They both still won, and were robbed. Senate race was closer than the Presidential, 1K votes. Any Trump voter that failed to vote for Ayotte should kick himself in the balls, hard.
Assuming the 5 or 6,000 figure is right, that would be statewide, so let’s give 3k phony votes in each of the two districts. Problem in NH-1st is that Trump carried that CD. Guinta lost by 5,000 votes and add to that, a disgruntled Dem took almost 10% of the vote, and probably out of Che Porter. Removing 3k from Porter’s total and she still wins. Guinta was damaged.
Ayotte’s loss probably resulted from fraud, however, there may have been enough disgruntled Trump Conservatives in the state to have not bothered to vote for her. I will bet had she stayed strong, supported the nominee, she would’ve overcome the fraud. She just really never gained solid traction in the state with the voters, trying to pander to the left got her nowhere. It’s astonishing that even a Republican district, Democrats today will vote hard-left without bothering to try to appeal to the right (witness Porter or loons like Tim Walz in MN), but Republicans feel this deep-seated need to be liked by the left and go pandering to them even when it is likely to cost them from their own base.
This pandering crap needs to stop. Vote right, let the chips fall where they may. If you win, great. If you lose, you died with your boots on and your reputation is sterling with your supporters and you can run for something else, get a job with the administration or something else entirely.