Tightening contest could thrust New Hampshire into pivotal role
MILFORD, N.H. — This proudly prickly swing state could emerge as Hillary Clinton’s last bulwark against a Donald Trump victory in November.
With Clinton’s poll numbers having slipped, both campaigns increasingly view New Hampshire’s relatively tiny prize of four electoral votes as pivotal in determining the next occupant of the White House.
Election prognosticators are taking notice. Each of New Hampshire’s voters has a greater chance than residents of any other state of tipping the outcome of the White House contest one way or another, according to statistician Nate Silver’s 538 election blog. Nevada and Colorado voters rank second and third, after New Hampshire, in the “voter power index.’’
On Wednesday, Clinton will campaign in New Hampshire for the first time since July, seeking to protect a narrow lead in a state has that has both saved and spurned her and her husband in presidential contests dating back to 1992.
On Thursday, Trump will lead his own rally in New Hampshire, three days after his running mate, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana, spoke to several hundred supporters in Milford.
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