Three reporters just walked the line for Biden...

[brooklynite]

...desperately searching for a New Hampshire voter (lots of political tourists)

[democratisphere]

1. Iowa and New Hampshire are of little consequence in the

America primary voting picture.

[Garrett78]

13. History says otherwise.

It's one thing to say we shouldn't have caucuses and that we shouldn't start with 2 states that lack diversity. I agree on both points.

It's another thing to refute the outsized influence those 2 states have. People on DU who keep doing that are either brand new to politics or deep in denial. Some like to point to '92, because that was the (only) year when the eventual nominee lost both IA and NH. What they fail to point out is that IA was essentially nullified that year by there being an Iowan in the race, and that Bill Clinton was propelled forward precisely because of how well he did in NH and the resulting "comeback kid" narrative.

Outside the DU bubble, evidence points to the Biden campaign being very concerned right now.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. And the winner of the NH primary in 1992 was from neighboring Massachusetts.

[Garrett78]

16. Yep. Clinton was essentially the winner in NH in '92.

Biden finishing a strong 2nd in NH would be a significant victory for him.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. I'm pulling for Joe but I'm afraid and saddened it's not to be

He is a mensch.

[treestar]

31. That history is over

This election is a part of history on its own.

[bluewater]

2. A bit cryptic and jargonistic... "walked the line"?

Is that inside political operative speak?

[PatSeg]

4. I'm not sure what he/she is saying

[highplainsdem]

6. People waiting in line to see Biden at a NH event. Apparently many were from out of state,

which does NOT surprise me on a weekend, considering how small NH is and how close it is to Boston.

[PatSeg]

12. Okay, that makes sense

Southern New Hampshire is very close to Boston. We get a lot of Massachusetts people come to rallies. I went to two Obama rallies in 2012, one in Nashua and the other in Concord. We saw a lot of Massachusetts license plates. Someone on TV last night said, that southern New Hampshire is like a suburb of Boston.

Nashua rally, October 2012.



Great memories! Just had to share

[brooklynite]

29. Se're from NY; people next to us were from California

[PatSeg]

30. That makes sense

When I lived in Chicago, people came from Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana for all kinds of events.

I also lived in California and people there went to Nevada often, so I can imagine them going for political rallies.

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. I'm guessing they meant walking along the handshake line, or people waiting to

get in to a rally or such.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. This

[bluewater]

18. .

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. I loved the collaboration between Dylan and Johnny Cash

[bluewater]

23. Johnny's later recordings were an amazing reminder of his talent.

Poignant and personal work of a man staring mortality in its face.

Thanks for sharing,

[brooklynite]

22. There's a line to get in...

Reporters walk up and down doing interviews (preferably with actual voters). I’ve done interviews with the Christian Science Monitor and ail Posto.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Joe's campaign is in serious trouble.

That being said it is a cause for sadness, not celebration. He dutifully served a beloved president.

[UniteFightBack]

8. If you cared so much you'd be supporting him instead of undecided. You should reserve your

statement until some black people weigh in on who should be our nominee.

REMEMBER THEM? Good job that dump did taking out his chief competition in the swing states.
Joe will run away with them...that is reason enough to rally behind him..

BUT NO...that's NOT GOOD ENOUGH for some people. BEATING DUMPS ASS in the swing states isn't good enough for some people. Unreal.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. I love Joe. I think he's a great guy and more importantly a decent guy.

I just think his campaign is in serious trouble. I hope to be proven wrong.

[Kentonio]

28. Winning substantial support from the black community is hugely important

They form a substantial and vital part of our voter base. But to be a realistic candidate for the nomination you need to win over white and Latino voters too.

This was 2016:

[UniteFightBack]

5. The OP is saying that there are a lot of out of towners. nt

[still_one]

9. No link etc. let me guess, I will now see bragging about his massive political connections

[bluewater]

11. Be nice.

I enjoy getting a peak inside the various campaigns provided by an active DUer.

[Kingofalldems]

17. Obscene attack on a good Democrat.

[Green Line]

21. That's not surprising

I live near Boston and thought about going, I'm sure there are lots of Mass people there

[Peacetrain]

24. Ah jeez, you are all worried about Joe again

okay..

[LakeArenal]

27. Yes. Very worried.

[George II]

25. Just what does that mean? Is Johnny Cash up in New Hampshire?

[LakeArenal]

26. Using the word "desperately" is an opinion

And those words are used by anti-Biden folks.