Boston Herald

NYT’s all-female endorsemen­t ignored

Most say recommenda­tion by paper had ‘no impact’ on their intentions

- By JOE DWINELL

New Hampshire voters were not impressed with the The New York Times’ anyone-but-a-man presidenti­al endorsemen­t of Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, a new poll shows.

A clear majority — 65% — said the editorial had “no impact” on their “view toward electing a female president,” as likely primary voters were asked in the latest Franklin Pierce University-Boston Herald-NBC10 poll.

The survey did find that 24% of those polled said the Times piece was “more likely” to have some influence on voting for a woman for president.

The poll showed men and women mostly agreed on all counts that the Warren-Klobuchar editorial didn’t resonate much. Independen­ts, especially, were not moved — with 76% responding the editorial had “no impact” on their opinion.

The Times editorial added that Joe Biden was too old, Bernie Sanders to iffy with a bad heart, Pete Buttigieg too young and Andrew Yang too inexperien­ced.

The Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses could play a big role in the Feb. 11 New Hampshire primary where 9% of Democratic voters are still undecided, the new poll shows.

A majority of those voters still on the fence report “leaning” or already in the Democratic camp. Those votes could go anywhere — but with Buttigieg at 10% now, he clearly could be a top-three finisher if the undecideds move his way.

As for the U.S. Senate impeachmen­t trial, the poll shows respondent­s break along party lines. Overall, 56% support the impeachmen­t proceeding­s; 37% do not.

But Republican­s see it differentl­y, with 71% opposing impeachmen­t and 20% supporting it.

As for Democrats polled, 85% are for it, 10% oppose.

Another 7% said they are “unsure.”

Granite State voters take their first-in-the-nation primary seriously.

The poll shows that 43% of those who picked up the phone follow the 2020 presidenti­al race “very closely” and another 52% keep to a “moderate” pace with all the news.

The top political junkies are 55 years old and up and they follow politics “very closely” at a rate of 62%. All the other age groups are about the same.

As for President Trump, 48% rate his performanc­e in the Oval Office as “very favorable,” the poll shows.

Another 27% rate him “somewhat favorable” and 14% “somewhat unfavorabl­e” and 9% “very unfavorabl­e.”

 ?? GETTY IMAGES ?? BACKED BY THE TIMES: Democratic presidenti­al candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday.
GETTY IMAGES BACKED BY THE TIMES: Democratic presidenti­al candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday.
 ?? AP ?? PART OF DOUBLE ENDORSEMEN­T: Democratic presidenti­al candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at a campaign stop at Jethro’s BBQ Steak n’ Chop, on Sunday, in Ames, Iowa.
AP PART OF DOUBLE ENDORSEMEN­T: Democratic presidenti­al candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at a campaign stop at Jethro’s BBQ Steak n’ Chop, on Sunday, in Ames, Iowa.
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