Voters Head To The Polls In New Hampshire

Voters Head To The Polls In New Hampshire
People vote inside of a middle school serving as a voting station on the day of the New Hampshire Primary on February 9, 2016 in Bow, New Hampshire. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Voters Head To The Polls In New Hampshire
People vote inside of a middle school serving as a voting station on the day of the New Hampshire Primary on February 9, 2016 in Bow, New Hampshire. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Voters Head To The Polls In New Hampshire

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Record turnout is expected in today’s primary elections in New Hampshire, where Donald Trump is polling ahead on the Republican side, and Bernie Sanders is ahead in the polls on the Democratic side.

The outcome of the elections is far from certain though. The New Hampshire primary, the nation’s first, allows new voters to register to vote the day of the election, and lets voters unaffiliated with either party participate.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Josh Rogers, senior political reporter and editor at NHPR, to discuss the latest.

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