Primary Matters: Why First in the Nation is of Value to America, and New Hampshire
Back in the day you would get a call. “So and So Congress-person from some Midwestern state was coming to town… And, would you like to meet him (and sadly it was mostly a him) for coffee at the Barley House? “ That was the power of New Hampshire’s First in the Nation Primary in a small state of a little over a million people – reaching voters was easy. But back then the average field of candidates was 6-12, not 30. The amazing thing is that New Hampshire is a remarkably polit