The Pulse of New Hampshire on Primary Day

[joshwriting]

I was on the streets of Nashua, NH, all day and I was thrilled by the energy in the populous for the vote. I was working on "Get Out the Vote" activities, and talked with voters for pretty much all of the top candidates there and staffers for several of them.

The weather was amazing. The turnout was even more amazing. I loved talking with the young people - 16 to 24 - who were from all over the country, canvassing for Clinton, for Obama, for Paul...

One of the more amazing things was having more than 50% of the Republican voters expressing discontent or even anger with the President and with what their party has been doing.

Another was the collegiality among the staffers for the various Democratic candidates. "We are all in this together" was a quote I heard repeatedly, rather than the vitriolic divide I have heard in so many prior primaries.

The results are interesting so far. But the pulse of the people is what excites me about this primary day.

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[ratesjul.livejournal.com]

*smiles*

[beccal.livejournal.com]

Writing from the bosom of (reddest red) Ohio: I miss New England.