President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had no idea who would triumph in the New Hampshire primary, according to a White House pool report.
When asked who he thought would win the first-in-the-nation primary, Obama reportedly responded, “I have no idea.”
Obama lost the Granite State in the 2008 election to current Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. It’s unclear if she’ll be victorious this time around, though, as recent polls show rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) with a strong lead in the state.
Correct answer. Our sitting President of the country and still titular head of the Democratic Party must be perceived to be above the fray.
Goodness, what an absurd question to ask the president. The only possible purpose is to catch him making a prediction that is wrong just so the media can use it as another excuse to put down the President…again.
I’m sure he’s hoping it’s Hillary. She will protect his legacy.
I have recently been told that in a way there is no “winner” in NH, it is not a winner take all state. Delegates who get above 15% of the vote in each of the congressional districts, which have 8 delegates apiece. So unless there is a massive wipe out of one or the other candidate, each will be receiving some delegates in proportion to their votes.
So all of this “taking” NH is a bit of nonsense, isn’t it?
Hillary has already proposed repealing one of the taxes that make Obamacare viable, without proposing an alternative source of revenue, so no.
Or maybe she’ll continue Obama’s legacy on Social Security – an empty promise about protecting it on the campaign trail, then after the election a “panel” stacked with people who want to find funds for another tax cut for the rich while “fixing” Social Security; or a “grand bargain” where Social Security is just one of those things we can trade away for things Democrats “really” want, like that budget Obama proposed with the Social Security benefit cut that he, Pelosi, and Hoyer all swore wasn’t a benefit cut. On that legacy, Hillary just might deliver. For now Hillary talks of improving benefits for women, but where will the money for those benefits come from? Reduced benefits for others? Just add the costs to the national credit card like a Republican would? That would make Social Security less secure, and with friends on Wall Street who could use the business, maybe privatization will be back on the table. But not until after the election, of course.