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105. You are exactly right

Fri May 22, 2015, 04:10 PM

May 2015

in that she barely managed to hang on by her fingernails against a relative unknown. The college age voters and independents virtually deserted her. Her tearful performance at the café in Portsmouth bought her a bit of cred but that will be a difficult stunt to repeat.

Politics is a blood sport in New Hampshire. Candidates are able to be more intimate with voters, New Hampshire is a small state with informed voters and the small house party is stock in trade. Independents are free to declare and vote in New Hampshire primaries on primary day then un enrolling immediately after to maintain their independent status.

I would watch for further erosion in Hillary's poll numbers here. NH leads things off. It may seem early to some but not so much here in NH. Someone has to go first. NH offers a very compact, (relatively) inexpensive venue with an informed and motivated voting populace. In many ways it sets the tone for what is to follow but it is by no means a guarantee. (see 2008)

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Hillary Clinton�s scripted campaign is starting to make New Hampshire mad [View all] cali May 2015 OP

karl rove thanks you for your help Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #1

Boom. Kingofalldems May 2015 #18

These daily Hillary sucks diaries leftynyc May 2015 #35

Don't read them then. That is what I am doing during this whole primary fight - I ignore most of jwirr May 2015 #45

Do you remember how we felt about all of Ws invitation only events? How are these different? jwirr May 2015 #43

Different team jersey? GoneFishin May 2015 #55

I'm thinking the jersey may be a different color but is still the same design. n/t A Simple Game May 2015 #64

Why are you so afraid of Karl Rove? frylock May 2015 #46

dont recall saying i was afraid of him he just doesnt need the left doing his work for him Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #59

Desperate much? arcane1 May 2015 #53

Kind of like how Hillary thanked Kissinger for all of his guidance while SOS? Quackers May 2015 #62

I could pull out the many photos of people like Carter, Nelson Mandela etc talking to Kissinger KittyWampus May 2015 #72

Oh but I would, actually. Quackers May 2015 #82

What she supposed to say? Agschmid May 2015 #86

So, at first,I didn't care about what she really said, Quackers May 2015 #91

First I'm a Bernie supporter... Agschmid May 2015 #93

It was way more than polite conversation. Quackers May 2015 #94

"Personal advisor"...! Agschmid May 2015 #99

Here's where your logic is flawed Quackers May 2015 #100

Skinner supports Hillary. Agschmid May 2015 #102

I know he does. Quackers May 2015 #103

That "see? I'm somebody!" look is the same one she closeupready May 2015 #97

When Is the New Hampshire Primary Election? MineralMan May 2015 #2

If it's quickly forgotten why is she going there? Autumn May 2015 #4

She's going there for the same reason she's going to Iowa. MineralMan May 2015 #8

Small closed groups. Yes Autumn May 2015 #11

Exactly. That's the current thing she's doing. MineralMan May 2015 #14

I think one of the biggest mistakes was just how early she jumped into the campaign. All of what jwirr May 2015 #50

So far it's all happening on a similar schedule to the last primary. Agschmid May 2015 #87

Well then why is everyone yelling about how long it is to the first primary? jwirr May 2015 #89

Not sure... Agschmid May 2015 #90

Yes, they really do. I of course was trying to ask why Hillary chose to do these private meeting to jwirr May 2015 #92

I think the theme is pretty much self explanatory and it's origins of origination are as old as Wash. state Desk Jet May 2015 #81

How you introduce yourself- or reintroduce yourself- to voters cali May 2015 #7

I see. Well, you live closer to NH than I do, so you'd know best. MineralMan May 2015 #12

I don't know about Iowa but in NH, big rallies aren't nearly as important cali May 2015 #19

Iowa's much the same, since it's a caucus state. MineralMan May 2015 #21

You are correct. But in Iowa I went to caucuses and no one in them had ever met the candidate. jwirr May 2015 #56

Well, Senator Sanders is beginning his NH campaign, too. MineralMan May 2015 #60

Once one jumped in this early then the rest needed to follow. Especially those who do not have jwirr May 2015 #67

You've got me beat. So far I've only shaken hands with a president' 1monster May 2015 #77

I had no idea she was in NH Dem2 May 2015 #15

February 9th. It's not that far away. jeff47 May 2015 #16

Yes, exactly. MineralMan May 2015 #20

Nope. Bernie held the traditional open NH house party cali May 2015 #23

OK. You don't think he's meeting privately with MineralMan May 2015 #28

not to my knowledge. couldn't find any mention of it when I googled. cali May 2015 #39

I'm not puzzled at all by this. MineralMan May 2015 #42

. It's those small private meeting that don't appeal to voters there cali May 2015 #49

Yes, well, OK, cali. MineralMan May 2015 #54

Problem with keeping it "pre-scripted" like this is you only get people jeff47 May 2015 #26

Well, this early in any campaign, those loyal supporters MineralMan May 2015 #37

"neither will be open to the public" Would that be the public that she is striving to Autumn May 2015 #3

that's how they run the party: you put votes into a system designed to block anything MisterP May 2015 #74

Wooooooo, an OPed that says NH is mad at Hillary! boston bean May 2015 #5

yes, but you know what they say about first impressions cali May 2015 #10

Is that the same as being against NAFTA before she was for and then against it again? Exilednight May 2015 #96

That much money doesn't know how to be personal. Orsino May 2015 #6

LOL NH needs to suck it up. nt DURHAM D May 2015 #9

And who has an unscripted campaign? liberal N proud May 2015 #13

Campaign you say? Kingofalldems May 2015 #17

It's irrelevant. Unless they work for Bernie's campaign, it is irrelevant. morningfog May 2015 #48

I don't think he would disapprove, as long as they had weight in policy decisions. n/t Exilednight May 2015 #101

Well. That lines up with her declining poll numbers here. bunnies May 2015 #22

So people are paying attention is NH? cali May 2015 #24

Oh, definitely. bunnies May 2015 #36

I confess, NH voters sense of entitlement irritates me, but on the upside cali May 2015 #41

I completely understand the irritation. bunnies May 2015 #63

Are these much different than her national numbers? Dem2 May 2015 #31

For Hillary? Definitely. bunnies May 2015 #38

Yes, I see that Bernie, once added to the poll, took away support from her Dem2 May 2015 #40

I live here. In NH. bunnies May 2015 #61

Fascinating Dem2 May 2015 #78

The one where you told me your poll was more indicative of what was going on in NH? bunnies May 2015 #80

Where I pointed out that Warren was skewing the poll and that Bernie wasn't included until recently? Dem2 May 2015 #83

Then you'd know how stupid it is to call Hillary's meeting w/NH families as "impersonal" KittyWampus May 2015 #108

Its impersonal unless youre one of the select few. bunnies May 2015 #110

It's time Huffpost removes Elizabeth Warren from the polls OnlinePoker May 2015 #73

agreed. nt bunnies May 2015 #75

Wow, Bernie's numbers are up again! Rising steadily since Jan. sabrina 1 May 2015 #57

Smuttynose Brewery in NH JaneyVee May 2015 #25

Hillary won NH last time. I'm pretty sure she knows how this works. NYC Liberal May 2015 #27

hey, I'm not concerned. I'm glad. It gives Bernie and O'Malley cali May 2015 #30

Oh I'll bet she does even better this time around. NYC Liberal May 2015 #98

You are exactly right newblewtoo May 2015 #105

Well, you are certainly indefatigable, I'll give you that. 11 Bravo May 2015 #29

hey, when you've got to spend most of the day cali May 2015 #33

"I won't vote for Clinton and I think she should run her campaign MY way!!!" brooklynite May 2015 #32

nah, I like her running a campaign that's perceived as scripted cali May 2015 #34

It's perceived as "scripted" by the Nashua Telegraph. LOL! KittyWampus May 2015 #109

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I suggest, dear new poster, that you cease calling me a troll. cali May 2015 #65

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you flat out called me a troll in another thread. Deny that and you would be telling a cali May 2015 #84

It's out if line to call someone a troll. Agschmid May 2015 #88

Well Cali, the Nashua Telegraph haz a sad cuz Hillary will only do a brief interview and you think KittyWampus May 2015 #107

Bored journalist writes laughable article BeyondGeography May 2015 #47

So this C&P is based on a single editorial from a local NH paper procon May 2015 #51

NH needs to chill out. hrmjustin May 2015 #52

Wow! Gamecock Lefty May 2015 #66

Hilary is meeting with voters to discuss THEIR priorities perdita9 May 2015 #68

LOL ibewlu606 May 2015 #69

And yet another stupid "Hillary won't talk to the press" thread. Cause that's exactly what this is. KittyWampus May 2015 #71

The daily scripts of who Hillary is making mad is making others mad. It does not help Bernie, only Thinkingabout May 2015 #76

Only on the tribal DU. morningfog May 2015 #79

Hillary Clinton's 2016 Campaign Kickoff Will Look a Lot Like Her 2000 Senate Run justiceischeap May 2015 #85

Jury results, post #70 Lancero May 2015 #95

New Hampshire was mad at me once. KMOD May 2015 #104

The entire state!? What DID you DO this time!? Rex May 2015 #111

I'll send you a pm. KMOD May 2015 #112

Good idea! It also could piss off New York, Maine! Rex May 2015 #113

The entire state or just parts of it!? Rex May 2015 #106