The issue in NH and many other “open” primary states that we are going to have in 2012 is that Obama will be the nominee. That leaves all the leftist Che Guevara worshippers free to interject themselves in the R primary.
They will immediately detect who Reps don’t want as the nominee, and load the ballot box for them. I am guessing that William Weld or Olympia Snowe might run and claim that vote.
The state parties have to get smart and start closing primaries. We saw what open primaries got us this year.