"You're confusing the NHLP with the people of New Hamphshire, probably not a wise thing to do considering that only 3% of the population voted for the NHLP candidate in 2002."
Normally, that would be a good point. However the reality of the 2002 Gubernatorial election here in NH was that the Democrat was running on a pro-income tax platform, and the Republican (Craig Benson) stated (and has held to). "No new taxes, no higher taxes. No way. No how". The people of NH came out to elect Benson 2:1. People were so afraid of an income tax, very few people were willing to vote for any third party candidate. We had to make SURE Fernald (D) was defeated. And he was. Soundly.
BUT John Babiarz' vote total was still the 2nd or 3rd highest in the country.

How many other states can state that they even got that much? Wisconsin and.....
"I have yet to see any evidence that the people of New Hamphshire themselves are welcoming us there."
Well, I live in the most liberal city in New Hampshire (Keene - site of the Jumanji movie), and our town paper has written up the FSP several times, and only had good things to say. If ANY media was going to attack us in NH, it would be them.
I have done a bunch of recruiting and publicity for the FSP, and I have heard ZERO people object to it... The reason I hear 9 out of 10 people here say they don't want to join is because they say they don't think it could work anywhere but NH (though I think it might work in a couple of the other states being considered, but I still think NH will be the easiest)...
AND I am giving away FSP materials in free newsletter stands, and there's a bunch being taken....
Plus, unlike the Montana Governor's office who told us to go to Idaho, the Idaho Government who told us to go anywhere else, and the Mayor of Burlington (?) VT, who told us we'd be better off in NH, the Governor of New Hampshire (who chose the LPNH chair to advise him on making Government more efficent) is welcoming the FSP to meet with him in June, and I happen to know that people from his office will be coming to our "Escape to NH" week.
Sounds like a nice sample to me!

"For that matter, I have yet to see any evidence that the people of any state are welcoming us there."
I can only speak for New Hampshire. But I too, would like to see more positive press from outside New Hampshire.
"So, please stop saying that "New Hampshire" wants the FSP until you have some proof that this is actually the case."
Not proof, but those are some pretty good signs.
"Right now you have only the NHLP's endorsement, and we have such endorsements from four other states as well, for what they're worth."
And far and away the greatest FSP membership % of any state in the country.

We have a great number of people joining us, and if NH is chosen, all those many NH activists who don't wanna sign up for the FSP are gonna be on our side. Our numbers will be multiplied several times.
"I believe what you're really upset with is the fact that New Hampshire is being questioned at all, which is unfortunate. "
Nope. Just trying to buck the mistaken notion that the "Life Free or Die" state is ANYTHING like eastern Mass. they ain't us, we ain't them, and we both wanna keep it that way.

Take care,
JM