“Right now, I’m the top Democrat in state government in New Hampshire, and I am their target.” — Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill.

What’s sadder: Karen Liot Hill calling herself the state’s “top Democrat,” or the fact that she’s right?

Since NHJournal first reported on her low-dollar grift, readers keep asking, “Why bother? She’s nobody.” True enough. As the lone Democrat on the five-member Executive Council, her vote rarely matters. She has no political organization, no name recognition, and her main fundraising skill seems to be converting donations into household repairs and salon visits.

As a political force, Liot Hill is irrelevant. And yet she can still claim the “top Dem” title — a damning reflection of her party’s state.

In his Substack, The Politics of New Hampshire, Stev

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