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Oh, blue Hampshire! New Hampshire will be, as usual, the site of the first presidential primary in 2008. Is it significant that in the elections of this past November, Democrats ruled in this Republican stronghold?(POLITICS)

The New American

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In a last look at last November's election results, we caution readers that each area of the country has its own voting idiosyncrasies, its own reason for voting for a specific candidate or political party. Generally speaking, in voting out the Republicans in congressional races across the country, voters were not rejecting conservatism but the failed policies of George W. Bush, particularly his Iraq policy. But other issues, including local issues, also applied. Take New Hampshire, where, as usual, the first presidential primary will be held.

The Granite State, that rugged Republican stronghold tucked in among liberal Massachusetts, "crunchy granola" Vermont, and ...

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