In NH, GOP voters' questions often omit jobs

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http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/in-nh-gop-voters-1295723.html

National / World News 4:21 a.m. Monday, January 9, 2012

By CHARLES BABINGTON

The Associated Press

WINDHAM, N.H. — Judging from the presidential forums being held all over New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday's Republican primary, the biggest threats to America appear to be online piracy, an insidious United Nations and "crony capitalism."

Rick Santorum, for instance, fielded questions for 48 minutes from a crowd of 600 in Windham on Thursday before anyone mentioned jobs, the issue that's supposed to dominate the 2012 elections. He got a dozen questions before that, including two about alleged U.N. subversion of U.S. sovereignty, one each about states' rights and Judeo-Christian values, and two about a treaty to "stop online piracy." snip

Some New Hampshire residents, hinting at conspiracies by the federal government or international powers, have urged the presidential candidates to embrace positions on the fringes of U.S. political debate. A man in Windham invoked Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in arguing that states should be able to ignore federal laws they consider unconstitutional.

"We had a war about nullification," Santorum reminded him, noting that the Civil War closed the lid on southern assertions of states' rights.

[liberal N proud]

1. That could be because the people in New Hampsire are not worried about jobs

Unemployment Rate November 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.7%
New Hampshire 5.2%

http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/new-hampshire/

[Proud Public Servant]

2. Same as Iowa, then

But SC and NV have unemployment rates above the national average, so it'll be interesting to see what happens when those campaigns heat up.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Well, the the recent Republican past is any indicator,

they'll screen the crowds & no unemployed will be allowed in to distract attention from the drumbeat for war in Iran.