Joe Scarborough Gets Rave Reviews in New Hampshire, Hints at 2016 Bid

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"We don't need to elect another Clinton for eight years," Scarborough bluntly told a panel he was moderating at the Northeast Republican Conference (NERC) in Nashua, N.H.

Scarborough, who represented a northern Florida district in the U.S. House, was mobbed when he arrived at the session by supporters, especially younger voters who many pollsters and analysts say are essential to the GOP taking back the White House.

His latest bestseller, “The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics – and Can Again,” has drawn sterling reviews and may offer a blueprint for Scarborough’s campaign platform if he decides to enter the 2016 fray.

In “The Right Path,” Scarborough argues the GOP must re-embrace the principled pragmatism of Ronald Reagan, who Scarborough says kept his core conservative values while reaching out to independent and Democratic voters to create a new political majority.

"Joe Scarborough was a rock star this weekend," said Republican New Hampshire state Rep. Joseph Sweeney. "He energized the crowd."

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"Joe was swamped by supporters who wanted to shake hands, have photos taken, or ask for autographs," Shaw said. "Inside the hall during his speech got a standing ovation, along with many generous pauses for humorous jabs peppered through his remarks."

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"After his speech, the line to get an autographed book stretched from the center of the registration area out to the main lobby of the hotel and even blocked us from getting into the press room for a brief time."

Scarborough started his New Hampshire weekend Friday night with a standing-room-only speech at St. Anselm College's Institute of Politics. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, a frequent panelist on "Morning Joe," interviewed Scarborough.

"Joe has a resonant message about how Republicans only win the White House when their candidates are conservative ideologically and moderate temperamentally,” Meacham said. "If the GOP wants to master politics again, it needs this kind of bracing thinking."

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