This study examines the peculiar role and history of the New
Hampshire primary in American presidential politics, through the
1996 election season. The work reviews the primary's history,
analyzes the media's treatment of New Hampshire results, and
provides a study of the phenomenon of "momentum," and the role
played by local media such as the infamous Manchester Union Leader.
There is also an examination of the strained relationship between
New Hampshire's state parties and their national equivalents and of
the efforts of Congress to reform the entire electoral system, with
the express purpose of reducing New Hampshire's supposed power in
determining nomination outcomes. Finally, the analysis addresses
questions of the Granite State's suitability as a benchmark for
testing and judging candidates. Is this tiny New England state "the
last haven" for genuine interpersonal campaigning or a relic from a
bygone political era which now distorts and oversimplifies
candidate choice? And does the New Hampshire primary's increasing
unpopularity with journalists and candidates reflect deeper changes
in the nation's psyche? This book will be of interest to scholars
and students of the American political process and 20th-century
American history.
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