Politics
On the trail: Top GOP rallying around Trump, Haley keeps pushing
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina – endorsing Donald Trump at Concord’s Grappone Center – was the latest sign of a Republican Party that’s closing ranks around the former president’s 2024 bid.“We need a president who doesn’t see black or...
NH girl, 10, can’t vote, but she’s all in for Nikki Haley
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Granite Staters are notoriously choosy about which primary candidate will win their support. Even though she won’t be able to vote, 10-year-old Hannah Kesselring is no different.Impressed by former UN Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki...
Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary
By MEG KINNARD, JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN J. COOPER
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina endorsed Donald Trump Friday ahead of next week’s New Hampshire primary, the latest sign the Republican party is rallying around the former president’s candidacy after his historic Iowa win.The decision marks a major...
Towns preparing for strong voter turnout on election day
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
With New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan predicting a statewide voter turnout of 873,357 for Tuesday’s presidential primary, former Bow select board member Eric Anderson is nervous the number of ballots provided to the town may be...
Analysis: Nikki Haley’s campaign message and the struggle of challenging Trump
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
Donald Trump, Nikki Haley frequently says, was the right person at the right time. Now, it’s time for a change.“Rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him,” she said of Trump during a CNN town hall at New England College in Henniker Thursday night ahead of...
Signs of discord: Political placard for Haley gets fouled by one for Trump
By RAY DUCKLER
At the corner of Murray Hill Road and Route 3A in the town of Hill, a campaign sign for Nikki Haley now stands for Donald Trump.In the Merrimack County town of about 1,000 residents, someone stopped at a sign that read “Independents for Nikki,” and...
Analysis: NH’s shifting population could shake up primary
By OLIVIA RICHARDSON
New research from the University of New Hampshire has found that the state’s voting population doesn’t look the same as it did in 2020.Kenneth Johnson, who led the study, said when people think of New Hampshire they might think of an aging population...
AP decision notes: What to expect in the NH primaries
By ROBERT YOON
WASHINGTON — The race for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations will converge in New Hampshire on Tuesday in the first primary election of the season — though on the Democratic side, the contest may count only for bragging rights.The...
As primary faces uncertain times, NH political leaders say there’s nothing else like it
By DAVID BROOKS
If you’re going to hold a love-fest for the New Hampshire presidential primary, you couldn’t do much better than Wednesday night’s session at St. Anselm College.For 90 minutes John Lynch, a Democrat, and John Sununu Sr., a Republican, who between them...
NH’s aging ballot scanners pose challenges. Problems could prompt conspiracy theories
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
New Hampshire’s aging ballot scanners pose challenges. Problems could prompt conspiracy theoriesWhen New Hampshire voters cast their ballots in Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primary, many will do so using scanners that are at least 15 years old — with...
Democratic drama, Biden write-ins promise a NH primary to remember
By ROBERT YOON
WASHINGTON — Is a New Hampshire primary without the frontrunner on the ballot and no delegates up for grabs still a New Hampshire primary? Depends on who you ask.On Tuesday, voters in the Granite State will once again help kick off the presidential...
Trump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling NH rally
By MICHELLE L. PRICE
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Dan Steele knows what a long day in court is like. So he was extra appreciative on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump journeyed to New Hampshire after spending the day in a New York courtroom, where he sat defiantly during...
How the Electoral College works in NH
By KENNETH TRAN
The Electoral College is a widely misunderstood and confusing institution for Americans. The big message is clear though: a candidate needs 270 electoral votes to become the President of the United States. New Hampshire possesses four of these...
Battle over school funding bills at the State House
By MICHAEL KITCH
While the House Education Committee spent two days last week wrestling with a handful of bills to address the funding of public schools, nearly everyone told lawmakers that schools are struggling to provide students the education opportunity and...
Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot
By DAVID SHARP and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado.Trump’s lawyers appealed in state court when Secretary...
AP source: DeSantis shifts campaign away from NH days before state’s primary
By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT
HAMPTON, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has decided to shift his presidential campaign away from New Hampshire just six days before the state’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary, a move that reflects his narrowing path to the 2024 GOP...
Study: One-fifth of potential NH primary voters weren’t able to vote in 2020
By DAVID BROOKS
About one-fifth of potential voters in next week’s presidential primary weren’t here in 2020 or couldn’t vote in the last primary, according to a UNH study, reflecting the fact that while New Hampshire’s population isn’t growing very fast, it is...
Another Republican debate is canceled after Haley says she’ll only participate if Trump does, too
By MEG KINNARD
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Another Republican presidential debate has been canceled after Nikki Haley’s refusal to participate in any forum that doesn’t also include former President Donald Trump, meaning that for the first time in years there will not be an...
Some NH residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis
By HOLLY RAMER
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Kristina Amyot’s life has drastically improved since the last New Hampshire primary, but she isn’t confident the current candidates will help others achieve the same success.Amyot, 36, spent more than half her life struggling with...
NH gets its turn after Trump’s big win in Iowa puts new pressure on Haley and DeSantis
By HOLLY RAMER, BILL BARROW and JEFFREY COLLINS
After Donald Trump’s record victory in the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire voters now get their turn to decide just how competitive the Republican nominating fight will be as the former president continues to dominate his party.Former U.N. Ambassador...
