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MANCHESTER, N.H. (NEXSTAR) – Polls opened in the New Hampshire primary, known as the First-in-the-Nation primary, at 7 a.m. this morning, and voters will be the first to award delegates to presidential hopefuls.
However, many Granite staters feel that this year’s primary is different from most. Manchester resident Kevin Moher says he believes it’s because of the essentially uncontested Democratic primary and quiet GOP primary.
“This is the first primary, and to have all these people say ‘no, I’m throwing it in’, that’s a little unusual. Usually, they’ll stay at least until South Carolina,” he said. “Usually, there’s more candidates on either side. I think last election there was 10, I believe, and now it’s just Haley and Trump.”
This atypical primary, though, doesn’t make New Hampshire residents feel that they’ve been disrespected. Goffstown resident Diane Katz says she’s never seen such intense coverage, especially from one network.
“I can’t believe the way FOX has camped out in Bedford,” she said. “I’ve never seen this much attention here, and to see every one of the FOX anchors in Bedford amazes me.”
Most polls in New Hampshire close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, but some will remain open until 8 p.m. Once all polls in the state close, we should expect to see results trickle in.
Max Weisman is a senior at Newhouse studying Broadcast and Digital Journalism at Syracuse University and has interned/reported for the New York Post.
