Questions with 60 seconds to respond and in many cases josh or i will likely follow up with a question or point of clarification which will get 30 additional seconds. In the case of a direct attack on a candidate that person will be given 30 seconds to respond. Also id like to strongly discourage our candidates today from interrupting each other. Our candidates are incumbent republican governor chris sununu running for a third term. Hes a former executive counselor. Welcome back to the exchange. Retreading. Thanks so much. Also with us didnt credit delbene dan feltes, state senator from concord and the Senate Majority leader and senator feltes thank you for your time. Will start with the 60second Opening Statements and go in alphabetical order so senator feltes you first. Thats where i come from a workingclass family. Its an honor to be here with all of you. I come of a family my dad worked at a furniture factory 45 years, same one doing the same job day in and day out for 45 years. My
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Racial justice activists in New Hampshire say the police response to Wednesday s insurrection by a pro-Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol was a stark contrast to their own experience with law enforcement at protests.
They said they saw more police presence at New Hampshire s peaceful protests this past summer in response to police killings of Black people.
In several cases last year, local law enforcement was seen protecting protesters from Trump supporters who had come to counter-protest.
But Black Lives Matter Seacoast organizer Julian Maduro said there were violent shows of force against racial justice activists at a protest she attended in late May, in Portland, Maine. And at similar protests around the country, videos show police partially blinding several people with rubber bullets.
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As Congress conducted a formal count of electoral votes Wednesday afternoon, a mob of pro-Trump extremists stormed Capitol Hill, leading to an armed standoff, at least one death, and curfew in Washington D.C. While the story unfolds, The Exchange wants to hear from listeners: how are you feeling about the ongoing situation in D.C.? Email exchange@nhpr.org.
Air date: Thursday, January 7, 2021.
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