As a result of waiting for hours to see Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), students missed the opportunity to meet Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.), who campaigned in an Elks lodge in Salem.
The students on the trip continued back to Hofstra Monday evening, arriving in Hempstead sometime around 10 p.m.
The Chronicle, however has decided to stay through the primary election, and will continue to post through Tuesday night on location.
Stay tuned.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Some students left out of an event by Clinton in Dover, N.H.
Some students were shut out of a campaign event by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y) in a community center in Dover, N.H., in which a gymnasium on the third floor was "filled to capacity," according to campaign aides. The event showed Clinton ratcheting up her attacks on her chief rivals, Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John Edwards (D-N.C.).
The capacity for the gym was 590, and that is not determined by the size of the room, but rather by the size of the available exits, according to a fire marshal standing at the door.
The gym appeared to be only about three-quarters full, and much of the space was occupied by the traveling press corps. The students were at first not even allowed into a cafeteria overflow room, but some were allowed in later to hear audio of the event.
Those that missed seeing her were told that she may come downstairs and make an appearance, but after waiting for an hour, aides said she would meet them outside by her campaign bus.
Students continued to wait for another half hour, just to see her walk out the door of the building. She just walked by, past protesters holding signs for Reps. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh.) yelling "No more corporate candidates," and onto her bus.
During the event itself, Clinton lit into her rivals early and often. At the debate on Saturday night, "my two leading opponents were finally asked questions," she said. "I got tired of debating 15 times against myself."
Referring again to the debates, she added: "When my opponent says he passed a patient's bill of rights that never actually passed, that isn't making change."
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a presidential candidate in 2004, was at the event, and spoke with reporters prior to Clinton's appearance. He said she was confident about Tuesday's primary.
Asked about whether her funds would dry up if she doesn't win, Clark said "Hillary's going to do great in New Hampshire."
"There's no problem with funding," he added.
The capacity for the gym was 590, and that is not determined by the size of the room, but rather by the size of the available exits, according to a fire marshal standing at the door.
The gym appeared to be only about three-quarters full, and much of the space was occupied by the traveling press corps. The students were at first not even allowed into a cafeteria overflow room, but some were allowed in later to hear audio of the event.
Those that missed seeing her were told that she may come downstairs and make an appearance, but after waiting for an hour, aides said she would meet them outside by her campaign bus.
Students continued to wait for another half hour, just to see her walk out the door of the building. She just walked by, past protesters holding signs for Reps. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh.) yelling "No more corporate candidates," and onto her bus.
During the event itself, Clinton lit into her rivals early and often. At the debate on Saturday night, "my two leading opponents were finally asked questions," she said. "I got tired of debating 15 times against myself."
Referring again to the debates, she added: "When my opponent says he passed a patient's bill of rights that never actually passed, that isn't making change."
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a presidential candidate in 2004, was at the event, and spoke with reporters prior to Clinton's appearance. He said she was confident about Tuesday's primary.
Asked about whether her funds would dry up if she doesn't win, Clark said "Hillary's going to do great in New Hampshire."
"There's no problem with funding," he added.
A state senator details the history and significance of the NH primary
Sen. Lou D'Allesandro (D-Manchester) is the go-to guy for candidates learning the lay of the land in the N.H. primary. Students met with him in the House chambers of the state capitol building early Monday morning.
He discussed his own involvement with the primaries, including an event that students thought seemed almost too crazy to be true: shut out of an event (due to capacity) including Sen. John F. Kennedy at Dartmouth college, he snuck around and climbed through a window, jumped in and found, as he was crouching, an outstretched hand.
That hand belonged to John F. Kennedy.
D'Allesandro has served five terms in the N.H. senate. He has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) for President, but said that Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) was the best candidate in the field, before he dropped out.
He spoke about the importance of retail politics in N.H., where candidates meet voters face-to-face in families' living rooms, or at restaurants, and have to prove the worth of a vote for them.
However, "85 percent of the state's population lives within 35 miles of Manchester," so candidates are less likely to campaign in the northern parts of the state, he said.
He discussed his own involvement with the primaries, including an event that students thought seemed almost too crazy to be true: shut out of an event (due to capacity) including Sen. John F. Kennedy at Dartmouth college, he snuck around and climbed through a window, jumped in and found, as he was crouching, an outstretched hand.
That hand belonged to John F. Kennedy.
D'Allesandro has served five terms in the N.H. senate. He has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) for President, but said that Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) was the best candidate in the field, before he dropped out.
He spoke about the importance of retail politics in N.H., where candidates meet voters face-to-face in families' living rooms, or at restaurants, and have to prove the worth of a vote for them.
However, "85 percent of the state's population lives within 35 miles of Manchester," so candidates are less likely to campaign in the northern parts of the state, he said.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Kucinich on Public Access television in Manchester, N.H.
In their last event of the day, students watched a taping of public access television by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh.).
The show, a careful analysis of "The Bill of Rights" for Manchester Community Access Media (MCAM-TV), allowed for Kucinich, and two panelist supporters, to establish a nuanced argument for impeachment.
"It is our duty, not just our right, to move forward with impeachment if we see our laws, or international treaties, being violated," Kucinich said, receiving applause from the studio audience.
Kucinich also criticized "corporate media" for shutting him out of the ABC news, which he derided as "Disney Corp. TV," debate Saturday night at St. Anselm College.
The show, a careful analysis of "The Bill of Rights" for Manchester Community Access Media (MCAM-TV), allowed for Kucinich, and two panelist supporters, to establish a nuanced argument for impeachment.
"It is our duty, not just our right, to move forward with impeachment if we see our laws, or international treaties, being violated," Kucinich said, receiving applause from the studio audience.
Kucinich also criticized "corporate media" for shutting him out of the ABC news, which he derided as "Disney Corp. TV," debate Saturday night at St. Anselm College.
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