In New Hampshire: Deeper Snow and Darker Horses

Two or three New Hampshire primaries ago, an acquaintance of mine who worked as an advanceman for one of the television news programs called up to say that the more he advanced, the more the natives retreated. Could I...

"Locals. What we aah is locals," I said, laying on a touch of New Hampshire accent.

"Ayuh, ayuh. Listen, you moved here four years ago from Central Park West, so forget the rustic impersonations. What I need is, you know somebody we could use for an interview? Typical local, not too smooth, not too dumb?"...

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