s true, it would mean former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen is freed up from that nonpartisan role to jump into the Senate race. She will be giving a non-political speech to a women’s group in the state later this month.
The Union Leader’s John DiStaso says that we can expect an announcement from Shaheen in a week and a half, although a spokesman has recently said that the governor has “no sense of time” as to when a final decision will be reached. Let’s hope that it’s sooner, rather than later.
(H/T: S2G)
Race Tracker: NH-Sen
There have been countless senate developments over the past couple of weeks, and it is literally amazing, how sure everyone is of Republicans being blown out of the water.
1. Bloody Primary in Idaho, Nebraska, Virginia.
2. Candidacy of former Governors, Bob Kerrey, Mark Warner, and Jeanne Shaheen.
3. Polling out of MN showing a tight race well before it is seriously competitive.
We are going to be in for another hell of a year.
The only thing that could make me really any happier would be a strong hauling of fundraising reports after September, which will be another 2.5 weeks… And the rounding out of announcements here, noted above. The only one we have a date for is Mark Warner.
I’ve been continuously predicting a 5-7 seat pickup, including MN, VA, NH, CO for sure.
. . . that Shaheen is not the over-cautious campaigner that she was back in ’02. If she can convince me that she’s got guts, I’ll support her. If not, I’m for Steve Marchand.