Connecticut fans of Sanders flock to New Hampshire

Nick Smith, 27, a property manager, places a Bernie Sanders for President lawn sign in front of his home on New Haven Avenue in Milford on Wednesday. He plans to travel to New Hampshire to support the Sanders campaign as the New Hampshire primary approaches. less Nick Smith, 27, a property manager, places a Bernie Sanders for President lawn sign in front of his home on New Haven Avenue in Milford on Wednesday. He plans to travel to New Hampshire to support the Sanders ... more Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close Connecticut fans of Sanders flock to New Hampshire 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

Nick Smith put in for time off and is looking on Airbnb for a place to crash in New Hampshire.

But he should have no problem arranging carpooling, with droves of other “Road Berners” from Connecticut having already started the great northern migration.

Smith, 27, is traveling to the Granite State to knock on doors, make phone calls and drive people to the polls for anti-establishment Democrat Bernie Sanders ahead of next month’s presidential primary.

If the Vermont senator goes on to win the Feb. 9 primary, which polls show him leading by an average of 15 points, Connecticut will deserve some credit. One in five volunteers for Sanders in New Hampshire comes from the Constitution State, according to grassroots organizers of his campaign.

They make the trip, not so much in the name of their candidate, but in the name of the causes that the self-described “Democratic socialist” extols — universal Medicare, free college tuition for all and an end to pay-to-play politics.

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