In the granite hills of New Hampshire, a familiar name has stepped back onto the stage of American democracy. John Sununu, former senator and congressman, has won his party's nomination to contest a Senate seat that has eluded Republicans for sixteen years — a seat made available by the retirement of Jeanne Shaheen, whose departure opens a rare door in a state where independence is not merely a value but a way of political life. The race now turns to November, where Sununu will face Democrat Chris Pappas in a contest both parties understand could help determine who controls the United States S