Posted on 09/08/2022 8:39:00 AM PDT by cotton1706
Republicans are pouring money into next week’s GOP Senate primary in New Hampshire, fearing that the leading candidate could jeopardize their chances of unseating first-term Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan.
The prospect that Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2020, could win Tuesday’s contest has set off a frantic burst of Republican spending looking to boost Chuck Morse, the state Senate president. This spending spree highlights the GOP fear that New Hampshire – once considered a top pickup opportunity before Gov. Chris Sununu passed on the race late last year – could become the latest and final state where the party is beset with a complicated candidate that has shown little ability to raise money, giving Democrats an easier path to holding a seat.
The evenly divided Senate puts pressure on every race this cycle. Republicans need to gain just one seat to flip the chamber, and amidst a shifting political environment, the stakes for each race are even higher, especially when GOP candidates across the country have struggled to raise money.
Top Republicans harbor reservations about Bolduc, whom even people close to him describe as a “loose cannon” without much of a political organization or fundraising ability. He had raised less than $600,000 by August 24, compared to Hassan’s $31.4 million.
And yet, recent public polls have shown Bolduc leading in the primary – including an August Granite State Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire that found him ahead of Morse by 21 percentage points among likely GOP primary voters.
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Must win the Senate!
What are the RINO-McConnell folks gonna do to stop the General? 27 point lead is a lot.
Primaries should never be funded - let the people choose.
The only time money should appear to help is if a DEMOCRAT tries to run in a GOP primary (as a RINO)
Not when a GOP member runs against a more conservative GOP member.
Money should NEVER be spent to help a GOP member keep his seat. Unseating an incumbent should be EASY, not made harder by the party itself.
It sucks, we have to beat the rats AND the scumbags who run the party.
General, concentrate on inflation, crime, the border and anything families can relate to around their kitchen table. Hammer it home. Good luck. (Retired Army Field Grade Officer)
“the party is beset with a complicated candidate...”
Translation: a candidate who might actually represent the interests of the party base.
Spend all of the money fighting him, so that he loses to the Democrat.
We are surrounded.
Bolduc campaign signs are EVERYWHERE.
He is very popular here.
It is interesting to see how CNN tries to influence the primary elections.
Hassan has raised nearly $31 million but has already spent almost $24 million running essentially unopposed in the primary. Hassan runs ads constantly, which suggests she is not confident of re-election in November.
If money is the test, the Bruce Fenton is the strongest candidate. He has raised $1.8 million, close to 20% more than Chuck Morse. Bolduc has only raised $578,000, and spent half of what Chuck Morse has spent but he is a top choice among Republican voters.
Morse may well be the typical designated loser. His campaign does not seem to be reaching out to the core NH Republican voters.
Bottom line - McConnell would rather lose the seat than have it go to a MAGA Republican. The Uniparty must prevail.
Hahaha. Ludicrous. The GOPe candidate apparently raised 30m+ and is down by 21 points. The GOPe response....spend more money on him and raise concerns about his opponents ability to raise money. The Repukes make the case for the Rats that the Rats could neve4 make. What a disastrous party.
All a great summary of why the 17th Amendment needs to be repealed.
Does mooney equal votes? we will see. Fetterman has tons more than OZ.
CNN shills for Chuck Morse. All I need to know…
GO, DON, GO!!!!!!
ANYONE who spends over $31 million for a job that pays less than $200,000 annually has alot of favors to repay.
“Primaries should never be funded - let the people choose.”
Have the national republicans EVER funded the more conservative candidate in a primary. I’m trying to think of an example.
Any thoughts?
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