New Hampshire defies national Democrats, sets presidential primary for Jan. 23

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "New Hampshire has a tradition, and New Hampshire has a law, and both the tradition and the law were going to be followed no matter what," he said.
50% : CONCORD, N.H. (AP/WCSC) - New Hampshire's secretary of state on Wednesday scheduled the state's presidential primaries for Jan. 23, extending its century-old streak of going first despite national Democrats' efforts to overhaul the nominating calendar.
47% : State law requires New Hampshire's Republican and Democratic primaries to be held at least seven days before any similar contest and gives the secretary of state sole authority to set the date.
46% : Like his predecessor did for decades, Secretary of State David Scanlan waited for the dust to settle in other states before announcing his decision.

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