Chip Shots by Chip Griffin

Clinton’s full court press on women // Polls show tight Dem race in NH // ABC dumps Union Leader … and more

ByChip Griffin


(via Primary Digest)

There are 29 days until the New Hampshire primary. Random thoughts & observations… — I continue to find myself befuddled by the argument that if Bernie Sanders wins in New Hampshire it will be because of his geographic proximity. While that may have been true of Massachusetts politicians in the past, that’s because the more populous portions of the Granite State consume Boston media. Nobody in those areas consumes Vermont media. It’s not a question of geography, it’s a question of media coverage. — On Morning Joe today, Jeff Greenfield pointed out that Bill Clinton won despite losing both Iowa…

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