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Experiencing the New Hampshire Primary
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Elder Hofrenning Seligsohn
New Hampshire Primary
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two groups attended a public lecture on independent voters in the New Hampshire Primary given by Linda Fowler, a Dartmouth political scientist. The two groups also traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a panel discussion organized for our students at the Kennedy School of Government. Panelists included former HUD Undersecretary William Apgar, former Agriculture Secretary and US Representative Dan Glickman, former Clinton and Gore adviser Elaine Kamarck, and Kennedy School political scientists David King and Thomas Patterson.
3. Following the trip
After the trip, students wrote final papers analyzing the scholarly findings with which they had begun in light of the developments in the 2004 New Hampshire Primary.
B. Experiential component
1. Campaign
work
Students spent the bulk of their days in New Hampshire working on presidential campaigns. Each student worked for the candidate of his or her choice. Students worked on the campaigns of Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, John Edwards, Richard Gephardt, John Kerry, and George Bush. Students were required to be with their campaigns every weekday for a minimum of five hours. Many students chose to work significantly longer than that, including several who spent nearly every waking hour working for their campaign. Student responsibilities varied between and within campaigns. Most students engaged in door-to-door canvassing and telephoning. Many participated in visibility efforts, which typically involved standing outside for long stretches in the midst of one of the coldest New Hampshire winters on record. Several helped set up and execute candidate events. Some were given responsibility for organizing get-out-the-vote efforts at the precinct level.
2. Attending campaign events
As often as was practicable, students attended a wide variety of campaign events, including town hall meetings, rallies, pancake breakfasts, and celebrity concerts. At these events, students were put in the position of New Hampshire voters, listening to the candidates and, in several cases, asking them questions. At many events, students lingered afterward and had the opportunity for brief conversations and photo-ops with the candidates. The St. Olaf students also had the opportunity to hear all the candidates speak at the College Convention, an event that brings together college students from all over the country to hear speeches by the presidential candidates. In addition to standard campaign events, there were many opportunities to attend events with Republican politicians in town to counter Democratic attacks on President Bush. Students had the opportunity to hear speeches by Bill Frist, John McCain, and Rudolph Guiliani. In most cases, attendance at campaign events was optional. Many students heard from all of the candidates at least once. Others chose to spend more time working on their campaigns and, as a result, attended fewer events for other candidates. When students attended campaign events, they had the opportunity to hear speeches by candidates and other politicians in their entirety. Students found that
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| | Authors: Elder, Laurel., Seligsohn, Andrew. and Hofrenning, Daniel. |
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Elder Hofrenning Seligsohn
New Hampshire Primary
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two groups attended a public lecture on independent voters in the New Hampshire
Primary given by Linda Fowler, a Dartmouth political scientist. The two groups also
traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a panel discussion organized for our
students at the Kennedy School of Government. Panelists included former HUD
Undersecretary William Apgar, former Agriculture Secretary and US Representative
Dan Glickman, former Clinton and Gore adviser Elaine Kamarck, and Kennedy
School political scientists David King and Thomas Patterson.
3. Following the trip
After the trip, students wrote final papers analyzing the scholarly findings with which
they had begun in light of the developments in the 2004 New Hampshire Primary.
B. Experiential component
1. Campaign
work
Students spent the bulk of their days in New Hampshire working on presidential
campaigns. Each student worked for the candidate of his or her choice. Students
worked on the campaigns of Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, John Edwards, Richard
Gephardt, John Kerry, and George Bush. Students were required to be with their
campaigns every weekday for a minimum of five hours. Many students chose to work
significantly longer than that, including several who spent nearly every waking hour
working for their campaign. Student responsibilities varied between and within
campaigns. Most students engaged in door-to-door canvassing and telephoning. Many
participated in visibility efforts, which typically involved standing outside for long
stretches in the midst of one of the coldest New Hampshire winters on record. Several
helped set up and execute candidate events. Some were given responsibility for
organizing get-out-the-vote efforts at the precinct level.
2. Attending campaign events
As often as was practicable, students attended a wide variety of campaign events,
including town hall meetings, rallies, pancake breakfasts, and celebrity concerts. At
these events, students were put in the position of New Hampshire voters, listening to
the candidates and, in several cases, asking them questions. At many events, students
lingered afterward and had the opportunity for brief conversations and photo-ops with
the candidates. The St. Olaf students also had the opportunity to hear all the
candidates speak at the College Convention, an event that brings together college
students from all over the country to hear speeches by the presidential candidates. In
addition to standard campaign events, there were many opportunities to attend events
with Republican politicians in town to counter Democratic attacks on President Bush.
Students had the opportunity to hear speeches by Bill Frist, John McCain, and
Rudolph Guiliani. In most cases, attendance at campaign events was optional. Many
students heard from all of the candidates at least once. Others chose to spend more
time working on their campaigns and, as a result, attended fewer events for other
candidates. When students attended campaign events, they had the opportunity to
hear speeches by candidates and other politicians in their entirety. Students found that
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