Politics

Despite not being on the ballot, Joe Biden wins the Democratic primary in New Hampshire.

By - 24 Jan 2024 09:48 AM

Washington: Despite not even being on the ballot, President Joe Biden emerged victorious in Tuesday's unofficial Democratic primary in New Hampshire.

South Carolina Democrats will formally hold the first vote on February 3, as Biden and the Democratic Party decided to renounce New Hampshire's role as the traditional site of the first-in-the-nation primary, which takes place after the Iowa caucuses.

Notwithstanding the national party's directive, New Hampshire—whose catchphrase is "Live Free or Die"—opted to proceed with its pollConsequently, the vote will not yield any delegates, so it will only have symbolic value in the overall nomination process.

Nevertheless, Biden backers launched a last-minute write-in campaign to stop two potential opponents from swooping in unopposed to claim an embarrassing but meaningless victory.

Despite their best efforts, the two relatively insignificant candidates, Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson, have very little chance of unseating Biden because, in the contemporary political era, no primary opponent has ever won the nomination from an incumbent president.Biden has lived in New Hampshire before. In 2020, he ran a disastrous campaign for the Democratic nomination in this predominately white state; only the formidable backing of African Americans in the South Carolina primary kept him afloat.

After winning, he essentially overthrew both Iowa and New Hampshire, telling the party hierarchy to rank South Carolina above both states.

Although Democrats in New Hampshire, where holding the title of first in the nation is deeply ingrained in the state, were incensed by Iowa's quiet capitulation.Despite his four separate criminal indictments, New Hampshire was seen by Republicans as a crucial litmus test for whether Donald Trump would be able to hold onto his hold on the Republican Party.

With a resounding victory, he swept the northeast state, eliminating his lone credible Republican opponent, South Carolina governor and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, who vowed to keep the race "far from over."