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HANOVER, N.H. — They think Donald Trump’s ideas are “disgusting.” They think he is making a mockery of the American political system and that even he doesn’t take his own candidacy seriously. And that is exactly why they say they plan to vote for him. Meet Trump’s protest voters. People who in the past might have gone to the polls only to register their disdain for politicians by writing in “Mickey Mouse” — or perhaps even “Donald Trump” — now have a Republican frontrunner to rally around. Like many sincere Trump supporters, they believe the system is totally screwed up....

Cruz “all in” in New HampshireHOUSTON, Texas – On Sunday and Monday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz returned to New Hampshire for several public events as well as the grand opening of the Cruz for President Headquarters in the Granite State. Below is a roundup of some of the coverage from the recent campaign swing:NHPR: Ted Cruz Brings ‘Consistent Conservative’ Message Back To New Hampshire At a town hall meeting Sunday afternoon Cruz told a crowd at New Boston Central School he’d be a different kind of Republican president if elected. By way of example, here’s how he described the to-do...

Cruz has an eye on jumping aboard the Trump train that he believes could take him all the way to Pennsylvania Avenue. Senator Ted Cruz picked up the lunch tab Monday at the Draft Sports Bar and Grill. During a business roundtable at the Concord, New Hampshire bar, the Texas senator and GOP presidential hopeful slammed the Obama administration and presented his plan to fix the country despite the machinations of what he calls the “Washington cartel” including through healthcare and tax reform and a tough foreign policy stance. Cruz’s campaign stops Sunday drew hundreds across the Granite State where...

Senator Ted Cruz autographed his book Monday at the opening of his New Hampshire campaign office in Manchester.CONCORD, N.H. — US Senator Ted Cruz wrapped up a two-day New Hampshire trip for his presidential campaign, arguing that he is the proven antiestablishment candidate in a crowded field of GOP contenders.Speaking to the New Hampshire House Business Caucus at a sports bar, Cruz told a crowd of about 150, “If you see a candidate that Washington embraces, run and hide.” There are others in the race, the Texan said, who are “squishy Washington establishment moderates, but they don’t tell you that.”...

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas touted himself Monday as the only candidate on the GOP presidential debate stage earlier this month who has always opposed “amnesty” for illegal immigrants and as someone who has consistently led on more than just one or two of the major issues facing the country today. “I think all of us are frustrated. We’re frustrated with Washington and we’re fed up with politicians who say one thing and do another,” Mr. Cruz said at a Concerned Veterans for America town hall in New Hampshire. “We’ve seen that over and over and over again — we...

The audience applauded Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's withering criticism of President Obama. Photo by Isaac Epstein/Fosters.com DOVER — More than 150 people visited David and Lydia Scott’s farm off Back Road in Dover on a misty, perfect Sunday morning, to meet Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Although the majority were New Hampshire residents, folks like Conrad Baldini made the trek from Salem, Massachusetts. “He is really dynamic,” explained Baldini. “I really look forward to seeing and hearing him in person.” If elected president, Cruz said he would tackle the IRS, illegal immigration, education and the Affordable Care Act, otherwise...

Sen. Ted Cruz is talking about the establishment these days: the one he plans to tear apart in Washington, D.C., and, in the meantime, the one he’s building up among his grassroots supporters in early-voting states.The Texas Republican says the latter is the strongest of any presidential candidate.Before unveiling his Manchester headquarters Monday, Cruz stopped in Concord and touted his dedicated teams in New Hampshire and in Iowa, South Carolina and “across the Super Tuesday states” as the heart of his campaign.“Here in New Hampshire, our leadership team is – on any objective measure – much stronger than any other...

CRUZ: I’m proud to stand with law enforcement, to stand with the police and fire fighters and first responders HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today at an event in New Hampshire addressed the ongoing assault against law enforcement across the country. In light of recent attacks against police officers, specifically Deputy Sheriff Darren H. Goforth in his hometown of Houston, Sen. Cruz is calling for leadership to stand up against the assault on law enforcement across our country:“We stand with our police officers, we stand with our fire fighters, with our EMS, with our first responders. These...

Republican Ted Cruz is back in New Hampshire for a two-day campaign visit. It’s the first time in months the Texas Senator has brought his presidential campaign back to the state. But Cruz is confident voters here will like what they see. Listen to NHPR's Brady Carlson reports on Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign visit to New Hampshire. At a town hall meeting Sunday afternoon Cruz told a crowd at New Boston Central School he’d be a different kind of Republican president if elected. By way of example, here’s how he described the to-do list for his first day in office,...

EXETER, NH, August 28, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) — Planned Parenthood in New Hampshire is complaining that state funding cuts mean they have had to cut their hours, prompting cheers from pro-life leaders. New Hampshire became the third state to cut funding to the nation's largest abortion business, after undercover videos revealed officials calmly and jokingly discussing the sale of aborted baby organs -- and how Planned Parenthood abortionists can modify surgical procedures so as to obtain and sell intact aborted babies. As a result of losing some New Hampshire tax funding, Planned Parenthood has announced fewer hours of operation. They say...

Two years ago, Trump met with immigration activists who told them their stories and asked for his support on immigration. "You convinced me" Trump said as the meeting ended. Donald Trump with Antonia Tijerino, Estuardo Rodriguez, and DREAMer activists at his office in 2013. Courtesy Estuardo Rodriguez On an August day two years ago, Donald Trump was in a much different place: He was just a billionaire with the simple goal of connecting his beauty pageant business with the upcoming Hispanic Heritage Awards. So at his New York penthouse office atop Trump Tower, he convened a meeting. Trump ushered in...

Join Ted Cruz In New Hampshire! Sunday, August 30House Party at the Home of Lydia & The Honorable David Scott 9:00 AM Doors open at 8:00 AM 220 Back Road Dover, NH 03280SOLD OUTMeet & Greet at Brown’s Lobster Pound 1:30 PM 407 New Hampshire 286 Seabrook, NH 03874RSVP HERENew Boston Town Hall 3:30 PM 15 Central School Road New Boston, NH 03070RSVP HEREHouse Party at the Home of Mar-Mar & Mike Rogers 6:00 PM Doors open at 5:00 PM 76 Dow Road Hollis, NH 03049RSVP HEREMonday, August 31Veterans & Military Town Hall 9:00 AM Doors open at 8:00 AM...

Democrats lead 14 out of 15 of the general elec tion match ups we tested in the state. The strongest Republican is John Ka sich, who leads Hillary Clin ton 43/41. While the rest of the Republican hopefuls trail w ith independents, Kasich ties her with them at 38%. And Kasich is also winning over 14% of the Democr atic vote to Clinton's 10% of Democrats. 2 other Republicans come close to Clinton in the state. He r lead over Donald Trump is just 2 points at 46/44, and her advantage over Carly Fiorina is 3 poi nts at 45/42.

A new poll shows Joe Biden performing a little better than Hillary Clinton against the leading GOP candidates in a general election matchup, and his favorability is better than that of any candidate - Democrat or Republican. Quinnipiac University's national poll [link at URL], released Thursday, finds that Clinton remains the Democratic frontrunner with 45%, but her lead over Bernie Sanders has slipped by 10 percentage points. sanders has 22 percent, and Biden comes in third at 18 percent. ... On the Republican side, Trump broadened his lead - he's now at 28 percent, with Ben Carson trailing at 12...

PPP New Hampshire: Trump 35%, Kasich 11, Fiorina 10, Bush and Walker 7, Carson 6, Cruz 4

Former Senator Fenton Groen, Representatives Allen Cook, Warren Groen, Rick Christie, Bill Kuch, Guy Comtois, and Walter Koloziej among 66 new endorsements for Sen. CruzHOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today announced a second round of members to his New Hampshire Leadership Team in advance of his return to the Granite State this Sunday and Monday. This group of sixty-six courageous conservatives joins forty-one other leaders who endorsed Cruz earlier in the spring, including New Hampshire co-chairs, former Speaker Bill O’Brien, former Sen. Bob Smith, and Executive Councilor David Wheeler. Now totaling 107, Sen. Cruz’s leadership team consists...

Donald Trump’s lead over the Republican primary field is growing, with new polls putting him well ahead of his rivals in two early primary states. The real estate magnate has opened up a 24-point lead in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling, with 35 percent of likely GOP primary voters supporting him.

Donald Trump has raced out to a huge lead against the rest of the 2016 Republican presidential field in the early-voting state of New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday that showed him more than tripling the support of his closest competitor. Mr. Trump was the first choice of 35 percent of GOP primary voters in the Granite State, followed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich at 11 percent and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina at 10 percent, according to the survey from the Democratic-leaning firm Public Policy Polling.

Donald Trump is dominating in two key early-primary states, according to new polls of the states released Tuesday. A new Public Policy Polling poll of Republican primary voters in New Hampshire found that the real-estate mogul is far ahead of the competition, with 35% saying that they would vote for Trump if the primary were held today. The closest opponent was Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), who garnered 11%. "This is by far the best we’ve found Donald Trump doing anywhere during his entire surge,” Dean Debnam, the president of Public Policy Polling... The results were similar to a Monmouth...

PPP's new New Hampshire poll finds Donald Trump in the strongest position of any poll we've done anywhere since he entered the race. Trump laps the Republican field with 35% to 11% for John Kasich, 10% for Carly Fiorina, 7% each for Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, 6% for Ben Carson, 4% each for Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio, and 3% for Rand Paul. Candidates falling outside the top ten in the state are Rick Perry at 2%, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki, and Rick Santorum at 1%, and Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, and Bobby Jindal all at less...