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The New Hampshire presidential primary for the 2016 cycle will be held on February 9, 2016. When New Hampshire was more conservative and when the Northeast had more credibility in the South, this primary outcome nearly decided who the Republican Party nominee would be, as in 1980 when [[Ronald Reagan]] won this primary and then the nomination. But by 2000, [[George W. Bush]] lost this primary and yet still won the nomination. Some Southerners resent the preferences of the liberal Northeast today, and may seek to reject the candidate that New Hampshire endorses. | The New Hampshire presidential primary for the 2016 cycle will be held on February 9, 2016. When New Hampshire was more conservative and when the Northeast had more credibility in the South, this primary outcome nearly decided who the Republican Party nominee would be, as in 1980 when [[Ronald Reagan]] won this primary and then the nomination. But by 2000, [[George W. Bush]] lost this primary and yet still won the nomination. Some Southerners resent the preferences of the liberal Northeast today, and may seek to reject the candidate that New Hampshire endorses. | ||
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| + | New Hampshire is a must-win state for [[Donald Trump]], [[Jeb Bush]], and other fiscal conservatives, because social conservatives are likely to prevail in the [[Iowa caucuses]], the [[South Carolina primary]], and the [[SEC primary]]. | ||
Republican primary voters are not as socially [[conservative]] in New Hampshire as in the Midwest and the South, and New Hampshire has lost the enormous significance it once had in the Republican presidential nomination process. It does has a maverick streak, liking to reject a front-runner candidate in order to deliver an upset winner. [[John McCain]] won New Hampshire primary in both 2000 and 2008, reflecting the anti-tax, pro-veteran, independent leanings of the primary voters. "Independent voters make up about 40 percent of the Granite State's electorate. Registered party members can vote only in their own party's primaries, but Independents can vote in either. ... Although George Bush beat Sen. John McCain among registered Republicans, independents, who accounted for 41 percent of the total GOP turnout, handed McCain the win."<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/07/nh.guide/index.html</ref> | Republican primary voters are not as socially [[conservative]] in New Hampshire as in the Midwest and the South, and New Hampshire has lost the enormous significance it once had in the Republican presidential nomination process. It does has a maverick streak, liking to reject a front-runner candidate in order to deliver an upset winner. [[John McCain]] won New Hampshire primary in both 2000 and 2008, reflecting the anti-tax, pro-veteran, independent leanings of the primary voters. "Independent voters make up about 40 percent of the Granite State's electorate. Registered party members can vote only in their own party's primaries, but Independents can vote in either. ... Although George Bush beat Sen. John McCain among registered Republicans, independents, who accounted for 41 percent of the total GOP turnout, handed McCain the win."<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/07/nh.guide/index.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:25, August 27, 2015
The New Hampshire presidential primary for the 2016 cycle will be held on February 9, 2016. When New Hampshire was more conservative and when the Northeast had more credibility in the South, this primary outcome nearly decided who the Republican Party nominee would be, as in 1980 when Ronald Reagan won this primary and then the nomination. But by 2000, George W. Bush lost this primary and yet still won the nomination. Some Southerners resent the preferences of the liberal Northeast today, and may seek to reject the candidate that New Hampshire endorses.
New Hampshire is a must-win state for Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and other fiscal conservatives, because social conservatives are likely to prevail in the Iowa caucuses, the South Carolina primary, and the SEC primary.
Republican primary voters are not as socially conservative in New Hampshire as in the Midwest and the South, and New Hampshire has lost the enormous significance it once had in the Republican presidential nomination process. It does has a maverick streak, liking to reject a front-runner candidate in order to deliver an upset winner. John McCain won New Hampshire primary in both 2000 and 2008, reflecting the anti-tax, pro-veteran, independent leanings of the primary voters. "Independent voters make up about 40 percent of the Granite State's electorate. Registered party members can vote only in their own party's primaries, but Independents can vote in either. ... Although George Bush beat Sen. John McCain among registered Republicans, independents, who accounted for 41 percent of the total GOP turnout, handed McCain the win."[1]
Independents are allowed to vote in the Republican primary, which can yield a more moderate result than if it were Republicans only. In 2000, a flood of Independents voting in the Republican primary carried John McCain to an upset victory over eventual nominee George W. Bush, and relegated Steve Forbes to a distant third place without any subsequent chance of winning the nomination. But John McCain's military combat record gave him an advantage with Independents in New Hampshire that almost no current presidential candidate has.
This is a must-win state for Jeb Bush in 2016, given that he is unlikely to do well in the Iowa caucuses the week prior.
Polling
In a new poll released August 11, 2015, Donald Trump has a commanding lead with 18%. The runners-up, in this order, are Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, and Ted Cruz.[2]
History
In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the New Hampshire primary that carried him to the nomination by the Republican Party for president. That was typical influence by New Hampshire during that era. But in 2012, Newt Gingrich finished a distant third in New Hampshire with only 14% of the vote, and yet won the South Carolina primary only eleven days later.