Lesser-Known Candidates Forum

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The Lesser-Known Candidates Forum is a quadrennial event during the United States presidential election season that takes place at the St. Anselm College New Hampshire Institute of Politics since 1972. Occurring prior to the New Hampshire primary, it allows for lesser-known presidential candidates of the Democratic and Republican parties to voice their political positions.{{cite news|last1=Newell|first1=Jim|title=Lesser Known Candidates for President Gather in N.H. and Wow They Have a Lot to Say|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/20/new_hampshire_s_lesser_known_candidates_forum_does_not_disappoint.html|accessdate=10 February 2016|work=Slate Magazine|date=20 January 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Weigel|first1=David|title=The existential pleasures of the Lesser Known Candidates presidential debate|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/25/the-existential-pleasures-of-the-lesser-known-candidates-presidential-debate/|accessdate=10 February 2016|work=Washington Post|date=25 January 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Moody|first1=Chris|title=The presidential candidates you've never heard of|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/politics/new-hampshire-primary-lesser-known-candidate-debate/|accessdate=10 February 2016|work=CNN|date=21 January 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/lesser-known-presidential-candidates-to-speak-at-saint-anselm/article_2b759fe6-e24f-53a7-a6fd-882aa3a70ae1.html|title=Lesser-known presidential candidates to speak at Saint Anselm|first=Andrew|last=Sylvia|website=UnionLeader}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/live-soon-lesser-known-presidential-candidates-participate-in-forum-in-manchester/30693119|title=Lesser-known presidential candidates participate in forum in Manchester|first=Kristen|last=Carosa|date=January 29, 2020|website=WMUR}}