What other Republican in NH could’ve held Sununu’s seat ?
He was the runner up in the 2002 GOP primary for Governor and just about every Republican in NH will tell you they had "buyer's remorse" with Benson and would have nominated Keough if they the chance to have a do-over.
Look, the NH state legislature is probably the largest in the country, in has hundreds of members for such a tiny state. Thus, there are DOZENS of rising GOP stars in its ranks that could be groomed for higher office.
NH Republicans can take back their state if they run candidates with a clean slate and no ties to Bush (running a GWB yes man for re-election when NH was the ONLY state to flip from Bush to Kerry was simply a death wish from the NH GOP), and NO MORE BLUE-BLOOD FAMILY DYNASTIES like the Sununu's, Gregg's, and Basses.
Remember, NH was ENTIRELY under Republican control just five years ago. Now it's ENTIRELY under RAT control. Do you really think the "demographics" have changed THAT much in five years to render the state completely "unwinnable" by the GOP?
It's winnable, except the NHGOP status quo has become radioactive. The Sununu clan has destroyed the NHGOP far more than anything Romeny or Huckabee did in their states. Neither of those guys STARTED with rock solid GOP control of every office. Sununu Sr. even ruined our chance to have a conservative SC by selling GHWB on David Souter as a "home run" for conservatives. (imagine the damage this guy could have done in the 90s if he was in charge of the national party) And now Sununu Sr. wants to be STATE party chairman. What?! Kinda reminds me of a terminally ill alcaholic reaching for one last shot of gin. If he becomes chairman that will be the last nail in the coffin for NH Republicans.
And Sununu Jr. doing the exact same thing he defeated Bob Smith for doing (running for re-election when he was behind by double digits to Shaheen) simply makes him an outright hypocrite.