Yoga With Marianne, 50+ Educators For Biden: FITN 2020 Roundup

CONCORD, NH — Filing for the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary will begin the day before Halloween, on Wednesday Oct. 30, at the Secretary of State's Offie at the Statehouse in Concord. The last day for candidates to file will be Nov. 15.

In 2012, Fred Karger, the openly gay major party candidate to run for president, was the first to file, bringing along a big check. Who will it be this year?

Educators Back Biden

The Biden campaign unveiled a slate of more than 50 educators around New Hampshire who were backing the former vice president. One, Dana Hilliard, the mayor of Somersworth, who is also a high school principal, is co-leading the national Educators for Biden effort, called him a champion for students and teachers.

"He understands that every single child in our state deserves a quality education, and that children can achieve the American Dream when they're given the right foundation to succeed," Hilliard said. "He also deeply understands the rigor and value of the work of teaching – and as president, will make critical investments in our future that are long overdue. As an educator, I'm proud to stand with Joe Biden."

Other educators in and around Patch communities backing the vice president include Michelle O'Leary, a middle school psychologist from Atkinson; Lionel Ingram, principal lecturer emeritus, Exeter; Hampton SPED teacher Maurine DeLuca; former Gov. John Lynch of Hopkinton, who is now a clinical professor; Robert Beaudry, a professor of computer applications and business from Hudson; School Counselor Leah Sutherland of Londonderry; former social studies teacher William Sousa of Merrimack; Ron Plante, a retired professor of graphic design and art history of Nashua; Early Childhood Educator Kristine Kuliga of Pembroke; Mary Carey Foley of Portsmouth, a retired educator; and Patricia Dobrozi, a deaf and hard of hearing educator from Salem.

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Rubens To Intro Weld

While President Donald Trump has very high approval ratings with Republicans in the Granite State, some polls have him at 91 percent, he still has primary challengers.

One, former Mass. Gov. Bill Weld, who was the vice presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party in 2016, with Gary Johnson, has been making the rounds lately. Former state Sen. Jim Rubens, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014, is hosting Weld at his home in Etna on Oct. 10.

Rubens said he and his wife were hosting Weld to "keep the New Hampshire primary vital and relevant" and with "a sense of duty to our nation's wellbeing."

On The Air

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, released her first ad this week:

CNN is refusing to air this new ad by Trump:

Pete Buttigieg released three digital ads this week including this one:

Gov. Steve Bullock says pols should stop begging for dollars and govern (what a concept ... paging Jerry Brown, 1992):

Trips To NH

Klobuchar will be in Manchester at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, opening her new field office in Manchester at 245 Maple St. She will also be hosting a roundtable with veterans at the American Legion-Sweeney Post #2, 251 Maple St. in Manchester at noon Sunday.

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-CA, will open an office in Manchester, too, and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will be there at Sunday, Oct. 6, for the event at 4 p.m. at 1850 Elm St.

Biden will be in Rochester for a town hall at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Governor's Inn & Restaurant at 78 Wakefield St. To attend, RSVP here. At 4:30 p.m., he'll attend a town hall at the McIntyre Ski Area, 50 Chalet Way in Manchester. RSVP here. Biden will be in the state on Friday, Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 9, too, according to the campaign, with details to come.

Yoga With Marianne

Author and spiritualist Marianne Williamson will be in the state offering yoga sessions and sharing her vision to awaken America.

She'll be offering yoga and live music at the Capital Center for the Arts on South Main Street in Concord at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, and morning meditation and discussion at the Power of Peace, True North Movement, at 37 Main St. in Durham at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6.

Williamson will also be speaking Sunday at the Stratham Democrats Fall Harvest Festival at Stratham Hill Park, 270 Portsmouth Avenue in Stratham at 12:30 p.m. At 3 p.m., she'll meet with UNH students at Huddleston Hall.

And then at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, she'll host a town hall at the Claremont Community Center, 152 South St. in Claremont.

RSVP at any of the events at marianne2020.com.

Tulsi To Crash B-Day

Happy Birthday, Eric!

A special invitation from @TulsiGabbard. #JackmanBros33rd #fitn #NHPolitics #PostAndBeamBrewing #TULSI2020 pic.twitter.com/XfEsCC9uww
— Eric Jackman (Les) (@JackmanRadio) October 4, 2019

Speaking Of Libertarians…

The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire will be holding a primary … but without the state's help and at zero cost to the taxpayer.

The party announced recently that its candidates will file for inclusion on the ballot for the state party, which will run concurrent with the filing period. When the ballot has been completed, party members who are eligible to be delegates to the state convention will receive a ballot by mail.

"We will demonstrate that we do not need the secretary of state’s permission to operate as a political party," said current LPNH Chairman Brian Shields. "We will hold a presidential primary preference election without using a nickel of stolen taxpayer wages, using modern voting methods and ballots, at a lower cost, and with a larger voter turnout than the other two dying parties."

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