Bolduc hires well-known national political consultant for Senate campaign

WMUR ^ | Jan 24, 2022 | Adam Sexton

[T Ruth]

Retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc, waging an "outsider" campaign for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, is adding some help from a well-known national political consultant.

Rick Wiley, a former Republican National Committee political director and the campaign manager of Scott Walker’s 2016 presidential bid, is signing on with Bolduc as a senior advisor.

The move is a significant development for the general’s campaign as other Republicans begin to enter the primary field to take on incumbent U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan.

In a campaign memo shared with WMUR, Wiley says the political environment of this election year favors a candidate like Bolduc.

“Voters are fed up with politicians and don’t trust them,” Wiley said. “As the race in New Hampshire takes shape on the Republican side, retired Brigadier Gen. Don Bolduc is uniquely positioned to win the primary and defeat Maggie Hassan in the general election.”

Bolduc has had the GOP field to himself for more than a year and has been very active at town and county Republican gatherings around the state.

He has, however, alienated some with his attacks on party leaders and Gov. Chris Sununu, calling the popular governor a “Chinese Communist sympathizer” in a radio interview last year.

Now that Londonderry town manager Kevin Smith is in the GOP race and state Senate President Chuck Morse is expected to follow, Bolduc will be able to train his fire on his opponents.

[T Ruth]

Does anybody know anything about this Rick Wiley? Bolduc seems like a good candidate, but I am skeptical about any "national political consultant" and "former Republican National Committee political director."

[mac_truck]

I’ve listended to Bolduc talk about Ukraine, and he sounds like a neocon extremist.

No thanks.