New Hampshire Democrats, and to an equal or greater extent have likely started plunging the depths of New Hampshire Republican Attorney General Kelly Ayotte for any and all dirt they can on her, because truthfully, they look to be downright scared of the nice lady.  When Democrat Governor John Lynch’s office starts off any response about Kelly Ayotte’s running for w/saying they thought they “understood” her intention was to serve until 2013, you can sense them trying to figure the best way to smear the reputation of this 2009 “Citizen of the Year“.  Especially given that all of a sudden Governor Lynch’s poll numbers are dipping below 50% – might not be the best time to go negative on someone so apparently well regarded.

We imagine they went into overdrive when a public poll showed her leading Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes last week.  Never mind all of the buzz that’s been humming up and down the east coast since NBC’s Chuck Todd first reported the murmurs back on June 16th.

This story’s been covered all over the blogs (Huffington Post, Red State, Monday Morning Clacker, DC Vaquero, and National Journal – just to name a few) – and you know it’s been talked about non-stop at both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.  It’s hot this summer, and no doubt it’s hot in New Hampshire as the pressure builds on Kelly Ayotte and New Hampshire Democrats to see if she runs.