I know I've written a lot about this year's U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire but I am already looking forward to 2016 where the U.S. Senate map will be way more favorable for Team Blue. And Senator Kelly Ayotte (R. NH) will be a top target for Democrats and this news story makes me eager to get rid of her:
http://www.rawstory.com/...
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte (R) claimed that the only victory President Barack Obama seeks in his war against the Islamic State Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is on behalf of the Democrats in the November midterm elections, ThinkProgress reports.
“I think we have a problem where the president’s foreign policy is being trapped by his campaign rhetoric,” she said.
“I’m very fearful as we look at the current military strategy that it is surrounding the November elections and he won’t have the resolve to follow through with what needs to be done in a sustained effort to destroy ISIS, and we’re about to repeat the same thing with Afghanistan.” - Raw Story, 10/5/14
Here's a little more info:
http://thinkprogress.org/...
Asked directly by host Chris Wallace if she was “suggesting that after the November election and acting tough and talking tough, that he will pull back from confronting ISIS,” Ayotte responded that she was.
“I’m very concerned about that, Chris, and his resolve in this regard.”
There is no evidence that Obama plans to abandon the fight against ISIS. During his speech about the threat to the nation, Obama stressed that “If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region, including to the United States” and warned that “it will take time to eradicate a cancer like ISIL.” Testifying before Congress, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey also characterized the fight against ISIS as “a sustained effort over an extended period of time.” “It is a generational problem. And we should expect that our enemies will adapt their tactics as we adjust our approach,” he said. - Think Progress, 10/5/14
Again, really looking forward to unseating her, Toomey, Johnson, Kirk, Blunt, Rubio, Paul, Burr and a number of other Republican Senators up for re-election during a Presidential election. But in the mean time, lets make sure Scott Brown (R. NH/MA/?) doesn't return to the Senate. Click here to donate and get involved with Senator Jeanne Shaheen's (D. NH) re-election campaign:
http://jeanneshaheen.org/