Stranglehold

By NHPR

What's Stranglehold about?

How one small state got its hands around picking our presidents - and why it won't let go. An investigation into the power and people behind the New Hampshire Primary, and a political story unlike any you've heard before. Learn more at www.strangleholdpodcast.org

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Stranglehold episodes:

02.23.2023
"Make Room"
New Hampshire’s “stranglehold” on the way we pick presidents could be losing its grip. The Democratic Party changed its presidential nominating calendar to give voters of color more sway. But New Hampshire isn’t backing down, setting up a major test...
02.12.2020
Via Live Stream
While most of the candidates are either celebrating or conceding in New Hampshire, one former front runner is conspicuously absent from a party in his honor. In this special episode, produced in the midnight hours after the 2020 N.H. primary, we...
02.11.2020
All Out
The N.H. presidential primary is here and the stranglehold is on full display. We take you behind the scenes of one of the craziest weeks in American politics. Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Donate $20 today...
02.06.2020
What's It Worth?
There is nothing New Hampshire is more famous for than the presidential primary. And that fame has a value of its own. A value greater than dollars spent or earned. In this episode, we try to answer the question: How...
02.05.2020
WTF Iowa???
After caucus chaos, many in New Hampshire are wondering: If Iowa gets punished for this mess, will New Hampshire take a hit too? Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Donate $20 today right here: www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is the...
01.30.2020
The Newsroom
As we hold up the mirror to ourselves and our colleagues, we see just how much the local media has helped maintain the so-called Stranglehold. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Click here to donate: www.strangleholdpodcast.org ...
01.16.2020
The Outsiders
Sometimes, it takes a bunch of outsiders to rattle the cage of a bunch of insiders. Stranglehold is the story of how one small state got its hands around the way we pick presidents - and won’t let go. It’s a...
01.07.2020
The Long Shot
We spend a day on the trail, chasing a myth: Can New Hampshire catapult a struggling campaign all the way to the White House? Or are some campaigns just deluding themselves? Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold?...
12.26.2019
BONUS: The Other First State
You may have heard New Hampshire isn’t TOTALLY first in the nation. We invited Kate Payne and Clay Masters, hosts of the Caucus Land podcast from Iowa Public Radio, to talk about how Iowa got that first spot. Stranglehold is the story...
12.14.2019
The Moldy Cookie
We take you inside the world of local politicos whose endorsements are courted by some of the most powerful people in American politics. Want to make sure NHPR continues creating projects like Stranglehold? Donate $20 today right here: www.strangleholdpodcast.org Stranglehold is the...
11.27.2019
The Crescendo
New Hampshire's primary date has been set - it's February 11th. Remember when Secretary of State Bill Gardner said he'd let us interview him after he set that date? Well, we've run into Gardner several times since we started this podcast....
11.26.2019
Alive and Dying
Is the New Hampshire primary dying? Or is it alive and well? This week, local politicos lead us through two very different types of candidate events to find the answer. Stranglehold is possible because of listener support. Click here to make your...
11.14.2019
The Office
There’s a drab office in the NH statehouse that for two weeks every 4 years amounts to a pilgrimage site for would-be presidents. This week we’ll take you inside that office, where candidates of all kinds have been formalizing their...
10.30.2019
Manipulate the Manipulation
The New Hampshire town hall has long had a special place in the first-in-the-nation primary story. It’s a forum where normal people can have real interactions with presidential candidates. But lately, it's starting to feel like those interactions are being...
10.09.2019
The Weekend
In New Hampshire, presidential politics is kind of like a state sport…and just like football, it can get it a little rough. In just a few months, voters in New Hampshire will send some presidential candidates limping out of the Granite...
10.02.2019
The Identity Crisis
For decades, New Hampshire could stand its ground and knock down anybody that tried to steal its prized possession. We're gonna tell you about some of the people who just wouldn't bow down to New Hampshire, and how that ended...
09.27.2019
The Midnight Special
Every four years, a caravan of national news networks descends on a remote corner of New Hampshire to broadcast the first results from the first-in-the-nation primary. At first glance, Dixville Notch seems to showcase the New Hampshire primary at its...
09.18.2019
The Dragon Egg
Jimmy Carter’s 1976 N.H. primary campaign gave New Hampshire one hell of a gift: the state’s best argument for why it deserves the privileged status of having the first-in-the-nation presidential primary. And it also gave a lot of politicos in...
09.11.2019
The Guardian
One man has built a reputation as "the guardian" of New Hampshire’s most sacred political institution. Some consider him an icon. Others say he’s a problem. Stranglehold is an investigation into the power and people behind the New Hampshire Primary,...
08.02.2019
Stranglehold: The Trailer
How one small state got its hands around picking our presidents - and why it won't let go. An investigation into the power and people behind the New Hampshire Primary, and a political story unlike any you've heard before. From...