Posted on 02/03/2022 10:38:31 AM PST by billorites
Former President Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Wednesday said that Trump has tasked him with finding a primary challenger to run against New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R).
In an interview with conservative radio host Howie Carr, Lewandowski said that Trump is looking to do away with Sununu, because he sees the New Hampshire governor as insufficiently loyal to him and his political vision.
“The president, as some of your listeners can probably appreciate and understand, is very unhappy with the chief executive officer of the state of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu,” Lewandowski said. “And, you know, Gov. Sununu, in the president’s estimation, is someone who’s never been loyal to him. And, you know, the president really said it would be great if somebody would run against Chris Sununu.”
Lewandowski said that Trump had given him two key directives in New Hampshire, including ensuring that Republicans have a “great candidate” to take on Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) in her 2022 reelection bid.
“The second is potentially finding someone to run against Chris Sununu,” he said. Lewandowski did not mention the names of any potential challengers.
Lewandowski rattled off a list of grievances with Sununu, arguing that the New Hampshire governor regularly avoided traveling with and appearing alongside Trump while he was in the White House. Lewandowski also pointed to a recent appearance by Sununu on CNN during which he shot down the idea of having Trump campaign alongside him.
“I don’t need anyone to campaign with me,” Sununu told CNN. “I’m a big believer that as a candidate you got to stand on your own two feet, you got to look your fellow citizens in the eye and you got to earn their vote as you.”
While Sununu backed Trump’s presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020...
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Great!
Best news I’ve seen today. Will be even better when he finds someone. Best when that person beats Sununu.
“because he sees the New Hampshire governor as insufficiently loyal to him and his political vision.”
F*** your narrative, Greenwood. Sununu is an Assistant Democrat.
John Sununu could tear the hide off of some impertinent reporter or interviewer. A delight to watch.
and RATheads explode...
Lewandowski is just another two-bit DC tabloid whore. Why these dopes get airtime at all is amazing to me.
Maybe Mark Steyn would take on for the team.
He's competing against the lies of Dick Morris, James Carville, Ann Coulter, etc. These news networks should go back to focusing on the news, especially CNN and MSNBC
I loved watching John Sununu on CNN's Crossfire 20+ years ago. Always cheerful and extremely funny. Great sense of humor.
He and Michael Kinsley made for great TV.
Let me guess: it will be someone to the left of Sununu?
I have no problem with Trump tasking some loyal supporter to find primary challengers fr every RINO at every level. Including prosecutors, why leave it up to Soros?
He doesn't.
He can win handily enough without anyone's endorsement.
As long as it's not a democrat.
Sununu won by a wide margin here last time. He probably can this time, too.
The democrat he ran against was a tax favoring, gun grabber.
If those are the choices, then Sununu will continue to get my vote in the general election.
I hate voting for the lesser of two evils, but NH is solidly in Republican hands and has been passing very good legislation recently. I don't want to see that end.
The Sununus are pathetic.
Good to see Trump focused on what's important in a governor.
I don’t think that Trump will be endorsing a Democrat against Sununu. That seems highly unlikely.
I know most Freepers do not like Sununu, but it is very unlikely that Lewandowski is going to find an acceptable candidate.
Green Pages is listing two active candidates, both Republicans. They are not even listing Sununu as a candidate.
Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors
Republican Governor Chris Sununu
• First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Candidate list (2)
Candidate Republican former Brentwood School Board Member Thad Riley
Candidate Republican former Franklin City Councilor Karen Testerman
Ballotpedia only list Chris Sununu as a candidate.
In 2020 Chris Sununu beat his Dem chalenges 65 to 35 while Joe Biden beat Donald Trump 52 to 45.
New Hampshire’s filing deadline is June 10, 2022 so they have a couple of months.
Can’t people just keep their mouths shut, no matter what they might know? I guess I’m just old school.
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