What to Know About the New Hampshire Primary

New Hampshire, also known as the Granite State, is one of the original 13 colonies and has a long history of democratic traditions and high levels of political participation. The state motto, “Live Free or Die,” speaks to its citizens’ tendency to hold a conservative belief in small government and a liberal, or libertarian, belief in individual freedom. Voters will head to the polls for the state’s first-in-the-nation primary on Jan. 23, in a process that is markedly different than the Iowa caucuses. Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire’s Survey Center, told The Epoch Times the turnout level is much higher than in Iowa, where political ideologues control the event and determine the outcome....