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Stranglehold: Inside the latest fight over New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stand on stage at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia, with DNC chair Jaime Harrson, right.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stand on stage at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia, with DNC chair Jaime Harrson, right.

NHPR’s Stranglehold podcast is back with an update: It looks like New Hampshire’s lock on the way we pick presidents could be losing its grip.

The Democratic Party changed its presidential nominating calendar to give Black and Latino voters more sway in the process. But New Hampshire isn’t backing down.

NHPR’s Jack Rodolico explains how this sets up a major test of the stranglehold and its power. Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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