At the Manchester Union Leader this morning, I explain why Donald Trump is utterly alien to the values of most of New Hampshire’s voters. It only starts with Trump’s record of hurting so many of the “Ordinary Joes” he deals with — which I and others have been arguing for months. (Although that, alone, should be bad enough.) It also includes a particular New Hampshire history and ethic of stressing local associations and, of course, of valuing freedom above all (as evidenced in the state motto, “Live Free or Die”):

Listen to a Trump speech. He talks fulgently about national power and authority. One thing is missing, though. Listen to speech after speech, and you won’t hear Trump ever mention the word freedom.

You can read the piece here.