Sanders’ New Hampshire team is only just coming together. Sanders’ New Hampshire coordinator, Kurt Ehrenberg, was hired a month ago, and so far has hired an operations manager and two field organizers. A state headquarters office is set to open next week in Concord, with other offices planned for the coming weeks, he said.
Sanders has been elected as an independent over his two-decade congressional career, and describes his political philosophy as “democratic socialism,” as is practiced in much of Western Europe. Even some Democrats argue that Sanders is unelectable to nationwide office in the United States because of that label.
He has nevertheless drawn large audiences across the country, including 5,000 at a recent appearance in Denver.
Seth Kallman, a retired contractor from Harrisville who attended the Henniker appearance, said he agrees the “socialist” label is likely harmful. “I admire that he steps forward and uses it anyway, because he is honest,” Kallman said, calling that one of Sanders’ best attributes. “You couldn’t get Hillary to speak that frankly. He is speaking frankly.”
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