Hotline's Daily Troika, IA, SC and NH
NH 01 Dem candidate Carol Porter Shea took telephone calls from Sen. John Kerry, Sen. Russ Feingold and a gaggle of the usual suspects. No HRC, though.
More NH officials join Sen. John McCain's Straight Talk America: They are: Cathy Stacey of Salem, President of the New Hampshire Association of Counties; Stuart Trachy of Franklin, Merrimack County Treasurer; David Fredette of Nashua, Hillsborough County Treasurer; Maureen Barrows of Exeter, Rockingham County Commissioner; and Dan St. Hilaire of Concord, Merrimack County Attorney.
Sen. Chris Dodd's political team released his NH schedule for 9/15-17. On 9/15, Dodd attends a NH Dem gen. election kick-off rally with Gov. John Lynch and House candidates Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes. On 9/16, he drops by Pappy's Pizza in Manchester for breakfast. He then addresses the NH AFL-CIO in Hooksett. In Salem, he raises money for state senate candidate Beth Roth. In Durham, he meets with UNH College Dems. He ends the day in Somersworth, raising money for state senate candidate Jackie Cilley. On 9/17, Dodd raises money for state senate candidate Deb Reynolds in Lyme, raise money for candidates Kathy Sgambati, Harold Janeway, and Hodes. Dodd travels to SC next week (release, 9/13).
NY Gov. George Pataki's (R) PAC hired NH native Alicia Preston as its "national" press sec (New Hampshire Union Leader).
You can get your gas at the Cum-N-Go for some of the lowest prices in the nation.
A Research 2000 poll shows IA Sec/State Chet Culver (D) leading Rep. Jim Nussle (R) 48%-43% in the race for IA Gov (release).
"I'm going to find a way to tell the states that there’s no more money for divorce" -- WH '08 hopeful Mark Klein (R), in IA (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier).