Our Hanover stop on the Diner Tour was covered in the Union Leader today.

". . . Buckey is on a mission to meet and shake hands with as many New Hampshire voters as possible. His recent diner tour took him through nine cities and towns, and he expects his schedule will be just as hectic until the primary election in September."
- Union Leader read the full article here)

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"On Monday, more than one individual grabbing a quick lunch at the Soda Shoppe found themselves having a side-order of politics when Buckey met with residents and talked about everything from health care to the nation's energy crisis.

Buckey, a Democrat, entered the race more than a year ago, but has just begun what will be his major push to get his name into New Hampshire households now that the presidential primary is over."
- The Laconia Citizen (read the full article here)


"Buckey's resume includes the titles of doctor, astronaut, Air Force reservist and professor of medicine and an adjunct professor of engineering at Dartmouth College. What it lacks is political experience — this being his first try at public office. But Buckey does not think that should preclude him from being considered a serious candidate."
- The Portsmouth Herald (read the full article here)


"Buckey said candidates and their supporters should draw distinctions on positions, policies, and records without disparaging each other and not criticize an opponent's character or use their images in campaign materials.

Buckey says negative campaigning breeds cynicism and depresses voter turnout."
- AP (read the full article here)

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Former N.H. governor Jeanne Shaheen’s September decision to run for U.S. Senate may have changed the landscape of this year’s race.

But it hasn’t changed the course of Jay C. Buckey’s campaign.

Two of the other three Democratic candidates, Steve Marchand and Katrina Swett, quickly backed out of the race when Shaheen declared her intention to challenge incumbent John E. Sununu, R-N.H., for his Senate seat. But Buckey, a professor at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover and a former astronaut, stayed on target.

“When we first got in the race, we knew that we’d have to start from scratch to start raising funds and for people to get to know us,” said Buckey, 51, of Hanover. “That’s always been true whether somebody else got into the race or not.

Read the full article.

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To the Editor:
Discussing global warming with my 9-year-old son Daniel, we made analogies to Star Wars. "All living creatures on our planet are at risk," I said, "but there are lots of Jedi knights working to save them." My son's matter-of-fact response hit hard: "In Star Wars, there's a happy ending. With global warming, we don't know how the story ends."
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Any compromises to greedy, shortsighted interests, and we're toast. The race to save the world is on.
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In this time of climate crisis, who are Jedi candidates? Among candidates for the U.S. Senate, Jay Buckey is a climate Jedi.
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(excerpted from the Valley News, Dec 14 2008)

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Our space shuttle promotion has touched down in a few interesting places. The Concord Monitor had this to say:

Jay Buckey's Senate campaign has a new fundraiser gimmick: Donors who give $5 or more get a "Buckey for Senate" space shuttle emblazoned with the primary date (Sept. 9, 2008). The toys are "squishy stress toys," according to an e-mail from the campaign. (Did you know that Buckey was an astronaut?)

We've also been on NASAwatch and CollectSpace, sites covering the space exploration community.

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Saturday, November 3rd
Jay made it to 4 Step It Up events in NH last weekend. We started out in Nashua where he spoke despite the inclement weather to a crowd of approximately 50 people about his plans for action on climate change. He then spoke in Manchester, Concord, and finished up the day on the green in Lebanon.

Overall it was a great day. Jay delivered his ideas on what are the central issues to his campaign: climate change and our dependence on oil. Jay's speech was very well-received and sparked the interest of new supporters; 41 people signed our "Declaration of Independence from Oil". Below are photos from the Step It Up events in Lebanon and Concord. Enjoy!

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Buckey said he would focus on decreasing America's dependence on petroleum and increasing research on renewable energy technologies. He said it's an issue that's vital to both national security and the economy.

"If we don't take action, we are going to lose control of America's future," Buckey said. "Ten years from now, do we want to be importing solar-powered systems and other technologies from elsewhere or do we want to be building them here?"

Full text: http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=OPINION02

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From Pindell:
Buckey is hoping he can re-create the dynamic that took place last year in New Hampshire when another unknown activist, Carol Shea-Porter defeated the state House Minority Leader for the Democratic nomination for Congress even though he was favorite of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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Senate Candidate Jay Buckey will be addressing Dartmouth College democrats and community members at thev Presidential Debate Watch Party in Leede Arena, in Hanover, NH. Buckey will speak at 8:10 PM. The Presidential Debate is sponsored by NBC, NECN, and NHPR and is coordinated by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences, and will take place in Spaulding Auditorium. General seating tickets are no longer available, and a capacity crowd is expected.

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