Ep 10: The Moldy cookie
One politician vouching for another may be the most basic political transaction. The renown and reputation of the endorser flows to the endorsee, the candidate gets a boost and everyone comes out the other side feeling good.
At least that’s the idea.
The reality is murkier, and even New Hampshire politicos who make a public ritual out of picking a presidential candidate to support will tell you that endorsements probably don’t matter in New Hampshire these days…if they ever did in the first place.
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Click here for Josh Roger’s reporting on Lou D’Allesandro, the self-proclaimed “Lion of the N.H. Senate”