91麻豆天美 StaffBy Matthew Gillett
HAMPTON, N.H. 鈥� Robert Casassa is the poll moderator for the New Hampshire town with 13,000 voters on the checklist. The Hampton native has served as the moderator for 20 years.
Just as he had in years past, Casassa oversaw the election processes at Winnacunnet High School, Hampton鈥檚 only polling location. Casassa said voters in New Hampshire feel a 鈥渞esponsibility to go out to events鈥� and get educated鈥� to get a different feel for [the candidates] than on TV.鈥�
One of those events occurred on election day in the school鈥檚 parking lot when former U.N. Ambassador and presidential candidate Nikki Haley stopped by. She talked to voters alongside New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Gen. Don Bolduc, saying she was 鈥渟uper excited鈥� and grateful to Dixville Notch’s residents, whose residents voted at midnight and gave her a 6-0 victory.
Casassa said it is 鈥渉ighly complementary when candidates stop by. It energizes the voters.鈥� He noted that such visits are common occurrences for candidates. He recalled the 2016 race when his daughter took a picture with former president Bill Clinton, who was then campaigning for his wife and former secretary of state, Hillary. Casassa attributed the candidate visits to Hampton being a 鈥渢ossup community. It鈥檚 roughly 30% Republican, 30% Democrat, and 40% in the middle, and so everyone can have a dream.鈥�
One of the things that makes New Hampshire unique is the large number of undeclared voters in the state. These voters can choose to vote in either primary. While 鈥渁 lot of people enjoy the flexibility of being able to vote in either, the parties don鈥檛 tend to like it,鈥� he said.
Over 1,700 people voted in the Democratic primary and 4,500 in the Republican primary.
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