WE’RE GOING TO TALK TO THREE DIFFERENT NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS
WITH THREE DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES.
PERSPECTIVES. >> LIVE FREE OR DIE.
IT’S A MOTTO THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE
VOTERS TAKE TO HEART.
>> I’M ALL OVER THE MACEPLACE WI
MY HISTORY.
MY HISTORY. >> I FEEL LIKE I’M RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE.
MIDDLE. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE ME
CHOOSE TO REMAIN UNAFFILIATED.
>> NEW HAMPSHIRE HOLDS THE FIRST
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. IT CAN BE HARD TO PREDICT
BECAUSE THE LARGEST GROUP IN THE
STATE IS VOTERS WHO ARE
REGISTERED BUT HAVEN’T DECLARED
A POLITICAL PARTY.
THOSE VOTERS CAN CHOOSE TO VOTE
IN EITHER PRIMARY AND MAKE THAT
CHOICE RIGHT UNTIL ELECTION DAY.
THEY MAKE UP 42% OF THE
ELECTORATE BUT THEY’RE NOT A
MONOLITH.
MONOLITH. NOT ALL UNDECLARED VOTERS ARE
ALIKE.
ALIKE. SO WE FOLLOWED THREE TO FIND OUT
WHERE THEY STAND.
>>
>> LISA IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENTIST AND A VOLUNTEER AT HER
COMMUNITY RADIO STATION.
SHE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT CLEAN
WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATION.
REGULATION. YOU MIGHT THINK SHE’D BE
REGISTERED AS A DEMOCRAT.
TELL ME ABOUT WHEN YOU LEFT THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY. >> IT WAS THE LATE ’90s.
I FELT VERY DISTANT FROM WHAT I
SAW AS PRESIDENT CLINTON’S
CRAZINESS WITH WALL STREET.
THAT WASN’T KIND OF THE FDR
DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT I GREW UP
WITH.
WITH. SO WHEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REGISTER TO VOTE AND I COULD
CHOOSE, I CHOSE TO NOT AFFILIATE
WITH EITHER PARTY.
I REMEMBER THE REGISTRAR AT THAT
TIME SAYING, WELL, YOU YOUNG
PEOPLE DON’T COMMIT TO ANYTHING.
I SAID, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE
DEMOCRATS START REPRESENTING ME,
THEN I’LL START REPRESENTING
THEM.
THEM. HERE IN THE STATE OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE WE’RE LOOKING AT
NEEDING TO SPEND SOMETHING ON
THE ORDER OF $3-5 BILLION ON
DRINKING WATER AND STORMWATER
AND WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
IN THE 10-15 YEARS.
THAT’S NOT BEING DISCUSSED.
>> SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE
FIELD OF CANDIDATES, ARE YOU
LEANING MORE TOWARDS SOMEONE
LIKE A BERNIE SANDERS WHO HAS
BACKED A POLICY PROPOSAL LIKE
THE GREEN NEW DEAL OR WHO DO YOU
GRAVITATE TOWARDS?
GRAVITATE TOWARDS? >> I WAS A BERNIE VOLUNTEER IN
2015.
2015. HILLARY’S PLATFORM DID NOT
APPEAL TO ME.
I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE STUCK WITH
THE STATUS QUO.
I DRANK THE OBAMA LEMONADE AND I
WAS STILL THIRSTY.
LIKE WE DIDN’T MAKE THE MOVEMENT
IN THE OBAMA YEARS, PARTICULARLY
IN THE AREA OF THE ENVIRONMENT
THAT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE.
CLEARLY THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO USE THAT MOMENTUM
TO GO FORWARD.
I’VE BEEN FOLLOWING BERNIE SINCE
HE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU KNOW, FOR
ME I’M A POLITICAL JUNKIE.
THIS COMES DOWN TO WHO CAN BEAT
TRUMP.
TRUMP. >> SHE HASN’T SETTLED ON WHICH
DEMOCRAT TO VOTE FOR.
ON THE OTHER HAND, COURTNEY
FEELS DIFFERENTLY.
FEELS DIFFERENTLY. SHE’S ALWAYS VOTED REPUBLICAN,
BUT ISN’T SURE THAT TODAY’S
REPUBLICAN PARTY REALLY
REPRESENTS HER ANYMORE.
>> I FEEL LIKE I’M RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE.
MIDDLE. THOUGH WHEN I STARTED VOTING IN
2009 I HAVE HISTORICALLY VOTED
REPUBLICAN.
REPUBLICAN. BUT I FEEL LIKE 2019 IS SO
DIFFERENT FROM WHEN I FIRST
STARTED VOTING.
STARTED VOTING. IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND THAT IN
THE 21st CENTURY A WOMAN’S RIGHT
TO CHOOSE IS EVEN UP FOR
DISCUSSION.
DISCUSSION. I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY MORE
ISSUES IN THIS COUNTRY THAT CAN
BE TALKED ABOUT, VETERANS BEING
HOMELESS, FLINT MICHIGAN NOT
HAVING CLEAN WATER.
I JUST DON’T THINK IT’S
RELEVANT.
RELEVANT. WOMEN SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO
CHOOSE WHAT GOES ON IN THEIR
BODIES.
BODIES. I DON’T REALLY LIKE THE FACT
THAT THEY USE IT AS A POLITICAL
GAME TO GET VOTES.
>> COURTNEY IS EXACTLY THE TYPE
OF VOTER THAT SOME OF THE MORE
MODERATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
MIGHT BE ABLE TO WIN OVER.
>> I WOULD SAY THE ONE THAT I
HAVE BEEN WATCHING AND REALLY
CAUGHT MY EYE WOULD BE MAYOR
PETE BUTTIGIEG.
PETE BUTTIGIEG. I KNOW HE’S YOUNG, BUT I FEEL
LIKE THAT’S WHY I GRAVITATED
TOWARDS HIM FIRST.
I FEEL LIKE HE’S VERY
ACCOMPLISHED FOR SOMEONE THAT’S
37.
37. AND I THINK THAT HE JUST GETS
WHAT THE MILLENNIAL -- WHAT
WE’RE FIGHTING FOR.
>> THERE’S A THIRD TYPE OF
UNDECLARED VOTER I CAME ACROSS.
ONE WHO’S FED UP WITH POLITICS
ALL TOGETHER.
ALL TOGETHER. >> I’VE BECOME DISGUSTED WITH
THE RAN KOR IN THE SYSTEM NOW.
>> ALL THE NEGATIVITY FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS.
THESE YEARS. >> YOU’RE STILL ON TWITTER?
>> YES.
>> YES. I HAVE THE ABILITY TO BLOCK AND
TUNE OUT ALL THE THINGS ON
TWITTER.
TWITTER. >> NUNES, BIDEN --
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> A LOT.
>> A LOT. >> A LOT.
>> A LOT. >> YOU HAVE ZERO NEWS ON
IMPEACHMENT.
IMPEACHMENT. >> YES.
>> YES. I’M EXHAUSTED.
I’M EXHAUSTED. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> I WAS VERY ENGAGED IN THE
NEWS CYCLE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
IT WAS A LOT.
I WOULD GO ONLINE TO THE
POLITICAL NEWS SITES.
MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS UP.
MY HEALTH WAS DOWN.
IT WAS AN UNHEALTHY THING FOR
ME.
ME. I HAD TO USE THE TOOLS AVAILABLE
FOR MY OWN PEACE OF MIND, FOR MY
OWN WELL-BEING.
OWN WELL-BEING. >> DO YOU THINK YOU’RE HAPPIER
NOW?
NOW? >> YES, I AM.
WITHOUT A DOUBT.
>> HE DOESN’T WANT TO VOTE FOR
TRUMP AGAIN IN 2020 BUT HE’S NOT
SURE THERE’S A DEMOCRAT HE CAN
GET BEHIND EITHER.
>> HOW DO YOU SEE THIS FIELD OF
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES?
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES? >> I DON’T SEE A STRONG
CONTENDER.
CONTENDER. I DON’T SEE SOMEBODY WHO’S GOT
PRESIDENTIAL QUALITIES TO BE A
REAL LEADER.
REAL LEADER. >> THERE’S NOT ONE PERSON IN THE
FIELD THAT YOU THINK COULD BE
POTENTIALLY PRESIDENTIAL?
POTENTIALLY PRESIDENTIAL? >> I HAVE RESPECT FOR DUEEVAL
PATRICK.
PATRICK. >> IF THERE WAS A REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE THAT HAD SOME OF THESE
VALUES THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
THAT WASN’T TRUMP, YOU WOULD
MORE LIKELY VOTE FOR THEM THAN
THE CURRENT OFFERINGS IN THE
DEMOCRATIC FIELD?
DEMOCRATIC FIELD? >> I BELIEVE SO.
>> REGISTERED UNDECLARED VOTERS
CAN VATWAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUT
TO PICK WHO THEY’RE VOTING FOR
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHICH MAKES
PREDICTIONS DIFFICULT.
PREDICTIONS DIFFICULT. HE CO-WROTE A BOOK ON THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY BACK IN 2015.
I CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AFTER THE
DEBATE.
DEBATE. >> I GUESS THE WAY I WOULD SAY
IS TO NOT THINK OF IT AS A
VOTING BLOC BUT TO THINK OF IT
AS THREE VOTING BLOCS.
THE UNDECLARED THAT ARE REALLY
DEMOCRATS, THE ONES THAT ARE
REALLY REPUBLICANS AND THE
UNDECLAREDS WHO AREN’T THAT
INTERESTED IN POLITICS AND
PROBABLY WON’T VOTE IN A
PRIMARY.
PRIMARY. THERE’S NO REASON FOR VOTERS TO
MAKE UP THEIR MIND EARLY.
I THINK THAT’S THE THING THAT
DISTINGUISHES NEW HAMPSHIRE IS
THAT WE HAVE REALLY HIGH
TURNOUT.
TURNOUT. TURNOUT THIS YEAR, MY ESTIMATION
IS GOING TO BE 45-50%.
>> HILLARY CLINTON WON NEW
HAMPSHIRE IN 2016 BY 0 .4%.
THAT’S LESS THAN 3,000 VOTES.
THAT’S WHY FOR BOTH THE PRIMARY
AND THE GENERAL, THESE
INDEPENDENT VOTERS ARE GOING TO
BE IMPORTANT.
BE IMPORTANT. >> AGAIN BEING AN INDEPENDENT
VOTER GIVES ME THE LUXURY OF
VOTING FOR WHOEVER I THINK IS
THE BEST CANDIDATE.
>> WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU’LL MAKE
THAT DECISION?
THAT DECISION? >> PROBABLY NOT UNTIL ALMOST
VOTING DAY.
VOTING DAY. >> IF YOU SIT THIS PRIMARY OUT,
THE GENERAL OUT, THIS WILL BE
THE FIRST TIME YOU’VE SAT OUT AN
ELECTION SINCE YOU STARTED