Biden is skipping New Hampshire's primary. One of his opponents says he's as elusive as Bigfoot
President Joe Biden is skipping Tuesday's New Hampshire primary because the state defies new Democratic rules he championed
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — Trying to upset President Joe Biden in New Hampshire's primary, Democratic challenger Dean Phillips is running a TV ad across the state comparing him to Bigfoot — the argument being both are hard to find.
Biden isn't campaigning here. He pushed through Democratic rule changes that prioritized voters of color, deemphasizing New Hampshire's primary. That angered party officials here who forged ahead with a primary anyway. With his name not on the ballot,
Biden's allies are running a write-in campaign to try and ensure he doesn’t lose — or come uncomfortably close to losing — to any of the nearly two dozen candidates actually on it — a motley collection including a hopeful whose first name is President and a performance artist who wears a rubber boot on his head.
