New Hampshire – A Rather Small State with a Very Significant Presidential Primary

Announcing the publication of a new title, "Primary Politics" by Charles Brereton. This softcover book provides insights, history, analysis, anecdotes and first-person recollections, which will give reporters and others with an interest in the 04 election a better grasp of what is decided in a small state that exerts such a great force on every presidential election.

"Primary Politics" by Charles Brereton, and published by Peter E. Randall Publisher, serves as a guidebook to an antiquated but still functioning electoral event where, believe it or not, candidates still sit down and talk with real voters.
   Although the counting of the votes in every New Hampshire presidential primary is a simple matter, for the visiting press it is often a far different story, for time and again the media are frequently at a loss to explain not only what has happened in the nations first direct vote every quadrennium, but why.
   "Primary Politics" is a publication that provides an understanding of the premier primary that is second to none. In three decades of covering and observing this primary, the author has succeeded in providing in this 200-page book a way of blending the past with the present that will prove invaluable to everyone covering the forthcoming primary.

"The Book" on The New Hampshire Primary, which provides clear, concise answers to these questions.

Just what has been the most significant New Hampshire presidential primary to the nation? The authors opinion may surprise you.

Why does the much-ballyhooed Iowa bounce end up being nothing more than a hiccup?

Is each and every contender from the Midwest doomed to fail in this northern New England state?

Although the Granite State may have a Frostbelt climate, its voting pattern is that of a Sunbelt State. Find out why this difference helps determine who wins here and who does not.

Just what campaign model has the best chance of succeeding in the first primary state and what ends up being a hair-pulling nightmare for all involved?

Why can reform of the New Hampshirization of the nomination process be found in Iowa and not in the Granite State?