You thought there were only a handful of candidates in the presidential race? Think again.
You might think there's only two Democratic candidates and nine Republicans on the ballot in Tuesday's New Hampshire primaries. In reality voters in the state will be faced with an astonishing 28 Democrats or 30 Republicans to choose from.
That's because pretty much anyone who filed their papers last year and paid $1,000 to the New Hampshire state government can make the primary ballot. Many individuals – almost entirely white middle-aged men – decided to do just that and in theory have just as much chance of winning as any other candidate.
What's more, mainstream candidates who have already suspended their campaigns but had already filed their intention to stand – such as Rand Paul and Martin O'Malley – remain on the ballot.
The end result is an incredibly long ballot paper and just to make things extra confusing, the New Hampshire state government ensures the candidates are arbitrarily shuffled to avoid people voting for the names at the top of the list by default.
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