According to the Brookings Institution , while New Hampshire has held this position since , it was only in , when Richard F. Upon, the speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives at the time, passed a law that allowed New Hampshire citizens to vote for presidential candidates directly instead of selecting local delegates for the convention , that the state gained prominence for its role in presidential politics.
After the Truman administration faltered amid political scandals and the strain of the Korean War, his loss of the New Hampshire primary drove him to withdraw from the race. When General Dwight D. Just as Iowa is predominantly white, New Hampshire is Lots of times. Historically, Iowa has been an especially significant predictor for Democrats since , when the fallout of the convention protests resulted in voters getting more say in the primary process.
According to the Des Moines Register , from the election on, only two Democrats have been nominated without a win in Iowa Michael Dukakis in and Bill Clinton in In , presumed front-runner Howard Dean placed third in Iowa; his infamous scream in a speech that followed tanked his campaign. What was so special about the primary? The first presidential contest under the new law took place in , and the contest that year proved to be both popular and significant.
In New Hampshire, voter turnout doubled from the election. The media also covered the campaign extensively, bringing national attention to New Hampshire and to the primary itself.
Supporters of General Dwight D. He neither visited New Hampshire during the presidential primary nor did anything to participate in the campaign, and he was not expected to win. His backers just wanted to see if the public was interested in his candidacy. The favored Republican candidate, Senator Robert Taft from Ohio, campaigned personally in New Hampshire, and the media routinely reported that he was far ahead in the polls. For the Democrats, there were also two main contenders vying for the nomination.
All eyes turned to President Harry Truman, who had not yet committed to run for another term in part because of his low approval ratings. Both parties were in for a surprise on election day. Traditions of the New Hampshire Primary. What primary traditions have developed in New Hampshire, and why are they important?
In the years since the primary, a number of New Hampshire traditions have developed—some fun and quirky, others deeply important to the electoral process. Why do these traditions matter? They show how much New Hampshire values every vote and how an election can turn on the decisions of ordinary voters.
The Power of Retail Politics : New Hampshire is a small state, making it relatively easy for candidates to interact personally with voters. Candidates can travel around the state effectively in only a few days and connect with voters, many of whom are less interested in stump speeches and more interested in having a dialog with those seeking the presidency.
Retail politics, in which candidates try to sell themselves to the voters by interacting with them personally, rose to popularity in the s.
All of these venues allow voters a great deal of access to candidates. Granite Staters pride themselves on this vetting of candidates; the candidates themselves, rather than relying on their staff, have to think on their feet and confront the problems of ordinary Americans.
Ultimately, this New Hampshire primary tradition forces candidates to talk about the issues and concerns the people want to talk about and not what their campaign advisors tell them is their strong suit. The Rise of the Underdogs : New Hampshire voters are historically independent in their thinking. Although front-runners get lots of attention, Granite Staters are also receptive to learning more about the underdogs—the people who enter the race without a lot of money or backing by party leaders.
Voters have a chance to make a real assessment of political promise because, in the first primary, the field of candidates is wide open. It has also led to some big upsets over the years. The first was in , when President Harry Truman decided not to run for re-election after he lost the New Hampshire primary. President Lyndon B. Johnson came to the same conclusion in ; he won the New Hampshire primary but by such a narrow margin that he decided he lacked the support to win the general election.
The Boston Globe : " Kill the tradition: N. It is a tradition that has endured for the century since, and will repeat on Feb. But this year, we are holding our endorsement of a Democratic presidential candidate until after the New Hampshire primary. NBC News : " Dixville Notch keeps its historic place for the New Hampshire primary " -- "After months of suspense and uncertainty, the first-in-the-nation midnight voting tradition in Dixville Notch will continue for the primary.
Now we're down to five, and this is the smallest we've ever gotten. But it almost didn't happen this year, after Dixville Notch nearly missed the minimum threshold for residents of voting eligibility to be deemed a township. Election officials mandated that the town must have five residents to fill the state-required positions to oversee an election.
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