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New Hampshire Is 90% White. Does Its First-In-The-Nation Primary Reflect The Country?

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The status of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary is increasingly being challenged — especially by those who argue it doesn’t make sense that this tiny, rural state gets so much say in picking presidents.

New Hampshire is 90% white, according to the latest Census data. The US as a whole is 60 percent white.

So what do immigrant communities and people of color in New Hampshire think of the primary?

This segment aired on February 10, 2020.

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