[cotton1706]

The Establishment likes to use New Hampshire as a springboard for moderate Republicanism, that is, giving moderate Republicans momentum going into the South.

But lately, moderate HAVE NOT been winning primaries (see the 2022 primaries where all of Sununu's preferred candidates lost0.

Sununu wants Chris Christie or some other Republican pantywaist to win the New Hampshire primary. So they're scheming to deny Trump being on the ballot.

[aynrandfreak]

It would be nice to see some Free State Libertarians push back on this.

[cotton1706]

But just a reminder, in 1964 Henry Cabot Lodge was the winner of the NH primary in a write-in campaign. Lodge wasn’t even running and wasn’t even in the country at the time.

If they keep Trump from the ballot, and if NH still allows write-ins, Trump will be written in all across the state.

So they can keep playing their games. They’re not going to work.

[laconic]

Don’t forget that Sununu’s father was the driving force in putting David Souter on the Supreme Court. Not an ounce of difference between him and the most leftist members of the Court.

[MrRelevant]

Jealousy is a tough emotion to deal with. This is their outlet. Let them embarrass themselves and set a precedent.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile, from earlier this month...

As New Hampshire voting machines age, state weighs alternatives

N.H. hosts public vote-counting demonstration to combat disinformation The state is in the market for new electronic vote-counting machines ahead of the 2024 election.

My, what a coinkydink.

SNORT.

[HighSierra5]

Looks like we’re going to have to blow some chit up.

[DouglasKC]

I fully expect Cali oregon NY Washington and other lefty states to do this.

[central_va]

Someone please make sense of this:

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In New Hampshire, a person whose name was not printed on the official state primary election ballot of a political party shall not be entitled to the nomination of that party for any office unless the person received at least 35 write-in votes or write-in votes equaling 10 percent or more of the total votes cast for that party on the state primary election ballot, whichever is smaller. If a person is disqualified from a nomination in accordance with the provisions of paragraph I, then the nomination shall be awarded to the qualified person who received the highest number of votes, provided that person received at least 35 votes or votes equaling 10 percent or more of the total votes cast for that party on the state primary election ballot, whichever is smaller1.

[Jim Noble]

Secretary of State David Scanlan, who will oversee the first-in-the-nation presidential primary in just five months, said he’s received several letters lately that urge him to take action based on a legal theory that claims the Constitution empowers him to block Trump from the ballot

And because a few nuts wrote letters to Dave Scanlan, someone creates a headline that says "New Hampshire is looking into?"

Townhall clickbait - as usual.

[cockroach_magoo]

At what point is a Constitution no longer a Constitution?

We really need to answer this question.

[hardspunned]

If the Uniparty (R) pulls a second coup on Trump, the pubbies will never elect another president. If the pubbies deny Trump, I’ll write him in or not vote. I am one of millions of conservative Americans who feel this way.

[conservative98]

[FMBass]

I just wrote the Secretary of State expressing in no uncertain terms my disapproval of this nonsense.
https://www.sos.nh.Gov/contact-us-0

[DeplorablePaul]

Trump and MAGA are the last obstacle to a communist take over of the government. No Trumpers are Vichy Republican traitors.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

In a Trump-Sununu challenge in New Hampshire, Trump would win by a least 20 points imho.

[Skywise]

What happened to “let the people decide”?
What happened to “We must save democracy”?

Forcing Trump off the ballot is a direct assault on Democracy and delegetimizes the 2024 election.

[sauropod]

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[Yogafist]

Anyone else notice the irony in Republicans preparing to challenge the Constitution to keep the power system as it is, but in 2020 the Constitution was above challenge for defending election integrity.

[Redmen4ever]

I notice Trump got a new lawyer to represent him in Georgia.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/who-is-steven-sadow-trumps-new-lead-lawyer-georgia-2023-08-24/

Possibly this guy won’t be a pathetic loser like all the other lawyers foisted on Trump in the past.

And, on the slight, almost negligible chance that Trump has finally figured out how to hire non-pathetic loser lawyers, Vice Presidents, cabinet secretaries, and executive staff, maybe he could get another new lawyer to represent him in New Hampshire.

But, I think I’ve come up with a real solution: Donnie Jr. should have Trump University award Donald Trump a law degree, so he can represent himself. Since Donald Trump is a winner, he will then certainly win his case. He, and all of us, will get back to winning, winning, winning.

Why didn’t somebody figure this out before J6? Not only would Donald Trump be president, but all the innocent but stupid to varying degrees co-conspirators wouldn’t be in jail or risk going to jail. Well, you know what they say. Hindsight is 20-20.

[XRdsRev]

This does not sound like “protecting democracy”, it sounds just the opposite.