win on a write-in.”Ī Biden campaign aide said the president and his team would abide by any DNC sanctions against candidates who break the rules, but didn’t clarify whether that means they would campaign in New Hampshire or not.īiden’s absence in the Granite State could jeopardize Democrats in down-ballot races, Kuster said. Even if Biden isn’t on the ballot, Kuster said he’d “probably. I think he should be on the ballot in New Hampshire. “ What I’ve said to the president twice directly now is I think he should come. Or he would have to skip the state he carried by 8 points in the 2020 general election, despite finishing fifth in its Democratic primary.
He could break the rules and be on the ballot there.
If New Hampshire goes rogue and goes first, that puts Biden in an awkward spot. They spent months railing publicly and privately against the president and the Democratic National Committee, which backed up Biden’s plan.Īnd they’re on track to blow the DNC’s June deadline to change the law that requires New Hampshire to hold its presidential primary a week before any other state, because Republicans who control the Legislature and governor’s office won’t do it. Leading New Hampshire Democrats had some choice words - betrayal, poison pill, a plan of political convenience among them - when Biden moved to strip the state of its prized first-in-the-nation primary status. GRANITE STATE OF MIND - Democrats are falling in line behind President Joe Biden’s reelection bid … even in New Hampshire … kinda.
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