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Joseph W. McQuaid: Romney, others need to back NH
By JOSEPH W. MCQUAID
New Hampshire Union Leader Publisher
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
Some national politicians and press are in an uproar because New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner refuses to rule out December for our first-in-the-nation Presidential Primary.
A December primary is a lousy idea and Gardner knows it. He will avoid it if at all possible. It is possible, if the Republican presidential contenders join with their Democratic rivals (Hillary Clinton notwithstanding) and refuse to let Michigan or other states destroy our primary process.
Mitt Romney said yesterday, "The candidates don't have a lot of say about where the calendar settles. We pretty much take what we're given."
Not so. Candidates can influence the calendar, and they should use their clout to help preserve the tradition of retail politics that only New Hampshire's primary provides. Romney has said he wouldn't "walk away from Michigan." But if that primary is earlier than Jan. 15, he needs to reconsider. If not, others can make a good case that they, not Romney, are from the "New Hampshire wing'' of the Republican Party.

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Andrew Cline has been editorial page editor of the New Hampshire Union Leader since October of 2001. His writing has appeared in more than 100 newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and National Review.
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The "New Hampshire wing'' of the Republican Party ??? $$$ Sorry they are now Independent soon to be Libertarian.
- Libertarian Ken Blevens, Bow
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