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Instead of offering any solutions to improve the lives of Granite State families and small businesses, this muddy race to the right is now an open competition to get Trump’s endorsement.
DCCC Spokesperson James Singer
“This Republican field’s obsession to gain Donald Trump’s support comes at the expense of New Hampshire families. Granite Staters deserve real solutions, not desperate stunts.”
Highlights from the NH Journal report:
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The big prize in the primary is the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
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Leavitt has run hard on her Trump connections and continued loyalty to the former president, even denying Trump lost the 2020 election. When contacted Monday, she repeated the unfounded claim that Trump defeated Joe Biden.
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Mowers said Monday he would love to get Trump’s endorsement yet again.
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“If I were to advise him, all three (Leavitt, Mowers, and Huff-Brown) are solid Trump people,” Doucette said. “How can you pit one against the other?”
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Trump’s record on endorsements is mixed at best. According to Politico, many in the GOP are frustrated with Trump’s endorsements, which seem based on whims rather than a coherent political strategy. And the candidates he’s backing this cycle have been struggling early. “If he spent a little more time and resources vetting and researching where he can have an impact and a little bit less time s—-posting, he could actually help his own legacy and move the ball forward,” a Republican strategist told Politico.
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Huff Brown has another problem positioning herself as the Trump favorite: Her husband’s denunciation of Trump’s behavior surrounding the January 6 Capitol riot.
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If Democratic voters don’t have a primary race to worry about, Trump’s endorsement could cause problems for his candidate with New Hampshire’s open primary system. “He might activate Democrats to vote in the GOP primary,” Rath said.
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