Republican and Conservative political analysis and commentary

New Hampshire has long been strong for the Republican Party, but last November Democrats took over both of the state's Congressional seats and both houses of the state legislature and voters re-elected a Democratic governor with 74 percent of the vote. Now, emboldened by their success, New Hampshire Democrats are thinking they have a chance to defeat incumbent Sen. John E. Sununu in '08. The New York Times looks at the new political climate in the Granite State.