Let me give you a quick view of what is happening in New Hampshire today and tomorrow, Friday and Saturday October 2nd and 3rd.
I learned from experience that every one of these events is fully open to the public, even the "house parties". House Party does not mean a private, invitation only event. It means a meet-and-greet held at someone's house. It's very purpose is to meet people.
Oh, and regarding fundraising and donation "asks". Out of the approximately 100 political events that I have hosted at my house in my adult lifetime I can remember exactly one in which the candidate said "no request for donations", an after-election "thank you" party we hosted for Senator Merkley. But in New Hampshire the candidates don't want your money, they want your presence and your vote. They go to the rest of the country to scoop up money. New Hampshire is where they spend it.
A note on geography of New Hampshire. Almost everything is a 20 to 60 minute drive of each other, with a cluster of population in the Nashua-Manchester-Concord corridor along I-93, and another cluster of population including the University of NH on the coast. Everything is within an hour drive of Manchester, or less.
And New Hampshire has big, nice un-congested freeways, three lanes, lots of room between cars, and nice pleasant two-lane rural roads, very open and un-congested, with gentle curves through New England farms and woodlots. And depending where you are there is either New Hampshire public radio (89.1) or WBUR out of Boston (89.7), three clicks up on the radio tuner. Getting there is half the fun. (As contrasted with going into Boston, 50 miles south of Manchester. The thirty miles from the NH-Massachusetts border south into downtown Boston or Cambridge takes 90 minutes of tough driving on weekdays.
I learned from experience that every one of these events is fully open to the public, even the "house parties". House Party does not mean a private, invitation only event. It means a meet-and-greet held at someone's house. It's very purpose is to meet people.
Oh, and regarding fundraising and donation "asks". Out of the approximately 100 political events that I have hosted at my house in my adult lifetime I can remember exactly one in which the candidate said "no request for donations", an after-election "thank you" party we hosted for Senator Merkley. But in New Hampshire the candidates don't want your money, they want your presence and your vote. They go to the rest of the country to scoop up money. New Hampshire is where they spend it.
A note on geography of New Hampshire. Almost everything is a 20 to 60 minute drive of each other, with a cluster of population in the Nashua-Manchester-Concord corridor along I-93, and another cluster of population including the University of NH on the coast. Everything is within an hour drive of Manchester, or less.
And New Hampshire has big, nice un-congested freeways, three lanes, lots of room between cars, and nice pleasant two-lane rural roads, very open and un-congested, with gentle curves through New England farms and woodlots. And depending where you are there is either New Hampshire public radio (89.1) or WBUR out of Boston (89.7), three clicks up on the radio tuner. Getting there is half the fun. (As contrasted with going into Boston, 50 miles south of Manchester. The thirty miles from the NH-Massachusetts border south into downtown Boston or Cambridge takes 90 minutes of tough driving on weekdays.
| Candidate | Date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Cruz | 10/2/2015 | Radisson Hotel, 11 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, NH 03062 | The NH Renewal Project, 12 p.m. |
| Ted Cruz | 10/2/2015 | Home of Linda and Steven Goddu, 5 Candlestick Lane, Salem, NH | Smoke a Cigar with Sen. Ted Cruz, 7 p.m. |
| John Kasich | 10/2/2015 | NH Legislative Office Building, 33 North State St., Concord, NH | Press conference and announcement, 10:30 a.m. |
| John Kasich | 10/2/2015 | Odd Fellows Hall, 42 Mountain Rd, Goffstown, NH | Town Hall, 12 p.m. |
| John Kasich | 10/2/2015 | 225 Eddy Rd., Manchester, NH | NH headquarters opening, 5:30 p.m. |
| John Kasich | 10/2/2015 | Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St, Manchester, NH | NHGOP Gala Reception Honoring Sen. Judd Gregg, 6:30 p.m. |
| Ted Cruz | 10/3/2015 | Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Road, Hooksett, NH 03106 | Practical Federalism 2016: Stand and Fight forum, 10 a.m. |
| Ted Cruz | 10/3/2015 | Funspot, 579 Endicott St., Laconia, NH | Meet and greet, 2:15 p.m. |
| Ted Cruz | 10/3/2015 | Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro, NH | Town Hall, 6 p.m. |
| Carly Fiorina | 10/3/2015 | Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Road, Hooksett, NH 03106 | Practical Federalism 2016: Stand and Fight forum, 11:30 a.m. |
| Carly Fiorina | 10/3/2015 | Home of former State Sen. Bob Clegg, 39 Trigate Road, Hudson, NH | House party, 2 p.m. |
| Carly Fiorina | 10/3/2015 | Toyota of Portsmouth, 150 Greenleaft Ave., Portsmouth, NH | Cheese & Wine Reception, 5:30 p.m. |
| Rick Santorum | 10/3/2015 | Roundabout Diner, Portsmouth, NH | Retail stop, 9:30 a.m. |
| Rick Santorum | 10/3/2015 | Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Road, Hooksett, NH 03106 | Practical Federalism 2016: Stand and Fight forum, 10 a.m. |
| Rick Santorum | 10/3/2015 | Dover, NH | Strafford County Republicans booth at Dover Apple Harvest Day, 10:30 a.m. |
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