Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump works the rope line during a campaign rally at Pennichuck Middle School in Nashua on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump works the rope line during a campaign rally at Pennichuck Middle School in Nashua on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump works the rope line during a campaign rally at Pennichuck Middle School in Nashua on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×

Retail Politics 2016


Retail politics defined the New Hampshire presidential primary in 2016. To rise above the crowded field of contenders, candidates crisscrossed the state visiting small towns and tried to create intimate moments during big rallies to gain votes in the first-in-the-nation primary.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton exits her primary night party at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett following her loss to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton exits her primary night party at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett following her loss to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton exits her primary night party at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett following her loss to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida tries out an oversized chair after entering Grevior Furniture in Franklin during a walking tour with Mayor Ken Merrifield on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida tries out an oversized chair after entering Grevior Furniture in Franklin during a walking tour with Mayor Ken Merrifield on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida tries out an oversized chair after entering Grevior Furniture in Franklin during a walking tour with Mayor Ken Merrifield on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Donald Trump shakes hands with people as he leaves a campaign rally at the Weirs Community Center in Laconia on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Donald Trump shakes hands with people as he leaves a campaign rally at the Weirs Community Center in Laconia on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Donald Trump shakes hands with people as he leaves a campaign rally at the Weirs Community Center in Laconia on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont walks to the Nashua field office for a campaign event on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont walks to the Nashua field office for a campaign event on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont walks to the Nashua field office for a campaign event on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina leaves the Strafford County GOP dinner in Dover on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina leaves the Strafford County GOP dinner in Dover on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina leaves the Strafford County GOP dinner in Dover on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Vendors display merchandise, including a cardboard cutout of Rand Paul, outside the ballroom during the First in the Nation Summit in Nashua on Saturday, April 18, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Vendors display merchandise, including a cardboard cutout of Rand Paul, outside the ballroom during the First in the Nation Summit in Nashua on Saturday, April 18, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Vendors display merchandise, including a cardboard cutout of Rand Paul, outside the ballroom during the First in the Nation Summit in Nashua on Saturday, April 18, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Delaney Anne poses for a photo with Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas with stickers on her face following a campaign event at the Tilt'n Diner in Tilton, N.H., on Jan. 18, 2016.
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Delaney Anne poses for a photo with Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas with stickers on her face following a campaign event at the Tilt'n Diner in Tilton, N.H., on Jan. 18, 2016. ×
Delaney Anne poses for a photo with Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas with stickers on her face following a campaign event at the Tilt'n Diner in Tilton, N.H., on Jan. 18, 2016. ×
Donald Trump signs a baseball before a town hall meeting at Pinkerton Academy in Derry on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Overflow crowds tuned into the main event from a second room and outside the building. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Donald Trump signs a baseball before a town hall meeting at Pinkerton Academy in Derry on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Overflow crowds tuned into the main event from a second room and outside the building. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Donald Trump signs a baseball before a town hall meeting at Pinkerton Academy in Derry on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Overflow crowds tuned into the main event from a second room and outside the building. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Supporters of Hillary Clinton hold up signs and sing chants in support of their candidate at St. Anselm College in Goffstown before the scheduled democratic presidential candidate debate on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Supporters of Hillary Clinton hold up signs and sing chants in support of their candidate at St. Anselm College in Goffstown before the scheduled democratic presidential candidate debate on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Supporters of Hillary Clinton hold up signs and sing chants in support of their candidate at St. Anselm College in Goffstown before the scheduled democratic presidential candidate debate on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina adjusts her hair while making a phone call during the couple minutes before one of three back-to-back TV tapings at the Courtyard Concord hotel between campaign events on Frida
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Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina adjusts her hair while making a phone call during the couple minutes before one of three back-to-back TV tapings at the Courtyard Concord hotel between campaign events on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina adjusts her hair while making a phone call during the couple minutes before one of three back-to-back TV tapings at the Courtyard Concord hotel between campaign events on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Reese Carre, 2, of Stoughton, Mass., looks down at Sen. Rand Paul and others with her mother from the balcony of Tuscan Kitchen before the start of a campaign event at the restaurant in Salem on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Reese Carre, 2, of Stoughton, Mass., looks down at Sen. Rand Paul and others with her mother from the balcony of Tuscan Kitchen before the start of a campaign event at the restaurant in Salem on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Reese Carre, 2, of Stoughton, Mass., looks down at Sen. Rand Paul and others with her mother from the balcony of Tuscan Kitchen before the start of a campaign event at the restaurant in Salem on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets members of the audience at Beech Hill Farm Stand & Ice Cream Barn in Hopkinton following a campaign event on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets members of the audience at Beech Hill Farm Stand & Ice Cream Barn in Hopkinton following a campaign event on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets members of the audience at Beech Hill Farm Stand & Ice Cream Barn in Hopkinton following a campaign event on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
A crowd gathers outside the Weirs Community Center waiting for Donald Trump to arrive to a campaign rally in Laconia on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
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A crowd gathers outside the Weirs Community Center waiting for Donald Trump to arrive to a campaign rally in Laconia on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×
A crowd gathers outside the Weirs Community Center waiting for Donald Trump to arrive to a campaign rally in Laconia on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ×

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