Monday, February 8, 2016

New Hampshire Is Do-or-Die for Governors in 2016 Race



BEDFORD, New Hampshire — On a Saturday morning in snowy New Hampshire, a woman asked Gov. Jeb Bush how he'd take care of the country's veterans. She recounted how her father had spent nearly a decade trying to escape the bureaucratic nightmare created when the Department of Veterans of Affairs, amid a billing dispute, inaccurately declared him dead for nine months.

Bush told the nation that story ten hours later in the debate, an offering that sounded particularly organic coming from the left of Marco Rubio, who trotted out rehearsed talking points repeatedly

"I met him, he's voting for me," Bush said energetically. After months of trailing in middle-of-the-pack obscurity despite relentless campaigning across the state, Bush fought back. He's not alone, either: all three Republican governors who have lagged in the polls made a final stand last night, clawing their way into the spotlight in Saturday's debate after a handful of encouraging days on the trail. 

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Source: NBC News 

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