Posted on 04/13/2014 8:53:52 AM PDT by amnestynone
DERRY, N.H. — Democrats have called Scott Brown a carpetbagger and suggested the former Massachusetts senator is going to stick out in New Hampshire like a flamingo in the White Mountains. But the unusual demographics of this state might blunt that attack and help Brown resurrect his political fortunes on fresh territory.
Contrary to the popular stereotype of the New Hampshire voter as a flinty, 10th-generation farmer who traces his roots to a soldier in the Continental Army, about two-thirds of New Hampshire adults were born in another state — and a quarter of them were born in Massachusetts.
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Even in an era of mobility, New Hampshire stands out for its abundance of transplants: Only six states have a smaller proportion of native-born residents, according to Kenneth M. Johnson, the senior demographer at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
This influx of residents is one reason Republicans feel hopeful about Brown’s ability to shake off the interloper label.
Over the last five decades, New Hampshire, once a bastion of old-line Yankee Republicans, has turned more Democratic. But the politically potent southern part of the state has become more conservative as it has filled with residents fleeing Massachusetts in search of less expensive housing, lower taxes, and a more libertarian ethos.
It might have changed. It was 12 years ago.
There are or were a number of high tech areas just over the border. My company was in Nashua.
Let's hope Scott fights harder against Jean Shaheen than he did against Fauxcahontas.
Scott blew the last election. Warren was a laughingstock, so Scott became a milquetoast. He was so sappy, he gave rinos a bad name. If he had been feisty and come out swingin’, I think he might have won. Warren was an even more ridiculous character than Coakley.
I was hoping Ovide would run again for the senate against Shaheen. I’d take him in a heartbeat over Scott (can’t we all just get along) Brown.
Ditto.
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