In response to President Biden's absence from the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic Party primary, a grassroots write-in campaign has begun (January 23) to avoid unprecedented embarrassment for the incumbent.
Granite State Write-In, a largely volunteer organization, took less than three weeks to inform Democratic voters to add the 81-year-old's name to their ballots and has a meager budget of $70,000 left. No, said a person familiar with the activity. post.
“A write-in campaign like this is unprecedented and extremely difficult to execute,” the person said. “There are certainly challenges. And there's no question about that. [Biden’s] Even if he's not on the ballot, whatever numbers he gets in the polls will likely underestimate his actual support. ”
South Carolina will have its first primary on February 3, as Biden failed to register to vote in New Hampshire after New Hampshire refused to follow the DNC's new calendar.
Regarding Mr. Biden's writings WebsiteThe group blames “false DNC rules” for the president's absence from voting and says it is “dedicated to defending our democracy from MAGA extremism and moving our state and country forward.”
The write-in effort was launched in late October with more than 100 grassroots leaders, including former state Democratic Party Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan and then-Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig.
Since then, more than 1,200 people have signed on to what sources called a “defund effort” focused on having Democratic leaders speak at events across New Hampshire to “spread the word.” .
On primary election day, Granite State Write-In's priority will be to ensure there are volunteers at polling places to instruct Biden supporters on what to do.
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Polls show Biden as the clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire and nationwide, but he faces additional challenges in the nation's first primary. The president enjoys 68.9% support nationally and 47.3% in New Hampshire, according to average polling data from RealClearPolitics.
Given the circumstances, a Biden victory would be “very impressive” regardless of “what the margin is,” the source claimed.
Biden's challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), is focusing almost all of his efforts on New Hampshire, hoping to build momentum in his remaining 2024 race against the incumbent.
Phillips' approval rating in New Hampshire averages 11.7%, according to RCP. The third Democratic challenger, self-help author Marianne Williamson, has an approval rating of 8.7%.
Minnesota Democrats have previously said Biden's failure to register to vote shows he disrespects voters.
“A sitting American president has chosen not to appear on the ballot in the first primary state in the nation,” he said in an interview with The Post last month. “I think this is a symptom of a much broader disease, which is a lack of respect for voters across the country, including here.”
If the DNC chooses to punish New Hampshire for refusing to comply with scheduling rules, Phillips may not win any delegates.
But if turnout is high for Biden, who campaigned on the argument that Biden is too old and unpopular to defeat former President Donald Trump, he could become an even more formidable opponent in other states. There is a possibility that it will happen.
