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Article: NEW HAMPSHIRE: BIG SPOTLIGHT ON A TINY STATE
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
- Article date:
- February 20, 1996
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CAROLINE BREWER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-20-1996
NEW HAMPSHIRE: BIG SPOTLIGHT ON A TINY STATE
by CAROLINE BREWER
Date: 02-20-1996, Tuesday
Section: OPINION
Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
IT IS a tiny state, with a tiny population. Its voters keep their
minds tightly focused on a tiny agenda. Yet the power New Hampshire
wields in the most important political contest in the United States is
legendary and troublesome.
In many ways, New Hampshire is an American extreme. It is one of
just a few states in which more voters are registered as Republican than
Democrat.
It is a state that has no income or sales taxes -- just property.
While the ...