Waiting for Bernie in New Hampshire
The oldest, leftiest candidate is expected to win round two of the Democratic primary
NEW HAMPSHIRE is a contradictory state. Its towns make good postcards, with saltbox houses meandering outward from a central green and a white clapboard church. Yet few states have lost a larger share of their population to opioids. Geographically, it resembles its twin, Vermont, but whereas the Green Mountain State has a genial, hippieish image, the Granite State is the watchful neighbour sitting on his porch, fingering his shotgun every time your dog wanders too close to his property.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Waiting for Bernie”
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