Fresh off her first campaign visit to Iowa last week, Hillary Clinton will be in the Granite State Monday and Tuesday.
The former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York declared her candidacy for president in 2016 on April 12. This will be Clinton's first visit to New Hampshire since her announcement.
Southern New Hampshire University political analyst Dean Spiliotes expects this presidential campaign to be different from Clinton's run in 2008.
"There's always been this question just about how authentic she can be with kind of regular voters," Spiliotes said.
On Monday, Clinton will visit Whitney Brothers in Keene, New Hampshire. She is expected to hold a roundtable discussion with employees of the small, family-owned children's furniture store.
Clinton is scheduled to tour New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, New Hampshire, Tuesday and meet with professors and students.
Spiliotes says her emphasis on roundtable discussions could be a strategy change from the large rallies she held in her 2008 presidential run.
"I think they really want to set up a firm foundation here to show her as a retail candidate, not just someone who comes in and can do an auditorium or a stadium," Spiliotes said.
State Sen. Lou D'Allesandro (D - Manchester) echoed the same sentiment.
"I think she clearly has to play to the middle. That's where the votes are. Those are the people who feel that they haven't been the beneficiaries of the upswing of the economy," D'Allesandro said.
D'Allesandro says Clinton is highly capable of connecting with voters.
"I don't think we could do better, to be honest with you. She has the experience, and she's a very bright, capable woman," D'Allesandro said.
New Hampshire GOP chairwoman Jennifer Horn said in a statement that Clinton puts herself before the nation's interests.
"As her campaign launches in the shadow of her State Department email scandal, New Hampshire voters are becoming increasingly aware that she cannot be trusted to lead our country and break with the failed policies of the Obama administration," Horn said.
As for the crowded GOP field, Spiliotes says that competition could benefit Republican candidates.
"I think it helps you build your organization, vet your message, kind of get the rust out if you haven't campaigned in a while," Spiliotes said.
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