Meet the (would-be) president
By Laura Smith-Spark, BBC News
Manchester, New Hampshire
Want to meet the next president of the United States? Move to New Hampshire and you stand a good chance.
In a country of some 300 million people, the state’s 1.3 million residents are perhaps the most heavily-canvassed and targeted voters of any in the nation, bar Iowa.
Last week each party’s candidates flocked to New Hampshire for the latest televised debates, as they seek the all-important nomination to run for president in 2008.
And over the coming months, the contenders will court the state like no other, descending on it for house parties, 4 July parades and rallies - each time seeking vital “face time” with potential voters, in a strategy known as “retail politics”.
Tags:Barack Obama, BBC, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, New Hampshire
