Riding the Wave to a Comeback
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Riding the Wave to a Comeback
The 2nd District of New Hampshire
The Candidates The Campaign The Results
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The 2nd District of New Hampshire
Race/Ethnicity 94.8% White 0.8% Black 2.0% Asian 2.6% Hispanic
Occupation 37.0% Blue Collar
63.0% White Collar
Median Income $61.5k in state $51.4k in U.S.
Partisanship D +3, PVI
’08 Presidential Vote
Obama, +13%
Figure 7.1 Party Identification in New Hampshire’s 2nd District, 1999–2010
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The Republican: Charlie Bass
Occupation Politician
Political Experience
U.S. House of Representatives, 1995-2007
New Hampshire State Senate, 1988-1992
Figure 7.2 Charlie Bass Favorability Ratings, 2001–10
Table 7.1 Congressional Vote Scores for Charlie Bass, 1995–2006
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The Democrat: Ann McLane Kuster
Occupation
Attorney, Lobbyist
Political Experience
None
Table 7.2 Campaign Finance Data for New Hampshire’s 2nd District, 2002–10
Table 7.3 Receipts and Disbursements by Reporting Period, 2009–10
Figure 7.3 Bass vs. Kuster Polling Results, 2010
Figure 7.4 Voter Turnout of Core Partisans in the Electorate, 2000–10
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The Campaign: Bass’ “New Approach”
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The Campaign: Bass’ “Kuster’s Kitchen”
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The Campaign: Bass’ “The Change We Need Now in Washington”
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The Campaign: Bass’ “Had Enough”
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The Campaign: Revere America’s “Defeat Ann McLane Kuster”
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The Campaign: DCCC’s “Sorry Charlie, Once Is More than Enough ”
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The Campaign: NRCC’s “Isn’t One Nancy Pelosi Enough?”
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The Results
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Charlie Bass Ann McLane Kuster
