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Gothmog

(145,339 posts)
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:53 AM Jan 2020

Former US Sen. Humphrey among 100 members of 'NH Independents for Biden' coalition




Former Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey and former New Hampshire First Lady Dorothy Peterson are among 100 independent Granite State voters announcing their support for former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday.

The Biden campaign said 93 of the 100 “New Hampshire Independents for Biden” are making their support for the former vice president known for the first time. The other seven have been previously announced and are reaffirming their support as members of the grassroots coalition.

The campaign said it intends to make a broad, concerted effort to speak to independent voters over the next six weeks leading to the first-in-the-nation primary on Feb. 11.

Independents, formally known as undeclared voters, make up the largest voting bloc in the state. As of Oct. 30, they comprised 42 percent of the registered voters in the state, while Republicans were 29.5 percent and Democrats were 28 percent of New Hampshire voters.

Independents can take either a Democratic or a Republican ballot in primary elections and then are able to return to undeclared status if they wish.

The Biden campaign said the independent voters on its supporters’ list “believe Joe Biden is the best candidate to defeat President Trump and restore the soul of our nation.”
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Former US Sen. Humphrey among 100 members of 'NH Independents for Biden' coalition (Original Post) Gothmog Jan 2020 OP
That's a huge bloc of prominent INDEPENDENT supporters fanning out across the state. George II Jan 2020 #1
Hubert's endorsement from the Great Beyond? Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #2
It is Gordon Humphrey Gothmog Jan 2020 #3
I was making a joke. Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #4
You and I are both old enough to remember HHH Gothmog Jan 2020 #6
As am I. nt. dware Jan 2020 #10
That kind of threw me off at first! PatSeg Jan 2020 #11
That was my first thought also. Yeah, I'm old too! justhanginon Jan 2020 #5
That was my first thought, too Rhiannon12866 Jan 2020 #17
Too bad he wasn't elected POTUS Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #18
Another Method Of Expanding The Electorate corbettkroehler Jan 2020 #7
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2020 #8
NH team announces '100 NH Independents for Biden.' Gothmog Jan 2020 #9
"I trust him to restore calm and rationality to the White House in place of temper tantrums and twee Gothmog Jan 2020 #12
Now more than ever we need @JoeBiden 's strong, experienced leadership to unite our nation and defe Gothmog Jan 2020 #13
"Muriel and I are as proud as punch to support Joe in his presidential bid" oasis Jan 2020 #14
Thanks Goth! Cha Jan 2020 #15
K&R Tarheel_Dem Jan 2020 #16
K&R! nt TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #19
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
1. That's a huge bloc of prominent INDEPENDENT supporters fanning out across the state.
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:59 AM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
2. Hubert's endorsement from the Great Beyond?
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 11:02 AM
Jan 2020

Yeah... I'm old.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Gothmog

(145,339 posts)
3. It is Gordon Humphrey
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 11:07 AM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Gothmog

(145,339 posts)
6. You and I are both old enough to remember HHH
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 11:28 AM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

PatSeg

(47,512 posts)
11. That kind of threw me off at first!
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 01:03 AM
Jan 2020

Had to check what decade I was in!

If I were to vote in a presidential
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justhanginon

(3,290 posts)
5. That was my first thought also. Yeah, I'm old too!
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 11:27 AM
Jan 2020

I think my first presidential vote was for JFK. A long time ago.

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Rhiannon12866

(205,552 posts)
17. That was my first thought, too
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 05:33 AM
Jan 2020


Humphrey was also a mentor to Jimmy Carter, encouraged his presidential run, and advised fellow VP Walter Mondale.

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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
18. Too bad he wasn't elected POTUS
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 07:49 AM
Jan 2020

...simply because he was a better choice than Nixon. Also, because he would be another POTUS whose first initial and last initial were the same, like:
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Ronald Reagan

...well, come to think of it, that's a shitty list of POTUSes.

Withdrawing my "too bad".

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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corbettkroehler

(1,898 posts)
7. Another Method Of Expanding The Electorate
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 12:46 PM
Jan 2020

is by attracting a LARGER number of independent Granite Staters to participate in the NH primary. CBS/YouGov's latest polling, released today, shows Sanders doing a better job of just that.



[the graphic above appears on digital page 17 of this PDF]

[read the full CBS News report here]


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Gothmog

(145,339 posts)
9. NH team announces '100 NH Independents for Biden.'
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:38 AM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Gothmog

(145,339 posts)
12. "I trust him to restore calm and rationality to the White House in place of temper tantrums and twee
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 11:57 AM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Gothmog

(145,339 posts)
13. Now more than ever we need @JoeBiden 's strong, experienced leadership to unite our nation and defe
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 09:23 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

oasis

(49,392 posts)
14. "Muriel and I are as proud as punch to support Joe in his presidential bid"
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 09:50 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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