Now is time to get real. Republicans in New Hampshire complain about the state turning blue in 2004 and bluer in 2006. The one link between these elections is Governor John Lynch. This guy pushed his polls into the stratosphere by taking advantage of two hundred year floods in two years. Every Newspaper and TV station had him front and center during these storms. There was nothing like "flood Photo op" to send Lynch up in the polls. Also his non threating demeanor and lack of partisanship made him popular with many Republicans he picked up 16 to 20 percent in the 2006 gubernatorial election in 2006.

Many say this guy is unbeatable. I don't think so, he is not a great governor. Look at him could you see him running for President and winning. He has a NERDY appearance and plays the "feel good "
game with the electorate. Lynch would be a hard sell in the National Media market.

Now let's look at his accomplishments. Vetoed "Castle Doctrine" legislation, Signed the Civil Unions law, Increased state spending 17.4%, raised the drop out age to 18, helped divorced people sponge off their ex spouses' heath insurance for three years.

What to do. First Republicans need to be unified against Lynch. Those who have supported him in the past I hope will "turn like dogs" and support "any" Republican who goes up against him next year. Republican voters need to turn up the heat and openly criticize him in blogs and Letters to the editor in newspapers and spread the word among friends and family. This will chip away at his "brand" and will start to show up in polls before the "Big guns" of the GOP look to take him on.

Lynch last year got 77 % of the popular vote. If you subtract 16 -20 % of that which is believed to be Republican support that puts Lynch in the 57 to 61 % range. I saw an recent poll in June that had him at 64 %. approval. The closer he gets to 50% the more likely he will get a tougher and better financed opponent. Now is the time to get real.