A Primary Leader?
December 2, 2007 at 10:28 pm
As most political junkies know by now, the Manchester Union Leader Sunday endorsed John McCain for president.
How important is the newspaper’s endorsement to determining the winner of the New Hampshire primary?
Here’s a recent history:
1972 — endorsed John Ashbrook (did not win the NH primary)
1976 — endorsed Ronald Reagan (did not win the NH primary)
1980 — endorsed Ronald Reagan (won the NH primary)
1988 — endorsed Pete DuPont (did not win the NH primary)
1992 — endorsed Pat Buchanan (did not win the NH primary)
1996 — endorsed Pat Buchanan (won the NH primary)
2000 — endorsed Steve Forbes (did not win the NH primary — John McCain did)
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richarda said,
December 2, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
I agreed with every one of their prior endorsements.
BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!