Joe Biden is drawing crowds of older, white voters in a crucial primary state, but they say he still has lots of work to do
Ryan Buchanan, 33, Democratic State House Rep. from Concord, NH: "My biggest concern isn't that Trump gets re-elected. My biggest concern is that we go back to the politics that led to Trump getting elected. Because the next guy who's gonna come along and exploit that is going to be a lot smarter and a lot worse than Trump is."
Sandy Bergquist, retired teacher from Lancaster, NH: "[Biden] will bring the stability and the calm and the know-how. He's been in the Senate, he knows what it's about, he's not the same man he was 40 years ago. He has moved along with the times, but we need him."
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John Coutier, 20, registered independent. "The tariff thing with China is really affecting our company. We’ve had to lay people off. [Trump]'s trying to do the right thing, but at the end of the day it's going to end up hurting us. I think Biden would try to reason with China.”
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Jack Polidoro, retired research biologist and registered independent: "Who's more qualified than [Biden]? I can’t think of anybody. I just want to see America go back to forward progress ... A Biden-[Kamala] Harris ticket would be great — she kicks butt."
Mattison Howard, 16, an ACLU volunteer from Concord, NH: "I like Kamala Harris a lot, Elizabeth Warren definitely ... Other than ACLU issues, climate change is a big issue for me."
Kate Richards (left) and Sophie Johnson, rising college sophomores from Concord, NH. Kate: "I'm all for a candidate who can bring a polarized country together right now, but I don’t know necessarily whether I agree with Biden on all of his values yet. Looking at past events, the Anita Hill thing stands out to me."
Katharine Dargis, 71, retiree from Bethlehem, NH who wrote in a Republican for president in 2016: "Joe Biden is a wonderful father, a truly kind man … wonderful children, wonderful wife. The poor Trump children are just cut adrift and it shows."
Carly Colby, 23, registered independent from Concord, NH, says she's "super excited" about Joe Biden, but also likes Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "Women's reproductive health is my number one issue, especially right now."
Elizabeth Lamy-Harris, 58, an equine assisted therapist from Henniker, NH who voted for Sanders in 2016: "I'm very impressed with Biden, and I couldn't have said that coming in. I'm feeling better about his viewpoints on the environment ... Every issue I was like, 'Wow, that's what I agree with.'"
Michael and Dawn Lydon, retirees and ski instructors from Lancaster, NH. Dawn: "I’m listening to see what [Biden's] new policies are. I know what his old policies are, but those have to be upgraded."
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