Monday, July 24, 2023

Manchester, NH News Conference: Congressional candidate Andy Martin says Kelly Ayotte must make full disclosure

 

New Hampshire Republican congressional candidate Andy Martin will hold a news conference Monday, July 24th to challenge former U. S. Senator Kelly Ayotte to make a full disclosure of her past, current and future relationship with disgraced GOP chairman Jennifer Horn before Ayotte announces her candidacy for governor. “Ten years ago, Kelly was the ‘dummy’ to Jennifer Horn’s ventriloquist,” says Andy. “They were a two-person demolition team that went around the state attacking and defeating Republicans and finally defeating Ayotte herself, and delivering us into the hands of Red Maggie Hassan. Ayotte owes New Hampshire voters a full disclosure of her relationship with Horn.”

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ANDY MARTIN /2024       

Republican candidate for Congress

New Hampshire - First Congressional District

     

Contact:

E-mail: AndyNewHampshire@aol.com

P.O. Box 742

Manchester, NH 03105-0742

Cell (347) 960-9593

Fax (866) 214-3210

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Attention, New Hampshire, Washington, National daybook/assignment and Political editors

July 23, 2023

 

Dear Granite Stater:

I will not be active in the upcoming gubernatorial election, other than to vote for the GOP candidate in November, 2024. I will stay sharply focused on my own campaign, and on congressional issues, with one exception. As probably New Hampshire’s only truth-telling Republican, I owe voters the benefit of my experience and wisdom over my many years in state and national politics.

The background of one potential gubernatorial candidate raises serious questions that I believe need to be addressed before she announces for governor.

Monday I will hold a news conference to suggest that before she announces for governor, Kelly Ayotte should apologize to New Hampshire Republicans and disclose her current relationship with Jennifer Horn as well as any role Horn world have in an Ayotte administration.

(letter continues below)

 

Here are the News conference details:

 

Who: U. S. House candidate Andy Martin

 

What: Andy says that before Kelly Ayotte announces for governor, she should apologize to New Hampshire Republicans and explain her past, present and future relationship with Jennifer Horn

 

Where: In front of Manchester City Hall, One City Hall Plaza

 

When: Friday, July 24, 2023 – 10:00 A.M.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

(MANCHESTER, NH) (July 20, 2023) --- New Hampshire Republican U. S. House candidate Andy Martin will hold a Manchester news conference Monday, July 24 to challenge potential gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte to “come clean” about her relationship with Jennifer Horn.

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 (Andy’s letter continues)

 

First, let’s clear the air on one issue: I am not an Ayotte-hater. I endorsed her in 2016 and I voted for her. But I believe Kelly has shown abysmal political judgment; that bad judgment doomed her senate reelection. If Ayotte cannot give credible answers about her current and future relationship with Jennifer Horn, Ayotte’s gubernatorial campaign is dead on arrival.

 Let me take you on a trip down memory lane. In 2011 Jennifer Horn attacked me for exposing the truth about Barack Obama. Horn defended Obama and ignored the facts about his questionable life story. (see link to my book, below). I was amazed. Horn went on the radio and excoriated me for writing my tell-all book about Obama. I could see Horn was really not a Republican.

 Later, it became known, when the IRS filed liens against her home, that Horn had misappropriated employment and income taxes she withheld from her employees. Horn diverted the money to her congressional campaigns. Tax fraud anyone?

 Despite the fact that Horn had shown she was not a Republican and had misappropriated tax withholding funds from the IRS, the GOP nominated her for state chairman. I opposed Horn’s efforts to become state chairman and predicted that if she was elected, Horn would wreck the Republican Party. The rest is history. My evidence was ignored and Horn became state chairman, to the enduring ignominy of New Hampshire Republicans.

 Horn and Ayotte were close friends. The two women became a tag team attacking New Hampshire Republicans. Ayotte and Horn began by launching attacks on former Speaker Bill O’Brien.

 One of the basic tenants of serving in federal office is that you do not stick your nose in local fights. Ayotte ignored that rule.

 Ayotte and Horn went on to attack Congressman Frank Giunta, the last Republican elected to congress from New Hampshire; again, Ayotte had no business attacking Giunta for what was at worst an esoteric technical violation of election law.

 Horn used Ayotte as her dummy. Having Ayotte as her partner in crime made Horn’s crackpot behavior appear reasonable to many Republicans. But all the while Ayotte was undermining her own reelection. In 2016 Ayotte lost by a thousand votes. Over thirty thousand conservatives voted against her. Ayotte’s poor judgment had defeated her and given us Red Maggie as our senator.

 During 2016 Ayotte kept attacking the presidential candidate, Donald Trump, though she was under no duty to attack someone on the same ticket. Ayotte could hardly expect party loyalty when she was manifesting party disloyalty. What on earth was Kelly thinking? (She also had a sex pervert working in her congressional office; check it out.)

 Is eight years in purdah (2016-2024) enough time to rehabilitate Ayotte? You be the judge.

 Republicans need to know what the current relationship is between Ayotte and Horn, and whether Horn would be welcomed in the governor’s office. I have created a preliminary list of questions which are at the end of this letter.

 I hope you agree with me that Ayotte owes Granite Staters an explanation before she announces for governor, not later. I will certainly keep on top of this one issue.

 Ayotte will not be able to use “political consultants” to muddy the waters on her connections to Horn. The two women were one of the most toxic combinations ever in American politics. No Republican has been elected to congress since Ayotte and Horn attacked Giunta, the last Republican elected to congress over a decade ago. That speaks to the damage they inflicted on the Republican Party and on our state. Forgive and forget is not an option. We need an apology, and we need detailed information and explanations.

 

Best wishes,

 Andy

 PRELIMINARY LIST OF QUESTIONS KELLY AYOTTE MUST ADDRESS BEFORE ANNOUNCING AS A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR--

 

1. What is your current relationship with Jennifer Horn?

 

2. When did you last speak with Jenifer Horn and if you do speak with her, how often do you do so?

 

3. Would Jennifer Horn be welcome in your gubernatorial campaign?

 

4. Would Jennifer Horn be welcome in your office if you are elected?

 

5. Have you ever spoken critically of Jennifer Horn; if so when and where?

 

6. Do you think your relationship and actions/activity with Jennifer Horn during 2013-2016 should be relevant to your campaign for governor?

 

7. When did you become aware that Horn was diverting employment taxes from her employees into spending on her congressional campaigns? Did you ever advise or counsel Horn on her diversions?

 

8. Do you think you owe Republicans an apology for your actions with Jennifer Horn?

 

(list of questions to be supplemented)

 

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ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

 

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of background in radio and television and with decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, most recently in Ukraine, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm

 

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute.

 

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

 

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.

 

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago; today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

 

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Ukraine supporter Andy Martin runs as a Republican for Congress in New Hampshire

 

New Hampshire’s Andy Martin will announce he is running for congress in the Granite State’s First District. Andy recently returned from his second trip to Ukraine. He will run as a strong supporter of providing assistance  until Russia is completely ejected from Ukraine.  “Supporting Ukraine is the existential challenge of our time,” Andy says. “We cannot repeat the mistakes of the 1930’s and reward mass murders for attacking peaceful nations. To pretend we can isolate and insulate America from what happens in the rest of the world is a mass delusion.”

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ANDY MARTIN /2024        

Republican candidate for Congress

New Hampshire - First Congressional District

           

Contact:

E-mail: AndyNewHampshire@aol.com

P.O. Box 742

Manchester, NH 03105-0742

Cell (347) 960-9593

Fax (866) 214-3210

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www.AndyMartinforCongress.wordpress.com

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Attention, New Hampshire, Washington, National daybook/assignment and Political editors

 

July 20, 2023

 

Dear Granite Stater:

 

Tomorrow I will announce my candidacy for congress from New Hampshire’s First District. (letter continues below)

 

Here are the News conference details:

 

Who: U. S. House candidate Andy Martin

 

What: Andy announces he will run for congress in New Hampshire’s First District

 

Where: In front of Manchester City Hall, One City Hall Plaza

 

When: Friday, July 21, 2023 – 4:00 P.M.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

(MANCHESTER, NH) (July 20, 2023) --- New Hampshire Republican U. S. House candidate Andy Martin will hold a Manchester news conference Friday, July 21 to announce he is a candidate for congress from the First District.

 

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(Andy’s letter continues)

 

I have just returned from my second trip to Ukraine. In a few days I will assemble my notes and provide you with a detailed analysis.

 

I am very concerned that isolationist elements in the Republican Party want to abandon Ukraine and repeat the mistakes the United States made during the 1930’s, when we pretended we could “isolate” ourselves from Europe’s problems, and at the end of World War II, when we abandoned Eastern Europe to Russia.

 

The disinformation about Ukraine that spews forth today from Fox News and elements of the Republican Party is distressing.

 

While I am a strong supporter of Ukraine, I do not support President Biden’s policy of endless stalling that only prolongs the bloodshed and unnecessarily increases the financial cost of the war.

 

Make no mistake: those who tell us we can abandon Ukraine, and run and hide - somewhere – are providing false information and raising false hopes. Mass murderers such as the Moscow madman Putin never stop at one conquest. All of Europe would eventually fall under Russian domination if we abandon Ukraine.

While Europe collectively is a large land mass with a substantial population, the continent is divided into small countries that need centralized support to be effective. We tried to avoid World War I and were dragged in. We pretended we could avoid World War II and were once again dragged in. After World War II we remained, and created a security structure that has endured for eighty years. The Greatest Generation left us a significant legacy. We should not squander that inheritance.

 

Moreover, what happens in Europe doesn’t stay in Europe. China is watching. If the west surrenders Europe, an Asian war over Taiwan also becomes inevitable.

 

In the coming week I will provide a detailed analysis of the Ukrainian situation, as well as a tightly focused plan for my campaign.

 

The First District is a Republican leaning district. In 2018 I supported Eddie Edwards. Unfortunately, after winning the nomination, Edwards torpedoed his own campaign within a few days. In 2020, I thought Matt Mowers could win. In 2022, Republicans nominated a candidate without any experience or credentials to serve in congress, and she was defeated even more soundly than her two predecessors. Despite talk of a “red tide” and sixty Republican seats being picked up, Republicans barely recovered the House. 2024 looks to be a very difficult year.

 

New Hampshire is closely divided politically. The state house is split 50-50. The state senate has a Republican majority. Yet the congressional delegation is composed of 100% radical socialists. Obviously, for the last decade, GOP congressional candidates have not resonated with New Hampshire voters. I am probably the only New Hampshire Republican who can connect with general election voters.

 

The last time we elected a Republican from the First District he was undermined and eventually defeated by the Union Leader, Jennifer Horn and Kelly Ayotte. We literally defeated one of our own.

 

So whatever Republicans have done in the past decade hasn’t worked. That’s the sad truth.

 

The First District has a very large segment of voters who are highly educated and very sophisticated. Tired slogans and paranoid conspiracy theories do not sell among Republicans or independents. Dingbat campaigns have not worked in the First District in the past, and they won’t work in 2024.

 

I am an unusual candidate in that I am not a party favorite in the primary; but I would be the strongest candidate in the general election. The Democrats know that; Republicans need to listen up.

 

Please feel free to share your views with me.

 

In closing, on the way home from Ukraine I stopped at the Polin Museum of Jewish History in Warsaw. 2023 marks eighty years since the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, in which a few hundred Jews took on the German army. I was profoundly affected by the bravery of the men and women who fought for their freedom. The General Milleys of WW II had abandoned Europe’s Jews. They were forced to fight for themselves. Ukrainians are fighting for themselves. They are only asking for our assistance, not our soldiers. We cannot abandon them.

 

Best wishes,

 

Andy

 

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ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

 

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of background in radio and television and with decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, most recently in Ukraine, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm

 

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute.

 

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

 

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.

 

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago; today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

 

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

New Hampshire congressional candidate Andy Martin says Governor Chris Sununu is the most underrated governor in America. Martin also challenges Republicans to declare if they really want to win in November, or just claim they are “conservative” and lose to the Democrats. Martin ends with a closing appeal for votes today.

In his final letter as a primary candidate to New Hampshire citizens, congressional candidate Andy Martin expresses strong support for Governor Chris Sununu, as well as issuing a challenge to primary voters and the Republican Party. Martin also asks Granite Staters a question: “What if I had not run or congress?” Martin closes with a promise to Make New Hampshire Proud, asking Granite Staters for their vote today.

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This letter is one of New Hampshire First District congressional candidate Andy Martin’s continuing reports to the citizens of his district

Today Martin offers some positive thoughts about Governor Chris Sununu, asks Republicans what kind of voters they really are, and also asks voters to consider what the primary would have been like if Martin had not run.

(MANCHESTER, NH)(September 11, 2018)

Dear New Hampshire Citizen:

This is my fifteenth and last letter to you from the primary campaign trail. Later today I either become the nominee for congress or a former candidate for this election cycle.

So this is a three-part letter. First, I want to say some very positive things about our Governor, Chris Sununu. Second, I want to challenge you to ask yourself, “what kind of a primary voter am I?” Finally, I want to challenge you with a question: “What if Martin had not run?”

1. Governor Chris Sununu

Being the governor of a very closely divided state is really a challenge. I think Chris Sununu does an outstanding job. Over the past several months I have spoken at events with Chris; I first met him a couple of years ago. I am impressed.

Last Saturday, in a barn where the Seacoast Women were serving chili and there was a constant din of background noise, Chris delivered a profound message to the party faithful. I wish more of you had been there to hear him. Sununu said, “Those of us here are the believers. But what about those voters who are not here? How do we reach them? How do we bring them in?” (I am writing from memory and this is not intended to be a verbatim report.)

Chris realizes that simply preaching to the faithful is not enough. We have to constantly recruit converts to our cause. It is not enough to say “I am a conservative,” and then sit back and wait for the election returns. This is 2018, not 1918. We need to constantly sell our party, sell our ideas, and sell our platform to voters. It is not an easy job.

Very conservative voters will complain, “He’s not conservative enough.” More moderate Republicans may complain, “he’s not liberal enough.” How do you mediate in a party with a broad spectrum of ideas and attitudes?

Sununu does a very good job. He understands that Republicans alone are not enough to ensure victory for Republican candidates. We need outreach, real outreach, constant outreach to people who may not be familiar with our views and values, and who may think Republicans are the demons they are made out to be by liberal media. We need to constantly be changing hearts and minds.

Summing up, Sununu may be the most underrated governor in America. He will win reelection, but it won’t be a landslide. The other party is competitive and will unite behind their candidate. And, I cannot say often enough, we are a closely divided state. Republicans alone cannot carry our candidates to victory. You can be proud of the job Chris Sununu does to keep New Hampshire conservative, and Republican.

2. “What kind of a primary voter am I?”

Are you someone that wants your candidate to be 100% in agreement with you? William F. Buckley once said (not exact words) he wanted to nominate the most conservative candidate who can win. I have not tried to out-conservative my opponents. Andy Sanborn is a very conservative member of the state senate. But he is not very effective, and he could not even persuade a majority of his fellow senators to endorse him (Edwards has state senate endorsements). So just being a conservative is not enough to win in November.

Sanborn keeps saying the First District is a “Republican district.” It is not. It is a very, very competitive district, a real tossup. Trump and others carried the district two years ago because of the wave of new voters Trump brought to Republican candidates. But Trump is not on the ballot this November. Republican winners in the primary have a big challenge ahead of them on September 12th.

Eddie Edwards has tried to match Sanborn on conservative issues, and done a pretty good job. But I am not convinced Edwards has the depth of experience necessary to face the Democrat “killing machine” that is waiting to attack the winner on September 12th.

Me? Am I perfect? Good gracious no. The Democrats will attack me just as viciously as the others. But I have decades of national experience knowing how to fight back. When Adam Sexton misstated my record in the recent debate, I jumped on him. He was dead wrong and I did not hesitate to say so. So, yes, I am probably by far the most conservative candidate who can win.

I am committed to fighting the toxicity in Washington. Disrupting congressional hearings is not “free speech” as some Democrats have said. It is anarchy. And I will condemn the anarchy. But I will also make a special effort to sit down with our opponents. No, my views and values are not for sale, not even for compromise. But I know how to talk to people, how to negotiate. I will also give the “Great Negotiator” a little advice about toning down his Twitter feed.

So are you going to vote for the candidate that said he was “most conservative,” and made you feel good during the primary? Or are you going to vote for me, so we can fight the Democrats and actually win in November? Ask yourself, what kind of a voter are you? I hope you’re someone committed to winning.

Trump was not the most conservative candidate during the Republican primaries. But he was the most conservative candidate who could win. Justice Gorsuch and future Justice Kavanaugh are proof positive that winning counts.

By falsely trying to portray the primary as a “bitter” contest between Sanborn and Edwards the Fake News media in New Hampshire may have sabotaged those candidates and created lasting hostility. I am not at all sure that Edwards voters will vote for Sanborn. Sanborn voters may not support Edwards. Poof. The general election is lost before it even begins. As a first step to uniting the party I have promised that if you nominate me, I will ask Edwards and Sanborn to serve as co-chairman of my campaign in the fall.

One again, I am the conservative who can win.

3. What if Andy Martin had not run for Congress? Or, put another way, think of all the great work he could do for us in Washington

Ask yourself, what if I had not run for congress? You would not have had access to over 1,000 pages of information about Andy Sanborn. Whether you support or oppose Sanborn, you can make an informed decision on primary day. I brought the “Sanborn papers” to light through my work with the Attorney General. The Sanborn matter had been forgotten; the media were ignoring it. Until I negotiated a deal for the release of the state’s records.

Just think of how shocked you would have been in October when the Democrats’ mudslingers unloaded on Sanborn if he had become the candidate. Pretty devastating.

Likewise, you would not know about Eddie Edwards’ $160,000 settlement with the State Liquor Commission. Once again, you can make an informed decision. The Settlement was sitting on the shelf for five (5) years before I asked to have it made public. The media had done nothing to inform you. Just think of what it would have been like if Edwards won the primary, and Democrats unloaded the Settlement on voters just before the election. Pretty difficult.

Concerning the Democrats, I have not defeated Maura Sullivan. But the record shows it was my constant bombardment of Sullivan that finally motivated the “Cowardly Lions” (her opposing candidates) to stand up and start challenging her. The media had made Sullivan sound like a one-woman unbeatable wave. After I had a go at her, she doesn’t seem so invincible any more.

My point: During this primary I have done what a congressman does. I have challenged the conventional wisdom and the established orthodoxy. I have opened up closed records for your review. You don’t have to ask yourself, “Can Martin do the job?” I have been “on the job” since I filed as a candidate, telling you the truth about the process and letting you see the government’s secret files for yourself. All in all a very effective performance. No one had a greater influence on the primary election than me. Just ask my opponents.

Can one man make a difference in Washington? Well, I’ve done a pretty good job of making a difference during the primary. Give me a chance to do the same in congress.

I’ll make New Hampshire proud.

I need your vote today to continue making a difference in our state and in our politics. Please vote. It will make a big difference.

Respectfully,

Andy Martin

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ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With fifty years of background in radio and television and with five decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com; also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for fifty years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com.

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

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Monday, September 10, 2018

Manchester News conference Monday: New Hampshire congressional candidate Andy Martin promises that if he wins the primary he will offer opponents Eddie Edwards and Andy Sanborn positions as co-chairmen of his fall campaign

New Hampshire First District congressional candidate Andy Martin holds a Manchester news conference today, Monday, to promise that if he wins the primary, his first priority will be party unity. “I will offer Eddie Edwards ad Andy Sanborn continuing roles as co-chairmen of my campaign,” Martin promises. “The incompetent party leadership pursued a policy of self-destruction and split the party in the process. The leadership is incapable of practicing what it preaches. I will make a real gesture, and offer Edwards and Sanborn roles in my fall campaign. I will start the healing process on September 12th. Neither of my opponents can unite the party right now. I can. I am the only candidate that can win in November.”

Announcement of Manchester, New Hampshire news conference today, Monday, September 10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Attention, New Hampshire, Washington, National daybook/assignment and Political editors

News from:
ANDY MARTIN /2018        
Republican candidate for Congress
New Hampshire-
First Congressional District
           
www.AndyMartin.com
www.FirstRespondersOnline.us
Headquarters:
E-mail:AndyNewHampshire@aol.com
P.O. Box 742
Manchester, NH 03105-0742
Tel. (603) 518-7310
Fax (866) 214-3210
Blogs:
www.AndyMartinforCongress.blogspot.com


September 10 Manchester, NH news conference details:

Who:                                                      

GOP 1st District congressional candidate Andy Martin

What:

Andy Martin says he will ask his opponents to join his campaign as co-chairs if Martin wins the primary

Where:

Front steps of Manchester City Hall (park area), One City Hall Plaza, Manchester, NH 03101

When:

Monday, September 10, 3:00 P.M.

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(Manchester, NH)(September 10, 2018) --- Republican congressional candidate Andy Martin holds a news conference today, Monday, to promise that if he wins the primary, he will offer his opponents Eddie Edwards and Andy Sanborn roles as co-chairmen in his campaign.

“On the eve of the primary, the party is split. With all due respect, I am the only congressional candidate that can unite the warring factions on the ‘day after.’ I actually have sympathy for Edwards and Sanborn. They are completely inexperienced candidates at the national level, where campaigns take on a high-pressure, high-voltage environment. By excluding me from full participation in the primary campaign, the party leadership ensured that the other two candidates would declare war on each other. Months ago I predicted what would happen, and it happened.

“My campaign has been premised on a promise to go to Washington and act as a peacemaker. No, I am not going to compromise my principles. But yes, I will act with civility towards those who disagree with me. The healing process has to begin here, now, or the prospects of a Republican going to congress are nil. A party divided against itself cannot win.

“The Edwards ‘camp’ and the Sanborn ‘camp’ will not come together on the ‘day after.’ That is my practical view of the situation. The may attend a ‘unity breakfast’ but that’s the extent of their ‘unity.’

“On the eve of the primary I have said what I am going to say about each of them. There are no attacks today.

“I sincerely do not believe Mr. Sanborn is remotely electable. I could have helped him win; the way forward was obvious. But he chose to adopt a confrontational campaign style and it has doomed his efforts in November. He is obviously tied too closely to Chairman Wayne McDonald, who I call the Joker, and other party leaders.

“Likewise, I would have advised Mr. Edwards to approach his opponent from a slightly different angle. Edwards’ advisers chose their own approach. I do not believe Sanborn voters will be willing to embrace Edwards.

“None of this had to happen. The candidates ourselves have shown we can campaign together with honest differences of opinion. It was the incompetent party leaders, led by the ever-useless McDonald-the-Joker, who insisted that the three campaigns go to war against each other.

“If you have not yet seen the Union Leader/WMUR televised debate, here is a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Hm1MJaysM

“I believe a fair-minded assessment of my performance is that I am the only candidate who is in ‘sync’ with First District voters. The district voted Republican last time on the strength of Donald Trump’s coattails. This November the GOP candidate will not have a tailwind. He will have a headwind to overcome.  This is an evenly-divided district. My campaign of reconciliation and civility is the only way forward.

“I will have a closing message this evening in which I explain why I feel so strongly about my approach. Some have misinterpreted my approach as someone wanting to go ‘half-way’ with Democrats. That is not the case. But  I want to go all the way with civility and decorum. The Democratic program of hatred and hostility towards President Trump is undermining America without offering that party any measurable benefit. The misbehavior at the hearings involving Judge Kavanaugh is a disgrace. Anarchy is not ‘free speech.’ Anarchy is antithetical to free speech.

“I worked on Capitol Hill when people actually spoke to each other, and laughed with each other, and teased each other over their policy differences. Republicans were still Republicans and Democrats were still Democrats, but civility made us a stronger nation. We had one united foreign policy, not a foreign policy for every senator who thought he should be president.

“I will also counsel our president, who can get a little frisky with his smart phone, to adopt my approach. As the only candidate who met Donald Trump forty (40!) years ago, I am someone the president will pay serious attention to. Neither Sanborn nor Edwards will have the ear of the president. I will.

“Trump needs me on Capitol Hill.

“New Hampshire Republicans need to nominate someone who can win, not someone who has been telling them what they want to hear at party functions. Truth-telling and tough love is the only way forward to victory.

“I can win. I will serve New Hampshire citizens with honor and respect, qualities we have too little of today in Washington,” Martin states.

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ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With fifty years of background in radio and television and with five decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com; also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for fifty years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Manchester News conference Sunday: New Hampshire congressional candidate Andy Martin accuses Maura Sullivan of being illegally registered to vote in the Granite State and exposes the backstabbing and Obama-inspired dirty dealing behind Sullivan’s move to New Hampshire

New Hampshire First District congressional candidate Andy Martin holds a Manchester news conference today, Sunday, to accuse Maura Sullivan of being illegally registered to vote in New Hampshire while she is also registered to vote in Illinois. Martin also exposes the backstabbing and Obama-inspired dirty dealing behind Sullivan’s move to New Hampshire that were the basis of the effort to force Carol Shea-Porter into involuntary “retirement.” Martin accuses Sullivan and her boy friend of a political scam.

Announcement of Manchester, New Hampshire news conference today, Sunday, September 9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Attention, New Hampshire, Washington, National daybook/assignment and Political editors

News from:
ANDY MARTIN /2018        
Republican candidate for Congress
New Hampshire-
First Congressional District
           
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September 9 Manchester, NH news conference details:

Who:                                                      

GOP 1st District congressional candidate Andy Martin

What:

Andy Martin accuses Obama protégé Maura Sullivan of being illegally registered to vote in New Hampshire and exposes the Obama-inspired dirty deal that brought Sullivan to New Hampshire

Where:

Front steps of Manchester City Hall (park area), One City Hall Plaza, Manchester, NH 03101

When:

Sunday, September 9, 5:00 P.M.

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Andy Martin accuses  Maura Sullivan of being illegally registered to vote in New Hampshire, and produces a certificate from the Cook County Clerk to document his accusation.

Someone at WMUR has “hacked” Andy Martin’s answers to the station’s web site questions; Andy is asking the station to correct its error

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(Manchester, NH)(September 9, 2018) --- Republican congressional candidate Andy Martin holds a news conference today, Sunday, to “drop a bomb” on the congressional campaign of Maura Sullivan and possibly change the course of the 2018 primary election.

Martin, who has been called one of the GOP’s premier political operatives by Sam Stein of the Daily Beast, scoops all of New Hampshire’s media with an explosive voter registration scandal and an expose that explains how Obama-inspired operatives schemed to stab Carol Shea-Porter in the back and replace her with Obama protégé Maura Sullivan.

“While Andy Sanborn and Eddie Edwards have been throwing mud pies in their sandbox,” Martin says, “my Bureau of Investigation has been busy investigating Maura Sullivan. We can now confirm that Sullivan is illegally registered to vote in New Hampshire. We can also confirm some of the most sordid backstabbing in Democratic Party history facilitated Sullivan’s ‘move’ to New Hampshire.

“If you want to know who Democrats are terrified of winning the Republican congressional primary, it is me.

“A congressman has many jobs. One of the principal assignments is investigation and oversight of the executive branch. I have shown I can assemble the best team in GOP politics today. I have earned the GOP nomination in the First District the old-fashioned way, with hard work, deep digging and a sense of where to deploy investigative resources. I will do the same in congress. I will help root out the corruption and maladministration by holdovers from Obama’s FBI and Justice Department appointments.”

In a double-barreled attack on Sullivan, Martin documents and exposes why Sullivan has not previously been voting. Martin says Sullivan illegally registered to vote in New Hampshire. In fact, he says, Sullivan currently can’t legally vote for herself on Tuesday because of her active voter registration in Illinois.

1. Why Sullivan is registered illegally in New Hampshire

“Maura Sullivan did not vote in Washington, DC in 2016 because she is registered to vote in Evanston, Illinois,” Martin charges. “I have a certified copy of a certificate of her registration in Evanston, Illinois. She registered fraudulently in New Hampshire when she failed to disclose her active voter registration in Evanston. You can’t legally be registered in two places.

“Sullivan was fully aware she was registered in Evanston, which is why she did not vote in DC. She decided to chance registering in New Hampshire and has now been caught. She can’t legally vote for herself on Tuesday without violating New Hampshire law.

2. Obama’s backstabbing and dirty dealing brought Sullivan to New Hampshire

“Barack Obama may have moved out of the White House but his pernicious influence is growing within the Democratic Party.

“Obama sympathizers want to create a de facto ‘parliamentary’ system in the United States, where Obama and his cronies use their fundraising prowess to choose congressional candidates and then impose them on states.

“In Britain, for example, the ‘Conservative Central Office’ in London vets candidates before local constituencies get to choose a candidate. Control is retained in London, not local areas.

“Likewise, Obama and his supporters are now trying to create a corps of congressional loyalists by promoting candidates such as Sullivan. They choose them, they fund them and they drop them into congressional districts where they can overpower the local Democrats.

“The tactic has backfired in New Hampshire.

“In Sullivan’s case, the facts appear to be even more tragic. Democrats are desperate to retain the First District seat. The district leans Republican, but is a genuine ‘swing’ seat.

“Obama’s people took one look at Carol Shea-Porter and concluded ‘too old, too dowdy’ to survive the expected Republican counterattack. So they ‘elected’ to remove Shea-Porter and parachuted in Sullivan to deliver the blow if Shea-Porter resisted and refused to retire. Shea-Porter decided to go voluntarily with her dignity intact, so far.

“Shea-Porter’s lingering anger and frustration at what happened to her explains why this week, on the eve of the election, her former campaign manager Susan Mayer called Sullivan a liar and carpetbagger (please see link [1] below). The interesting question is why Mayer waited so long to expose Sullivan as a liar and fraud.

“Sullivan says she campaigned for Shea-Porter in 2006, and again in 2016. Mayer says she and Shea-Porter knew Sullivan’s 2006 claims were lies. Why did they wait until the last minute to expose Sullivan if they knew she was a liar? We can’t confirm yet if the same applies to the 2016 claims.

“It is obvious that some Democrats knew that Shea-Porter was forced out by the prior threat of a primary. She did not fortuitously decide to ‘retire.’ But who knew about the backstabbing scheme, and when did they know? We are still investigating.

“Obama’s plan to control congressional candidate selection from Washington terrified local New Hampshire Democrats. To a person they have all rejected Sullivan and endorsed Chris Pappas, with the exception of Shea-Porter who endorsed her chief of staff to replace her. That Sullivan received a unanimous cold shoulder should show you someone ‘knew’ something about the dirty dealing and backstabbing going on in Washington.

For months Democratic candidates kept quiet about “Sullivan’s Shenanigans.” Only Martin exposed Sullivan for what she is, an out of state carpetbagger and Obama stalking horse. Now, late in the day, Terence O’Rourke has started attacking too. He has posted a lengthy screed (please see link [2] below) accusing Sullivan of a premeditated move to Portsmouth.

“Sullivan says she came to New Hampshire to have her babies,” Martin asks. “Well, where are they? A year and a half later, her boy friend is still just a boy friend. It all looks like a scam and sham to me. She will be back living in Washington before Christmas if she loses the primary.”

3. Martin was the first to expose Sullivan as a fraud

Martin first attacked “Moneybags Maura” on June 11th (please see link [3] below). On June 30th Martin attacked Sullivan face-to-face at a candidates’ forum, while other D’s remained mute. On August 12th, Martin exposed Sullivan as a military fraud (please see link [4] below).

Interestingly, while other GOP candidates were focusing on each other during the primary, only Martin was directing his fire at Democrat Sullivan.

4. We believe there is more to investigate

“If Sullivan wins the primary for the Democrats on Tuesday we believe there will be more to investigate about her,” Martin continues. “We don’t want to compromise sources or methods, but our Bureau of Investigation is beavering away.”

5. WMUR flubs its own web site

WMUR solicited responses to questions from candidates, and posted them on its web site. Whose responses were fouled up? Only Martin’s. The station has been asked to expeditiously correct the matter. An apology or explanation would also be appreciated.

6. The bottom line

Andy Martin is the only GOP candidate who can win in November. It’s as simple as that. Voting for one of his opponents in the primary is voting to elect a Democrat.

If you have not yet seen the Union Leader/WMUR televised debate, here is a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Hm1MJaysM

We hope you’ll agree Martin is the only candidate who is in “sync” with First District voters.

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http://www.fosters.com/news/20180908/to-editor-what-we-know-about-sullivan

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180902/maura-sullivans-military-service-debated-amid-congress-race

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ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:

Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With fifty years of background in radio and television and with five decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com; also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for fifty years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.

UPDATES:

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www.Facebook.com/AndyMartin

Andy’s opinion columns are posted at ContrarianCommentary.com, ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com and ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com

[NOTE: We try to correct any typographical errors in our stories; find the latest version on our blogs and don’t hesitate to let us know if you find an error.]

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