Though the presidency remains a long shot, the Free Staters have at long last entered the political mainstream in New Hampshire. They have managed to gain power and influence in the state legislature, in many cases running as Democrats or Republicans to make themselves more viable. Though state candidates like Tom Ploszaj, Jeremy Olson, Tim Condon, and Ian Freeman failed in their electoral bids, Bob Hull won a statehouse seat as a Republican, and the Free Staters claimed legislative victories with respect to several issues on which they shared common ground sometimes with the left and
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