Posted on 08/04/2016 2:51:13 PM PDT by cotton1706
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) is trailing her Democratic rival, Gov. Maggie Hassan, by 10 points in what has been one of the tightest Senate races in the country, according to a new poll from WBUR Radio.
The poll, which was conducted between July 19 and Aug. 1, shows 50 percent of respondents saying they would vote for Hassan if the election were held today, compared with 40 percent for Ayotte. Ayotte is one of the most vulnerable GOP senators up for reelection in a year in which Republicans can afford to lose only three seats if they hope to maintain control of the Senate.
The boost for Hassan also mirrors the surging popularity of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. Clinton leads Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump 47 to 32 in the state, according to the same poll. Her favorability rating also climbed to 45 percent from 35 percent in May. Meanwhile, Trump’s favorability fell from 33 to 29 percent.
Democrats were happy to blame Trump for Ayotte’s decline. Ayotte has long said she will vote for the GOP nominee, despite criticizing Trump for his feud with the parents of Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004. Trump responded by bashing her as a weak and disloyal leader, comments that have not dissuaded Ayotte from backing him, according to aides.
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Ayotte (NH) - 2016 - 41% (Average) - 33% (Creview) - 24% (Heritage) - 27% (Freedomworks) - 60% (CFG) - 63% (ACU)
A senate without Ayotte and her buddy McCain will be a more conservative senate!!
Good. This is a start.
We had such high hopes for her -was good as AG. Went down there and ran around with McLame and grahamnesty. Other than the 60 vote rule it makes little difference if she’s there. A dirty dish rag would be more inspiring.
Plus she has a voice that can shatter eyeglasses.
Not for 6 years, it won't. As bad as the back-stabbing Ayotte is, the demonicRAT is far worse. Yeah, get rid of Ayotte. Get rid of McCain. But we have to make up for the loss elsewhere, or end up with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer.
No it won’t it will be an even up exchange.
According to those that know, she’s a class A backstabbing wench in the Senate.
She flat-out lied 6 years ago about who she was....she ran to the right & went to D.C. & flipped over so fast that it was mind-blowing.
She fooled Sarah Palin...down 10 points to Maggie (you’re pronouncing it wrong) Hassan??? How embarrassing...Hassan is as dumb as a damn rock.
I don’t think the GOP understands that the base is just about ready to see the party destroyed and bid it good riddance.
Ayotte in NH and Kirk in IL will both lose their senate seats. McCain will lose his primary, but Kelli Ward will win his senate seat in the general election.
Trailing by 10 points is a tight race?
“I don’t think the GOP understands that the base is just about ready to see the party destroyed and bid it good riddance.”
EXACTLY!
No loss. If reelected I have no doubt she’ll pull a Jumpin’ Jim Jeffords.
Trailing by 10 points is a tight race?
LOL. Trump is done 10 points in ONE poll and they are already writing his obit.
She was ALWAYS a PATHETIC Republican!!!
Another #NeverTrumper will soon bite the dust.
Good riddance.
The GOP majority senate has not done a damn thing
with the power that was given to them.
Only 13 posts and a cogent argument to get rid of her!
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