ABC News released a snapshot on New Hampshire as a swing state today. The report classified New Hampshire as one of the only independent states in the New England region whereas most surrounding states can be considered democratic.
ABC also reported that the candidate New Hampshire selects is usually the candidate to become president.
“In the ten contests stretching back to 1972, New Hampshire has voted for the winning candidate 8 times,” they reported.
While the state gave its four electoral votes to President Obama in the 2008 election, the state has more registered republicans than democrats.
According to ABC’s Swing State Map, Mitt Romney is leading Obama by point in the national polls. However, according to the same poll, Obama is edging Romney 47 percent to 41 percent.
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[…] New Hampshire and Nevada are two of the states that often select the candidate who ends up as president. Both states are leaning towards Obama, according to multiple polls. […]