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Barack Obama is arguably the first African American candidate to have a real shot of winning the presidency.

But to get to the White House, the Illinois Senator first must do well in New Hampshire and Iowa, the third and fifth whitest states in the land.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports it’s not clear if Obama’s ethnicity is an advantage, a disadvantage or completely irrelevant.

Even though no date has been officially set, you can’t help but notice that there’s primary fever in the Granite state. The candidates visits have become more frequent, their jabs at each other more sharp and official endorsements have become a daily occurrence. Meanwhile all eyes are watching Michigan who holds the final move before Granite State makes their date official. Today we’ll look at the big news, and less talked about stories of the New Hampshire Primary.

Guests

• Jon Greenberg, NHPR’s Executive Editor and curator of Primary Place Online
• Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Political science at the University of New Hampshire and author of the GraniteProf political blog

*Note: Delaware Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden was scheduled to join us for today's show, but had to cancel due to having to return to Washington, D.C. for a Senate vote. We hope to reschedule him for the near future.*

Campaigning in New Hampshire, Democrat Hillary Clinton said her rivals are stepping up their criticism, because she's winning the race.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.