New Hampshire Journal

On this special edition of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, Gov. Ron DeSantis recounts his COVID experience -- from the day he first heard about a new virus beginning to spread, to his current political battle with former President Donald Trump over COVID policy. Once denounced as "Death-Santis" for his refusal to close beaches and aggressively reopen schools, DeSantis recounts why he...

Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms For Liberty, has a question for you: "Why are parental rights so threatening to so many people in America?" It's one of the many topics she covers with NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham in this edition of the NHJournal podcast, along with her response to attacks from the leftwing SPLC about Moms For Liberty being an "extremist" or...

It's not a coincidence that Nikki Haley is hosting an Education Town Hall in Manchester. It's Ground Zero in the Granite State on the issue of parents rights as a lawsuit works its way through the New Hampshire courts. A mom was told her child's behavior regarding gender and sex at school was being kept secret from her by the school. Haley isn't happy. The former U.N. Ambassado...

Drew Cline. Dante Scala. Michael Graham. A police line up? Or a post-POTUS-debate podcast? (Or both?) Drew Cline is the Executive Director of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy. He also hosts a radio show every morning on WFEA radio in Manchester. He agrees to host the podcast, live in the air, as part of his broadcast. UNH political science professor Dante Scala brings his wisdom and in...

The Bad Boy of NHGOP Politics, Corey Lewandowski, returns to the NHJournal podcast to talk about the latest round of criminal indictments filed against former President Trump, as well as the current status of the FITN GOP primary. And he weighs in on the GOP governor's race, too. And the new Emerson College poll of NH Republicans gives Trump a huge lead, while dropping Gov. Ron DeSantis into...

Is the 'First in the Nation' GOP primary already over? Will Trump be on stage for the first POTUS debate? Does Trump winning the nomination mean the NHGOP loses everything in November 2024? Those are just a few of the questions NHJournal puts to veteran NH GOP strategist Dave Carney, who analyzes the new NHJournal/Co-efficient poll and shares his insight about the state of the race. Carn...

Michigan businessman Perry Johnson may not be a household name in GOP politics, but he is closing in on making the Fox News debate stage on August 23rd, something former Vice President Mike Pence may not do. So we talk about his " Two Cents to Save America" economic plan. But first, Morgan Ortagus with Polaris National Security talks foreign policy and her upcoming event in Bedford, NH w...

U.S. Senator Tim Scott isn’t backing down from his criticism of fellow GOP presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis over his state’s proposed guidelines for teaching slavery. The South Carolina Republican called the controversy a “hot mess that isn’t necessary” during a podcast interview with NHJournal. Hosted by NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham.

On this edition of the NHJournal podcast, smart people who understand politics talk about the impact of Gov. Chris Sununu's decision not to seek a record fifth term as governor. What does it mean for national politics and the fortunes of Republicans and Democrats in the Granite State? Jessica Taylor with the Cook Political Report talks about the NH Gov's race ranking now that Sununu is o...

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley joined the NHJournal podcast just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-based college admissions are unconstitutional. She talks about the breaking news with NHJ Managing Editor (and fellow South Carolinian) Michael Graham. Haley also explains why she believes a robust foreign policy of defending Ukraine and confronting China is the right Republican...

Morgan Ortagus with Polaris National Security is on the pod to talk about the role foreign policy will -- or at least should -- play in the First in the Nation primary and GOP politics. She also offers her expert view of the latest events out of Russia regarding the Wagner Group, and the claim that U.S. domestic policy is impacted by the choices we make regarding foreign intervention. Plus Polaris...

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is an unknown in American politics, but he's very well known in the world of tech, business and management. He helped create a billion-dollar tech business in his home state and has invested in other successful ventures as well. So we asked him: Setting aside Trump's money, would you do business with him as a businessman? Would you invest in a Trump business...

New Hampshire State Sen. Jeb Bradley, like many of his GOP colleagues in the legislature, is confused by word from inside the Democratic caucus that they may have plans to blow up the state budget. "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good," he urges the leaders across the aisle in this edition of the NHJournal podcast. Bradley also makes the conservative Republican case for c...

What's Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis like when you sit down with him one-on-one and talk everything from GOP politics to Trump's attacks on Kayleigh McEnany to Major League Baseball? Listen to the 2024 hopeful's conversation with NHJournal during his June 1, 2023 stop in Manchester to find out. Plus -- some bonus Granite State punditry at the end. Hosted by Michael Graham, managing edit...

Julia Manchester at TheHill.com talks about their series " How Florida Got So Conservative," and how Gov. Ron DeSantis has helped turn a purple state solid red. Are there lessons for Republicans in the purple state of New Hampshire? Also, NH Democrats have whole-heartedly embraced the anti-parent politics of their opposition to the Parents Bill of Rights. Polls show they are on the wrong...

Donald Trump comes to New Hampshire and lays a beat down on CNN, live on their own network-- the latest reminder that Trump is the Sun around which all other politics orbits. Host Michael Graham offers his take, and why Trump's performance was so important. Plus, former State Senate President Chuck Morse on the budget and how the GOP-controlled Senate should navigate the issue. He also talks...

It's a double-barreled edition of the NHJournal podcast. Popular GOP Mayor George Hansel announces he's not going to seek a third term as mayor of Keene, one of the most liberal towns in the Granite State -- ironically on the same day Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig announces he's running for governor next year. Hansel talks about being a Republican mayor at a time when his party is ou...

Former Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli is heading up the Never Back Down PAC promoting a POTUS run by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling him "the most conservative candidate in the race who can win." Acknowledging Trump has a lead in the polls right now, Cucinelli predicts DeSantis's record -- which he says is far better than Trump's on key issues like pro-life and...

The night before he was having dinner with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. The next day Corey Lewandowski is on the NHJournal podcast, dishing about the GOP POTUS field, NH Gov. Chris Sununu and the likely 2024 governor's race. Lewandowski brings his trademark take-no-prisoners style, plus his smart insights about GOP primary voters and what it takes to win in the current moment.  Love him or hat...

Gov. Chris Sununu jumps on the pod just after signing an executive order taking on the Biden administration's new ESG investing rule. State agencies will not participate, Sununu says, and he explains why. Sununu also talks about why a Republican who has largely tried to avoid culture war debates has no problems embracing the Second Amendment, signing pro-2A laws that give him perhaps the stro...

NHJournal catches up with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the FITN campaign trail to talk Tik Tok, Trump and whether politics should play a role in Americans' search for meaning. Plus host Michael Graham on the current state of the New Hampshire GOP POTUS primary, including news Vivek Ramaswamy has dropped the first broadcast TV ad of the FITN 2024 season. Sponsored by Perfect Smiles...

Veteran political reporter David Drucker of The Dispatch gives his analysis of the current state of the GOP presidential primary race. No surprise -- it's all about the Trump. And he shares what DC insiders are saying about a second Biden run. In New Hampshire, every legislative Democrat has now voted against the Parents Bill of Rights, giving parents the right to know what their kids are bei...

University of New Hampshire  President James Dean joins NHJournal to talk about the status of free speech on campus in the UNH system, their rankings from the  Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and the culture of free expression in academia.  Dean also makes his case for supporting public colleges and universities like UNH, and the need for New Hampshire to help young people get the sk...

Marianne Williamson wants New Hampshire Democrats who are frustrated with President Biden's political 'triangulation' to know she feels their pain. From his approval of the Willow project to his stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, Williamson believes Biden is abandoning the base of the Democratic Party. She also defends free speech and calls out her fellow progressives on the issue. I...

State Senator Jeb Bradley joins the New Hampshire Journal podcast to talk about the latest news from the State House -- including the first visit from a FITN candidate: Democrat Marianne Williamson. While Bradley isn't ready to endorse the self-help guru (yet?), he points out that asking POTUS candidates to speak to the legislature isn't new in New Hampshire. Bradley also discusses the u...