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Stranglehold One small state got its hands around our presidential elections. Now it's losing its grip. A podcast about the New Hampshire Primary from New Hampshire Public Radio.
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Stranglehold

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One small state got its hands around our presidential elections. Now it's losing its grip. A podcast about the New Hampshire Primary from New Hampshire Public Radio.

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"Make Room"

New Hampshire's "stranglehold" on the way we pick presidents could be losing its grip. The Democratic Party changed its presidential nominating calendar to give voters of color more sway. But New Hampshire isn't backing down, setting up a major test of the stranglehold and its power. Get all episodes and more at strangleholdpodcast.com

"Make Room"

Via Live Stream

While most of the candidates are either celebrating or conceding in New Hampshire, one former front runner is conspicuously absent from a party in his honor. In this special episode, produced in the midnight hours after the 2020 N.H. primary, we take you to a campaign headquarters that's missing its candidate, and speculate what the election results may mean for the future of the New Hampshire primary.

Via Live Stream

All Out

The N.H. presidential primary is here and the stranglehold is on full display. We take you behind the scenes of one of the craziest weeks in American politics. Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Donate $20 today right here: www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is the story of how one small state got its hands around the way we pick presidents - and won't let go. It's a political story unlike any you've heard before. Stranglehold is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

All Out

What's It Worth?

There is nothing New Hampshire is more famous for than the presidential primary. And that fame has a value of its own. A value greater than dollars spent or earned. In this episode, we try to answer the question: How does that value help to explain this state's stranglehold on the presidential nominating process? Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Donate $20 today right here: www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is the story of how one small state got its hands around the way we pick presidents - and won't let go. It's a political story unlike any you've heard before. Stranglehold is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

What's It Worth?

EP 14: WTF Iowa???

After caucus chaos, many in New Hampshire are wondering: If Iowa gets punished for this mess, will New Hampshire take a hit too? Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Donate $20 today right here: www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is the story of how one small state got its hands around the way we pick presidents - and won't let go. It's a political story unlike any you've heard before. Learn more at www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

EP 14: WTF Iowa???

EP 13: The Newsroom

As we hold up the mirror to ourselves and our colleagues, we see just how much the local media has helped maintain the so-called Stranglehold. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Click here to donate: www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is the story of how one small state got its hands around the way we pick presidents - and won't let go. It's a political story unlike any you've heard before. Learn more at www.strangleholdpodcast.org Special thanks to Felice Belman, Ralph Jimenez, Sarah Koenig, Alec MacGillis, and Scott Spradling. Stranglehold is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

EP 13: The Newsroom

EP 12: The Outsiders

Sometimes, it takes a bunch of outsiders to rattle the cage of a bunch of insiders. Stranglehold is the story of how one small state got its hands around the way we pick presidents - and won't let go. It's a political story unlike any you've heard before. Learn more at www.strangleholdpodcast.org Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Donate $20 today right here: www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

EP 12: The Outsiders

EP 11: The Long Shot

We spend a day on the trail, chasing a myth: Can New Hampshire catapult a struggling campaign all the way to the White House? Or are some campaigns just deluding themselves? Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Donate $20 today right here: www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is the story of how one small state got its hands around the way we pick presidents - and won't let go. It's a political story unlike any you've heard before. Learn more at www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

EP 11: The Long Shot

BONUS: The Other First State

You may have heard New Hampshire isn't TOTALLY first in the nation. New Hampshire may be the first primary, but Iowa is the first caucus, and the first event in the presidential election calendar. We invited Kate Payne and Clay Masters, hosts of the Caucus Land podcast from Iowa Public Radio, to talk about how Iowa got that first spot, and we find out what Iowans think of New Hampshire

BONUS: The Other First State

EP 10: The Moldy Cookie

One politician vouching for another may be the most basic political transaction. The renown and reputation of the endorser flows to the endorsee, the candidate gets a boost and everyone comes out the other side feeling good. At least that's the idea. The reality is murkier, and even New Hampshire politicos who make a public ritual out of picking a presidential candidate to support will tell you that endorsements probably don't matter in New Hampshire these days — if they ever did in the first place. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Click here to donate. Learn more at www.strangleholdpodcast.org

EP 10: The Moldy Cookie

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