BOW, N.H. _ As John Lynch pitched Joe Biden's candidacy to a living room of 17 voters over pumpkin bread, Mediterranean pastry pinwheels and hot cider, Karen Cusano was struck by the parallel she noticed between the former four-term Democratic governor and former vice president.
"I think you did a lot ... bringing dignity, especially after [Craig] Benson," she told Lynch, referring to the Republican governor he succeeded 15 years ago. "You're just a really nice, smart, kind man. And that's how I think of Joe Biden as well. We had a lot of years with you. And so we know you."
A deficit hawk who favors increased gun control and worries about the solvency of Social Security, the 59-year-old Cusano has cast ballots for Democrats like Hillary Clinton, Republicans like John McCain and independents like Ross Perot.
