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Retail Politics

Just a week ago political pundits were saying that the era of retail politics -- of candidates shaking hands and knocking on doors --- had been eclipsed once and for all by television advertising. But as the architect of the new model, Steve Forbes, stumbles out of Iowa, New Hampshire voters are questioning his decision to forgo a grassroots campaign. Leda Hartman of New Hampshire Public Radio reports.

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