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Article: DON'T TRASH QUAINT' POLITICAL FOLKS OF IOWA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.(OPINION)(Column)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2003
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Byline: David S. Broder
Anyone who covers politics for any substantial period comes to love the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire. The states that host the first delegate-selection caucuses and the first delegate-picking presidential primary are home to some of the nicest, most hospitable people in the world. They endure endless questioning by reporters and pollsters without complaint. They ply you with food and drink. And most important, they take their responsibilities as the nation's screeners of White House talent very seriously, so they listen closely to the candidates and subject them to rigorous scrutiny.
The typical audience of high school students in either ...