Hear At The Library: The 2020 New Hampshire Primary

Emily Schario is a producer in the WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Library, where she produces radio and digital broadcasts about the Boston community and beyond. Before joining WGBH, Emily was the news editor for her college newspaper and interned at WBUR’s On Point Radio. She has a degree in mediated communication and English literature from Stonehill College.

February 11, 2020

Updated July 05, 2023

February 11, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of New Hampshire hosting the first in the nation primary. But not everyone is celebrating. After a historically diverse field of Democratic presidential candidates dwindled down to a mostly homogeneous group of septuagenarians, some candidates are calling New Hampshire's first in the nation primary status into question given its lack of diversity. As part of our on-going Hear at the Library series, we traveled to the Manchester City Library to hear from New Hampshirites on the unique experience of being a first in the nation primary voter.

Listen to the features that aired on WGBH News' Morning Edition and All Things Considered:

Hear at the Library | John and Bob

One of the standing jokes here in New Hampshire is, "I don't know if I'm going to vote for him. I've only danced with him twice."

Hear at the Library | Marcia and Amey

It is a privileged position to be able to be involved...If you don't have transportation, it's a problem. If you can't take time off from your job, it's a problem.

Hear at the Library | Frank and Alicia