Category: Patrick Hynes

Most influencers expect SCOTUS decision to help Dems Most Granite State political influencers expect the recently leaked Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade to help New Hampshire Democrats at least somewhat in the 2022 midterm elections, according to the latest HynesSight Influencer Survey conducted earlier this week. 49% percent of Influencers believe the decision will be somewhat helpful to Democrats and 19% of Influencers believe… Read more »

Poll: NH Influencers predict Sununu vs. Hassan; Ayotte vs. Pappas Granite State political Influencers expect Republican Gov. Chris Sununu to run for U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan next year, according to the latest HynesSight Influencer Survey, a poll of political insiders, conducted during the last week of October. Roughly 71% of political Influencers believe Sununu will challenge Hassan while 16% believe he will… Read more »

Granite State Influencers back state budget New Hampshire political influencers strongly support the budget recently passed by the Republican Legislature and signed by Gov. Chris Sununu, according to the July HynesSight Influencer Survey.  “Historic tax cuts, property tax relief, and paid family medical leave delivered all in one sweeping action is a win for every citizen and family in this state,” Gov. Sununu has said about… Read more »

Granite State Influencers weigh in on infrastructure New Hampshire political influencers are divided on whether or not they think the current Congress will pass a federal infrastructure bill, but a majority says yes, according to the July 2021 HynesSight Influencer survey. Most Granite State influencers, however, seem to agree on what should qualify as infrastructure. Over 90% voted that structures such as roads, railways, bridges, tunnels,… Read more »

Hynes Communications welcomes Grace Shoemaker Hynes Communications announced this week Grace Shoemaker will be joining the team as the firm’s newest Public Affairs Intern. Grace will be responsible for assisting client leads on various writing and research projects including federal, regional, and multistate advocacy campaigns. She is also managing internal communications for the firm. Hynes Communications President Patrick Hynes described Grace as a “smart and incredibly… Read more »

Survey: Sununu approval continues to soar New Hampshire political influencers give Gov. Chris Sununu high marks. Fifty-eight percent of influencers who participated in the May HynesSight Influencer Survey rate his job performance as “very good.” One influencer who called Sununu’s job performance “very good” added, “character matters!” “’Very good’ is a crummy phrase. ‘Awesome’ is more apropos,” said another. “The best governor in the Northeast or… Read more »

Survey: Influencers oppose CRT but don’t expect bill banning it to pass Most Granite State political influencers oppose the teaching of so-called critical race theory in New Hampshire public schools and say they believe it further divides people, but a plurality of influencers also do not expect a measure – HB 544 – to ban CRT to become law. Several of the 58% of respondents who… Read more »

Survey: New Hampshire influencers divided, unsure of state primary bill New Hampshire political influencers are uncertain whether a measure in the General Court moving the state primary from September to earlier in June will become law, according to the May HynesSight Influencer Survey. According to the survey, around 39% of influencers believe the bill will become law while 27% not believe it will become law. Thirty-six… Read more »

DecisionMakers Podcast – Rep. Ross Berry In this episode of DecisionMakers, host Patrick Hynes talks with Rep. Ross Berry, who represents Hillsborough 44 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Rep. Berry is a member of the House Election Law Committee. He and his colleagues are considering legislation to move New Hampshire state primary from September to earlier in the summer. Hynes and Berry also talk… Read more »

Results of February survey of Granite State political influencers Key takeaways: Buckley to get an eighth term? Impeachment fallout nil for Hassan Keep the state primary where it is Stop the Twitter wars Sununu’s vaccine rollout going well Eighty-three percent of political insiders expect incumbent Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley to defeat businessman Emmett Soldati for his eighth term, according to the latest HynesSight Influencer Survey… Read more »