A storm is brewing for the NH Primary. An actual storm.
According to the Weather Underground a low pressure system is brewing that could bring with it a winter storm, ETA Election Day. Will several inches of snow, heavy at times, prevent voters from making it to the polls?
MANCHESTER, NH – It’s not like the political drama underway in New Hampshire needs any more props or distractions. There is plenty of excitement building already, with the slate of presidential candidates swarming the state now that Iowa has set the stage for a dramatic #FITN conclusion on Feb. 9.
But then, there’s the weather.
According to the Weather Underground a low pressure system is brewing that could bring with it a winter storm, ETA Election Day. Will several inches of snow, heavy at times, prevent voters from making it to the polls?
New Hampshire resident are known as a hardy bunch, no matter what the weather. However, even on the sunniest of days, voter turn-out is primarily driven (pun intended) by what’s at stake.
NH Secretary of State Bill Gardner has already guesstimated the turnout will be strong for this particular Primary – half a million voters strong. However, that forecast was partly based on the promise of sunny skies.
And then there’s this: The Weather Company on weather.com polled 392 likely voters in New Hampshire a few weeks ago to find out what kinds of weather could influence the electorate. They did the same in Iowa, and determined the following: New Hampshire voters are more weather resilient than Iowans; climate change is more important to both Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire than in Iowa; and it would take a major winter storm to keep most of these likely voters away from the polls. (Also, a tornado would be a deal-breaker, however, there are no “snownados” on the historic weather record here.)
The takeaway is that snow is likely on Election Day, so plan to get to the polls early.
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