New Hampshire has a proud history for being the first in the Nation gauge for who is who in the Presidential election cycle. This process goes back to 1916 when people were not voting directly for the candidates but for delegates for the National Convention. Then in 1949 Richard Upton decided to make the primary more meaningful by passing legislation allowing the people to vote directly for the candidates instead of for delegates.
In 1952, the first true primary was started when just under 43% of New Hampshire voters first casted their votes. Later in 1977, delegate’s names were removed from the ballots and a law enacted that to ensure that New Hampshire remained the first in the nation primary state. This in turn made the voice of the people to have a direct vote, thus the “first in the nation primary” unlike a caucuses.
Voters in New Hampshire are considered independent voters, therefore can be seen as a great gauge for the nations thinking process of who is best. Unlike other parts of the country such as the liberal west coast, social conservative south and other areas of the Country that all have certain political interest, New Hampshire tends to have a true mix of social and economic conservatives.
Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming first in the nation primary as we explore more history of this great event, watch who’s running and provide some insight on the candidates.
Monday, February 7, 2011
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