Hubble politics
The universe of candidates in New Hampshire just keeps expanding
David M. Shribman. Executive editor of the Post-Gazette
Sunday, December 10, 2006
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. -- "Just how many presidential candidates can you shove into one tiny state?
New Hampshire crowded in eight candidates in 1972 (nine, if you count the comedian Pat Paulsen, who got 1,211 votes). There were 10 in 1976 (when President Gerald R. Ford defeated Gov. Ronald Reagan by 1,587 votes). Last time around, in 2004, seven Democrats campaigned in New Hampshire (President Bush had no significant opposition in his drive to renomination that year)."
