Talk:New Hampshire primary
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"the average voter is slightly left of center" - is this a statement about New Hampshire Democrats, all NH voters, or all voters generally? Whatever it is, it is highly debateable and needs to be sourced. Adam 04:47, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)
"Since the average New Hampshire voter is slightly left of center on the political spectrum" Says who? This is not a fact, it is an opinion. It should be either sourced to someone or deleted. Adam 06:55, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Since no-one has responded to the previous comments, I have deleted the paragraph which attributes the importance of the NH primary to the supposed demographics of the state, and which says that NH is a left-wing state. In fact for decades people have complained that NH is a small, rural and ultra-conservative state which should not be allowed to dominate the election process the way it does. Yes it has got a bit more liberal (or perhaps libertarian) in recent years, but to call it "left-wing" is absurd. And the importance of the primary is simply because it is first, not because of NH's demographics. Adam 09:07, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)
There are very few farmers left in New Hampshire, by the way, so it's not "agricultural." The phrasing about rural is code for "does not have big city machines" Rjensen 22:52, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Richard Nixon Photo
Are you sure that photo of Dick Nixon is from '68 and not 1960? Pat looks much younger in this photo then she did at her husband's first inaguration.
Comment. The New Hampshire primary is also significant because it is the only state that I am aware of with a vice presidential primary. Colin Powell won the Republican primary for VP in 2000. Chronicler3 18:40, 17 February 2006 (UTC) Chronicler3
