State Sen. Peter Burling says New Hampshire should be proud of its role in the 2008 primary. There were a record number of voters and a record number of new voters.

Sen. John McCain won the New Hampshire primary by using his tried-and-proven record of getting on the Straight Talk Express and talking to voters. That's the opinion of State en. Robert Odell, a veteran of New Hampshire Republican politics.

There are lots of issues facing the voters, but Iraq and healthcare are the biggest two as the country heads into the 2008 election. That is the feeling of Andy Reynolds, president of the Young Democrats at Dartmouth College.

Greg Boguslavsky says young people stay informed on current events, but they are far more likely to do it online than by reading a newspaper.

Other candidates for president feel the same as he does on most issues, he says, but he has 26 years experience in the U.S. Senate in working with Republicans to pass laws that have improved the lives of Americans.

State Sen. Bob Odell says the end of the presidential primary season will probably come on Feb. 5 when many large states hold primaries. But Odell, who has been active in many Republican primaries over the years, thinks the New Hampshire primary, with its emphasis on person-to-person campaigning, will be at least as important than ever.

U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., says states the wrong way to solve the immigration problem is to create “sanctuary states.” Sanctuary states prohibit their own law enforcement agencies from helping federal authorities track down illegal aliens. These states allow illegal aliens — even those who have been charged with serious crimes — to wonder the streets.

With changes in the dates of presidential primaries by many larger states, is the importance of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary a thing of the past? What should New Hampshire voters be doing to keep their state's primary as effective as it has always been? Is the front-loading of large state primaries a rear-guard action by the two political parties? Listen to the conversation between our host, Sarwar Kashmeri and Andrew Smith, Director of the University of New Hampshire's Survey Center--the nationally famous opinion polling organization.

In his first appearance on the Eagle Times' NH-2008, Governor Bill Richardson (D) of New Mexico compares Real-ID legislation to the "failed, No Child Left Behind" law and explains his support for Federal legislation to help rural states get Broadband. Listen to the Governor and Sarwar Kashmeri, host of NH-2008 discuss nuclear proliferation, the demise of friendly and productive bi-partisan law-making in Washington and why it is important to meet the leaders of countries that may not be friendly to the United States.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has been unhappy with the way the Iraqi war has been handled. He is critical of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. But he says the Democratic plan to set a timetable for withdrawal of troops would be a "catastrophe." Author Sarwar Kashmeri talks with McCain about the war, the Read ID Act and health care reform.

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, Republican, Mike Huckabee is not certain the Real-ID legislation that mandates Federal standards for driving licenses is in the best interest of New Hampshire or the country. The Eagle Times' Sarwar Kashmeri caught up him during a campaign swing through Newport, NH. Listen to Huckabee discuss why Evangalical Christians in Iowa have begun favoring him instead of the media anointed leaders in the Republican field; the lessons for American foreign policy from the Iraq war; and the qualities needed for a twenty-first century President of the United States.

Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) explains why Coloradans elected him five times and what message that sends to NH voters. Listen to his forthright discussion of protecting America's borders, North and South; his opinion on whether "Scooter" Libby ought to be pardoned and the lack of interest that young Americans display during the televised debates.

The New Hampshire primary is still the essential building block for launching a successful presidential campaign according to State Sen. Bob Odell, R-Lempster. Candidates with scarce funding resources can still make a difference in New Hampshire with their message, strategy, and tactics because, Odell believes, the New Hampshire voter is better informed and more likely to come out and vote than voters in the country at large. Listen to his advice for the candidates and media.

He explains why the New Hampshire primary is still uniquely important and produces an 80 percent turnout while continuing to be a place where the candidates and voters can personally interact. What are the voters in New Hampshire looking for in 2008 and the senator's advice to the candidates as well as to the media that is covering the Primary.