John E. Sununu

New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen said he will "mourn for years" if U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu isn't re-elected today.

"It is not just because he is a Republican, but personally it will hurt because believe deep down he is the right senator for the state," said Cullen. "In fact, it will be a loss for the nation if he isn't back in the Senate."

The Pindell Report, Politicker.com's political and campaign forecast, has released its final projections for Election Day. Using polling, historical and demographic trends, tracking campaign visits and spending, The Pindell Report ranks races in terms of their competitiveness and their status as either a toss-up or leaning or likely voting in a particular way.

In New Hampshire The Pindell Report's final breakdown is as follows:

MANCHESTER -- New Hampshire Public Television, New England Cable News, New Hampshire Public Radio and PolitickerNH.com will co-sponsor a key debate between U.S. Senate candidates Jeanne Shaheen and John Sununu on Tuesday, October 21st at New England College in Henniker, NH. 

The one-hour debate will begin at 8 p.m. in the Simon Center and will air simultaneously on television stations NHPTV and NECN and on public radio network NHPR. It will be streamed live on nhptv.org, necn.com, politickerNH.com, and nhpr.org. The debate moderator will be Laura Knoy, host of NHPR's flagship daily call-in show "The Exchange," the only statewide news and public affairs radio show in New Hampshire.

Following up on our last post regarding the role of national party campaign committees in the Shaheen-Sununu race:

In an e-mail today to supporters titled “It’s Time to Fight Back,” Senator John Sununu writes:

“Seeking to bolster Jeanne Shaheen's campaign, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, headed by New York's other very liberal Senator, Chuck Schumer, has pre-bought approximately $7.9 million dollars of television ads to begin in September. Yes, $7.9 million dollars of ads to attack me!”

If this proves out, Team Sununu must be hoping that National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Ensign is twisting the arms of his colleagues to fill the NRSC coffers. Last month, Ensign promised to match dollar-for-dolllar any DSCC buy.

CONCORD  — Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) officially filed to be U.S. Senate candidate today.

Shaheen was greeted by several hundred enthusiastic supporters who lined the State House halls wearing green and white t-shirts and held banners. It was a scene more reminiscent of a presidential candidate filing for office than that of a U.S. Senate candidate. The hall leading to the Secretary of State’s office roared with chants as she walked down the corridor

Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) has begun airing her first campaign ad.

The ad is a sixty-second television ad that focuses on Shaheen's tenure as governor and what she would do in the U.S. Senate.

Buckley: McCain, Sununu, Gregg, Republican Leaders Should Tell GOP Chair Cullen To Step Down for Promoting Violence as "Family" Humor

Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen continues to lead U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu in their race for the Senate this year, a new poll out today suggests.

The Ramussen Poll gave Shaheen a 51 percent to 43 percent lead. The poll was taken Wednesday of 500 likely voters and has a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percent.

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SUNUNU HONORED BY NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION

 FOR HELPING THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

New Hampshire Coalition Representatives present

Sununu with “Certificate of Excellence” for legislative record

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Breast Cancer Coalition has honored United States Senator John Sununu (R-NH) with a “Certificate of Excellence” in recognition of his support in the fight to prevent breast cancer. New Hampshire representatives of the National Breast Cancer Coalition - Jane Edmunds, of Hollis, Nancy Ryan, of Lee, and Sue Holmes, of Hollis - presented Sununu with the award on Tuesday, April 29 in his Capitol Hill office.