New Hampshire Ready to Defend Its Primary Position

Josh Putnam: “But in New Hampshire, how the state plays the game of primary defense is a bit different. For all of the talk of the state parties and what they may do in maintaining the status quo, the decision on the presidential primary date ultimately lies with Secretary of State Bill Gardner (D).”

“State law places the presidential primary date-setting power squarely in Gardner’s domain and he has been adept over the last nearly half century in waiting out all challengers and scheduling the Granite state primary at the front of the queue.