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The article should not be about campaigning, and who voted for who, but about discussion in the political arena. Liberals vs Libertarian vs Conservative legislation for example. Statutes. The stuff that is here now should all go into Elections in New Hampshire or some allied article. Newbies always try to put electioneering into every article. This has nothing to do with governance per se. Terrifically exciting and all that, but not very relevant in the long run. Kind of like actors - the movies they are in have nothing to do with the actors character. Newbies writing an actors bio would probably gush over the persons Oscars and omit their wife-beating, public drunkeness, and just general stupidity. Turning every article in a campaign report is like reporting on Oscar night in every article - it rather misses the point!  :) Student7 (talk) 23:08, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It does happen; I've noticed that some of the articles on New Hampshire's politicians are exculpatory or house-of-horrors, depending on the party of the politician. In this article, it is suspect that the only two See Also's are to articles on libertarian movements.
Let me mention here the discussion we've had over on Government of New Hampshire that material there on New Hampshire's perennially controversial items--the state motto, broad-based taxation, and perhaps seatbelt and helmet laws--belongs here. I've volunteered to do the move but am waiting to see if more discussion emerges. --Spike-from-NH (talk) 22:06, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]