Why is this man smiling? (President George Bush's campaign; effect of deep recession in New Hampshire on the state's Presidential primary) From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: January 13, 1992| Author: Barone, Michael | COPYRIGHT 1992 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

New Hampshire's economy is mired in a severe recession. The effect of the recession on the state's pivotal Presidential primaries likely will be that Democrats will vote for a candidate espousing government activism, and Pat Buchanan will take votes away from Pres Bush in the Republican primary.

New Hampshire, the state that could lock in each party's presidential nominee, has always been a place apart. In the 18th century, it was a kind of outlaw colony, where Gov. Benning Wentwo...