TAMWORTH — Policing, faster internet and government overreach amid COVID-19 were among topics explored by local Republican candidates at the forum they held last Wednesday in a tent at the Preserve at Chocorua.
The town hall, first of three that have been scheduled, drew approximately 30 people. Chairs were placed in clusters that were socially distanced from each other.
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"Law and Order" - translation, don't allow the blacks to protest. Republicans are the worst human beings on the planet.
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