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Article: Why underdogs look to New Hampshire; George W. Bush has a big lead in Iowa, so some Republicans are turning.(USA)(Inside Politics - Not Iowa)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- December 7, 1999
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Last August, while Iowa basked in the national spotlight of its well-attended Republican straw poll, New Hampshirites quietly grumbled that they were losing their primacy in shaping the field of presidential candidates.
Not only did Iowa's straw poll lead to the early departure of some candidates from the race, but the state's nominating caucuses - the first real test of candidates of the 2000 race, to be held Jan. 24 - also looked to be an early shaper of the GOP field.
Now that calculation has changed, and New Hampshire - which holds its first-in-the-nation primary election Feb. 1 - is stealing a march on the Hawkeye State.
The reason: ...