MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Democrats will regret stripping New Hampshire of its status as the nation’s first primary state, the head of the Republican National Committee predicted on Monday.
Speaking at the Youth Advisory Council Roundtable, which was co-hosted by the New Hampshire Republican Party, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel spoke of why the GOP kept New Hampshire first in the primary process.
“I think that’s important in contrast to the Democrats, who walked away from New Hampshire, who are not here campaigning,” she said, “to President Joe Biden, who said New Hampshire does not matter to me and walked away. You’re seeing Republicans in this state now, and you will continue to when we win this state in November.”
A group of Quinnipiac University students in attendance were asked how many had met a presidential candidate in the last year. Almost all had, most had met two, and about half had met at least three. Unless they were referring to Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) or self-help guru Marianne Williamson, those students had met Republican candidates.
Democrats will still vote in New Hampshire, but Biden’s name will not appear on the ballot, and the Democratic National Committee has announced the state will not be awarded delegates at the convention. Phillips has also slammed the DNC and the Biden write-in campaign, using “Why write him in when he has written us off?” as a campaign slogan while crisscrossing the New England state.
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), at 35, one of the youngest members of Congress, was on hand at the youth voter event as well.
Cammack said she grew up in a Democratic family but “got pissed off” after a government action led to her family losing its ranch.
“[Running for office] was a way for me to turn my personal experiences into action, and I think that’s what motivates a lot of us,” she said.
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Being present in New Hampshire will be important for the future of the GOP, Cammack added.
“Democrats walked away, but they’re also not cultivating energy and enthusiasm among young voters,” she said, “because they are not here.”