海角大神

As New Hampshire prepares to vote in Tuesday鈥檚 presidential primary, the good-natured vibe is strong, says veteran political reporter Linda Feldmann. Locals and 鈥減olitical tourists鈥� soak up the energy and stare down the cold. Haunts like Concord鈥檚 Red Arrow Diner, festooned with candidate pictures, draw crowds. Linda met a voter who always attends every candidate鈥檚 events. Democrats enthusiastically wave placards on street corners to encourage write-in votes for President Joe Biden. (He declined to be on the ballot because the Democratic Party awarded first-in-the-nation status to South Carolina, something New Hampshire is disregarding.) 鈥淔or this short period,鈥� says Linda, kitted out in layers of L.L. Bean wool, 鈥淣ew Hampshire is the center of the political universe.鈥�