The New Hampshire primary is the first primary election held in the United States and the second step following the Iowa Caucuses in choosing the Democratic and Republican nominees for the presidency. It takes place in the small state of New Hampshire and is designed to give an early and important voice to the New England region much like the Iowa Caucus gives an early and important voice to the Midwest, South Carolina Primary to the South and Nevada Caucus to the West.
New Hampshire is considered an independent state that votes both Democrat and Republican and therefore has been considered a good gauge of the nations feelings.
The New Hampshire Primary gives a candidate with little money, low name recognition or candidates from smaller states legitimate shots at winning. It is a small state who demands personal contact and is opposed to typical negative political ads. History says do well in Iowa or New Hampshire or go home.
Last Time Around
Barack Obama was stunned by Hillary R. Clinton here four years ago. He was on a roll and arrived as a heavy favorite after a thumping victory in Iowa.
Five days later, Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated him in a stunning upset that he never saw coming.
On the other hand, The Republican primaries saw John McCain defeat Mitt Romney and take 7 of the 12 national delegates up for grabs. Sen. McCain registered 37% votes, compared to Romney's 32% .
More on the New Hampshire Primary in the next post!
Mohit Dayal
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