Notes from NH II

I came home too late last night after a lovely dinner out at the Inn, so no blogging. That may be a blessing because little has happened. Quite odd really. With all the attention the NH Primary is getting, for those of us living in the state (but in the rural areas) life is little changed.

Edwards signs are appearing more often, as are Kerry. But Dean's supporters have smothered the state with signs in recent days. Last night's debate was a real sleeper. Besides a few blips (Sharpton lecturing on monetary policy, Clark saying Michael Moore can say whatever he wants, Kucinich wandering around a thought on energy policy, Lieberman heroically defending his pro-Iraq record), nothing happened. My students, however, told me that outside it was quite a scene. All the usual suspects, sign-holders, and crazies swamped campus, and fights broke out between the camps. Two people were arrested.