New Hampshire Primary

Voters might be heading to the polls, but school is out for most New Hampshire kids today. NHPR’s Jason Moon and Lauren Chooljian swung by the Seacoast ArtSpot in Portsmouth where their day camp was full of little artists with big ideas about the kind of leader this country needs.

We asked, you answered.

NHPR is your trusted source for coverage of New Hampshire’s Democratic and Republican primaries. Stay with New Hampshire Public Radio after you cast your vote on Tuesday, Jan. 23 as we track returns coming in around the state, and hear from voters throughout New Hampshire.

Legal scholars are debating whether the 14th amendment could disqualify former President Donald Trump from appearing on the presidential primary ballot in New Hampshire. The state Attorney General and Secretary of State haven’t taken a position.

The UNH survey poll taken this month shows New Hampshire voters in both parties are engaged.

Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism of his chief rival during a visit to Iowa.

"The DNC has handed New Hampshire Republicans a salient political attack to use against both state and national Democrats," New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley wrote.

New demands from the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee threw into question whether New Hampshire will have approval to be in the top five nominating states at all, let alone to go first in the nation.

In fact, Republican voters and local officials in three of the states that matter most in presidential politics — Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina — believe the soon-to-be-unemployed congresswoman has little path to relevancy in a 2024 presidential primary, never mind a path to victory.

Representatives from Iowa and New Hampshire argue that small states let all candidates — not just well-funded ones — connect personally with voters, and that losing their slots could advantage Republicans in congressional races. The GOP has already decided to keep Iowa starting its 2024 presidential nominating cycle.