Story Archives of 'Primary Place'

Turnout on primary day is, in the words of one state official, huge. At some polls, the number of votes cast before noon matched the total for the entire day in the last primary. When the polls opened in Exeter at 7 a.m., New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg was there and has this report.

The results of the Iowa caucuses reshuffled the political deck in both the Republican and Democratic races. Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is now in New Hampshire with a decisive win under his belt; Democrat Barack Obama has moved to frontrunner status, with all the benefits and problems that come with that.

In four days New Hampshire voters will have their chance to validate the judgment of Iowans, or to counter that assessment with a different pecking order of their own.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has been talking to voters in Exeter today. Exeter is the focus town in our Primary Place series. He describes how Exeter voters are reacting to Iowa to NHPR's Xenia Piaseckyj.

In the course of this primary, some candidates passing through Exeter have offered to sit down with New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg for a brief interview. Exeter is the focus of our Primary Place series and is also the epicenter of our citizen media web site, Primary Place Online.

Just before Christmas, Jon asked the members of Primary Place Online to submit their questions for Democrat Barack Obama. People of all political stripes responded. The first question Jon put to to the candidate came from a Republican who asked -- how could Obama provide for the security of the US and prevent another international catastrophy when he has no foreign relations experience. Obama challlenged the premise behind the question.

As the New Hampshire primary draws near, the candidates know that this is the time of greatest uncertainty. Campaigns are won or lost based on what happens in the final weeks.

In Exeter, New Hampshire, the town we’ve been following in our series Primary Place, voters find themselves at the center of an ever growing effort to win their affections.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more.

Hillary Clinton drops by Exeter's Loaf and Ladle restaurant and talks for a few minutes with New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg. Their conversation was guided in part by questions submitted by Exeter residents.