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New Hampshire Primary Day 2020
The First-in-the-Nation primary in New Hampshire kicked off to light snowfall this morning. I spent an hour in Wolfeboro holding a Trump sign and lost count of the number of thumbs up I got after about 30 seconds. The only other sign holders there were for Buttigieg, the picture of me below was taken by one of them in a quid pro quo arrangement (I took a picture of them in exchange).
I then headed to neighboring Alton where I met representatives Mark Meadows and Mike Johnson. Here I am with Mark:
And here’s Mike speaking with my state representative, Glenn Cordelli:
Turnout in both locations seemed pretty steady. We’ll see later tonight how many Republican ballots were cast, but anecdotally it seems like Trump voters are turning out to show their support even though there’s no serious competition (as is ordinary for an incumbent president).
In Wolfeboro, I did have one older woman, with purple streaks in her hair, ask me why I was supporting Trump (with a sense of incredulity). So I told her that my most important issues are national security, taxes, and abortion, and that from my perspective he had delivered on those issues. She didn’t agree, and cited her 90-year-old mother, a lifelong Republican, saying in 2016 that Trump would be awful.
I said that was a perfectly fine opinion to have but I disagreed. She seemed a bit flabbergasted when she asked me if I was proud of Trump and I said yes. “Would you say that to a visitor from another country?” She asked. I said, “Yes. But first of all, I don’t care what people in other countries think.” She finally got tired of me not admitting that Trump was awful and she was right and said she didn’t have time to stand around talking and she had to go home. Then she spent 15 minutes talking to the Buttigieg supporters. 🤣
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Thanks for the update Max. Terrific pictures.
See you in the live chat! Here’s to a great day.
I’ve met plenty of people like that.
See, despite political differences Americans can find common ground on some things.
Just got back from voting.
That’s 17 options! 🤣
Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name. Except for that last guy. Not sure what’s up with that.
We all quid pro quo now. 🤪
What? No Vermin Supreme?
That’s an awful lot of Republican candidates. Who the hell are these folks?
That said, it’s dwarfed by the number of Democrat candidates.
Time Magazine: In New Hampshire, Democratic Voters Are Paralyzed by Fear of Making the Wrong Choice:
I have never considered this pride in a president thing. If a plumber came to my house and fixed my toilet, I would be thankful and maybe recommend him to a neighbor, but I would not be “proud” of him. Why would it matter? I just want effective. Romney was handsome and gentle and smart and polite, but ineffective and unprincipled.
Pretty cool Max. Here’s a thumbs up from me. 👍
I would tell her I would be less proud if my vote/actions led to Hillary being elected.
Did you have a hahd time findin’ a pahkin’ spot? My sistah, up in Laconia, a Democrat, said it was cleeah sailin’ up theyah; no lines a-tall. That says somethin’, don’t it?
Thank you Max for standing out there in the cold with your sign. Ricochet is proud of you!
Expect a subpoena from the House Intelligence Committee.
I’m in for Zoltan!
So who is President R. Boddie? Is it a he or a she? Was the given name, President?
My understanding is that Laconia, like all “cities” (technically Laconia is a city) is a Democrat stronghold. So the low turn out sounds like a good thing to me!
No, I parked across the street from the Wolfeboro town hall, where the voting takes place. No trouble a’tall!
Hm. Maybe the names are printed in random order in each municipality? I did get a kick out of Mr. Boddie’s first name, and laughed out loud in the voting booth.
Vermin’s running as a Libertarian this year (he runs in a different party’s primary each cycle). And he’s got competition in the hat department.
What a crowd!
They’re around the corner!!
Would it have killed you to wear a Ricochet hat? Even for a few minutes?
I’ve seen longer lines in front of an Olive Garden.
Saratoga and Troy NY both have presidential candidates on the Democrat side? Wha-huh?
I guess there’s no need to call out the National Guard for crowd control.
Is Jennifer a Warren supporter now? I used to read her column when she was a conservative.
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… I don’t have a Ricochet hat.
When was that?
@ejhill I need a Ricochet hat.
What about General Zod? Was he not on the ballot? Wow, he’s gonna be mad!
2013. She was a guest on Ricochet Podcast #170 The Flat Heads.