Hampshire Quotes

[Jeanne Shaheen, governor 1997-2003, noted,] Anyone who has spent time in New Hampshire has an emotional tie to the state ... but what I appreciated when I was governor was the people, and I believe they are what made a difference in getting the peace treaty negotiations done. ... It's been the people — their independence, self-reliance and imagination. It's all possible in New Hampshire. - Jeanne Shaheen

[But the applause that greeted Warner at the ceremony here was hardly the highlight of his week. Earlier in the day, in his first foray to New Hampshire as an unannounced 2008 presidential hopeful, he had found a turn-away luncheon crowd of 200 state legislators and political activists at a Manchester restaurant and had been a hit.] An extremely favorable reaction... I don't know him very well, but he's a very impressive guy. - Lou D'Allesandro

[Bush's campaign strategist Karl Rove predicted that Forbes would not be able to keep pace as the campaign moves forward.] This is his high water mark... New Hampshire might be the same for John McCain. - Karl Rove

[As the crowd began chanting] New Hampshire... I love it. What happened here tonight is what is going to happen in New Hampshire and the primaries. - Steve Forbes