This year marks the 100th anniversary of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. But some have criticized the tradition, along with Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus, saying no one state (or two) should have such a prominent role in picking the president. Others say the two primarily white and rural states are not representative of the country as a whole and have undue influence on how the rest of the nation votes. The Iowa caucus’ early place was further questioned because of the disaster in reporting its results this week. Meanwhile, N.H. officials held a press conference Thursday to say they are confident the Granite State will have no such problems.
This week’s Tele-Talk question: Should New Hampshire continue to hold the first-in-the-nation presidential primary?
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