Buzz has fueled up the VW Microbus and we're off to New Hampshire to see for ourselves. This is the third New Hampshire Presidential Primary for Buzz and me, and it may be the most exciting yet. We look to a recent poll of likely New Hampshire Democratic voters that found 62 % would rather see a giant meteor hit the Earth and wipe out human existence than see President Donald Trump re-elected on November 3rd as proof of the enthusiasm.
Recent polls in New Hampshire have shown Mayor Pete on the rise and Biden dropping like the face of the Old Man of the Mountain. The Boston Globe/Suffolk University daily tracking poll has seen Mayor Pete rise from eight percent to 22 percent in the past week. The same poll showed Biden drop from 24 percent to 10. Other polls show similar trends.
Senator Bernie Sanders, who won the 2016 Democratic primary in New Hampshire over Hillary Clinton by 22 points seems to have a ceiling and a floor in not only New Hampshire but across the country, especially with multiple candidates in the race. Mayor Pete has risen in the numbers apparently by grabbing former Biden supporters. Sanders's support has remained pretty steady over the last few months in New Hampshire.
Both primaries (the Republican and Democratic) are contested, with 33 candidates on the Democratic side and 17 on the Republican side. Most of these candidates will only get a handful of votes statewide, and most of them are and will remain political unknowns. The requirements to get on the New Hampshire Presidential Primary ballot is to file a "declaration of candidacy" and pay a $1000 fee. Unfortunately, our good friend Vermin Supreme will grace neither the Republican or Democratic ballot this year. He's running in 2020 as a Libertarian. We hope to see him in New Hampshire.
Watch for entries as our trip begins. See you in the Granite State.
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