warpedaeroplane t1_j4vm7oi wrote on January 18, 2023 at 4:01 PM

Reply to comment by BlankPages in NH Democrats appeal directly to Biden to keep primary first by IBlazeMyOwnPath

Almost like some of them do have the interests of the state in mind and not just the party. FITN has its benefits for the state.

BloodySox t1_j4vp700 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 4:20 PM

The hospitality industry gets a big boost from all of the staffers and media needing hotel rooms for months on end. Not to mention, all of the money that WMUR and the radio stations across the state take in from the campaign ads.

I'd be interested in a study on the economic impact of the FITN primary.

kathryn13 t1_j4w5wck wrote on January 18, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Also, staging, AV, professional photographers and videographers, and the colleges that benefit from enrollment from the political access FITN offers.

SkiingAway t1_j4w92e0 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 6:21 PM

> FITN has its benefits for the state.

Certainly.

With that said, am I supposed to support NH being first every year...."because we said so"? I don't really see why we should be perpetually special even if it is beneficial to the state.

Something can be good for the state and also not really make any sense in terms of fairness.

KrissaKray t1_j4y72ye wrote on January 19, 2023 at 2:09 AM

Short answer? Yes.

SkiingAway t1_j4yarx9 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 2:36 AM

I mean, that's an opinion I suppose.

Given that there's 49 other states, I'm not seeing why they'd agree that NH deserves to be the most important in perpetuity.

At best I've got "NH is a swing state"...but that'd still suggest it should rotate at least a bit between a few swing states. Or that a bunch of them should be on the same day.

asuds t1_j4ylg09 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 3:57 AM

Of course. After all you are a special snowflake.

KrissaKray t1_j4zluzt wrote on January 19, 2023 at 10:54 AM

How do you gather that from a three word answer? Get a life. 😂