Democratic Sen. Hassan holds on in New Hampshire, defeats Republican Bolduc
Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan has won reelection in New Hampshire, surviving a challenge from Republican challenger Don Bolduc. A retired Army general and ally of former President Donald Trump, Bolduc had helped promote the baseless conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was stolen. <<< 2022 New Hampshire Senate Midterm Election: Latest Updates and Results >>>In the primary, Bolduc's candidacy was opposed by a number of key Republicans, including popular Granite State Gov. That same year, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton defeated Trump in New Hampshire by a similarly tight margin. A reliable Democratic vote in the Senate , Hassan had separated herself from Biden at times during the campaign.
wftv.comRhetoric vs. record: Senate nominees debate in New Hampshire
The first debate between U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan and Don Bolduc on Tuesday pitted the Democratic incumbent’s record against her Republican rival’s campaign trail rhetoric. Bolduc accused Hassan of failing constituents by supporting the Biden administration’s economic and energy policies, while she used his own words against him to argue he has undermined democracy and endangered women. “Senator Hassan has supported Joe Biden 100% of the time with every failed policy that has resulted in your choice between heating and eating, has diminished your ability to provide three meals a day, has closed small businesses, has hurt people across this Granite State and across America,” Bolduc said.
news.yahoo.comAnother shift for NH GOP Senate candidate on 2020 election
The retired Army general claimed during his primary campaign that the White House race was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Then, after Bolduc won the Sept. 13 vote, he said it wasn't. Trump has called Bolduc a “strong guy, though guy,” but did not formally endorse the candidate in the primary. "I have come to the conclusion, and I want to be definitive about this, that the election was not stolen," Bolduc said. “I’m done when these treasonous people in the White House, in our government,” said Mary Margaret Burke of Hampstead.
wftv.comElection denier Bolduc wins New Hampshire GOP Senate race
Gen. Donald Bolduc won New Hampshire's Senate Republican primary on Wednesday and will face potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan in November — setting up another test of whether a fierce conservative can appeal to more moderate general election voters. Bolduc wasn't formally endorsed by former President Donald Trump but has said he believes Trump won the 2020 election and has espoused conspiracy theories about vaccines. The results of Tuesday's primaries mean the general election for Senate in New Hampshire should provide another such test. By contrast, Sununu called Bolduc a conspiracy theorist and suggested he would have a tougher time in the general election. In New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District, the pro-Trump Burns won the Republican nomination to face five-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster in a general election race the GOP sees as potentially very competitive.
wftv.comConservative Bolduc wins New Hampshire's GOP Senate primary
Gen. Donald Bolduc won New Hampshire's Senate Republican primary on Wednesday and will face potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan in November – setting up another test of whether a fierce conservative can appeal to more moderate general election voters. The results of Tuesday's primaries mean the general election for Senate in New Hampshire should provide another such test. Republican primary voters also picked conservative candidates this year in moderate or Democratic-leaning states including Massachusetts, potentially putting competitive races out of the party’s reach. By contrast, Sununu called Bolduc a conspiracy theorist and suggested he would have a tougher time in the general election. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged the challenge last month, saying his party may be more likely to end Democrats' narrow control of the House than the Senate.
wftv.comTrump ally Don Bolduc wins GOP Senate primary in New Hampshire
Retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc has won the Republican primary for Senate in New Hampshire, potentially imperiling the GOP’s chances of defeating Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in November. Bolduc prevailed over state Senate President Chuck Morse, the preferred candidate of moderate Republicans like Chris Sununu, the state's popular governor, who had endorsed Morse last week. "I signed a letter with 120 other generals and admirals saying that Donald Trump won the election and, damn it, I stand by [it]," Bolduc said at an August debate. "It's no surprise that the Democrats fear Chuck Morse," Sununu wrote in a New Hampshire Union Leader editorial on Sunday. "They are so afraid at the prospect of Chuck Morse taking on Sen. Hassan that her liberal ally, Sen. Chuck Schumer, is meddling in our Republican primary, spending over $3 million to falsely attack Chuck Morse.
wftv.comClose New Hampshire Senate primary tests direction of GOP
Republicans see Democratic incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire as beatable in the general election, now just eight weeks away. The GOP is grappling with the possibility of again nominating a candidate who is popular with the party's base but struggles to broaden support ahead of the November general election. Republican primary voters have similarly chosen conservative candidates this year in moderate or Democratic-leaning states including Massachusetts and Maryland, potentially putting competitive races out of the party's reach. “That is because the theme of his campaign and messaging is very similar to former President Trump,” Levesque said. Known for kicking off the primary season during presidential campaigns, New Hampshire is instead concluding the nominating process for this year's midterms.
wftv.comNew Hampshire caps primaries with fresh test of GOP's future
Still, Bolduc has been able to make inroads by positioning himself as an ally of Trump and his election falsehoods. “That is because the theme of his campaign and messaging is very similar to former President Trump,” Levesque said. Known for kicking off the primary season during presidential campaigns, New Hampshire is instead concluding the nominating process for this year's midterms. There are also primaries Tuesday in Rhode Island and Delaware, where President Joe Biden traveled late Tuesday to cast his ballot. “Her compass always points to Trump," said Dante Scala, a University of New Hampshire political science professor.
wftv.comDemocrats meddle in another key GOP primary, but this time Republican PAC spend big to offset their effort
Democrats are meddling in another Republican primary race, while a Republican PAC is combatting their efforts to elect a candidate they believe has the best chance at winning this fall.
foxnews.comMidterm primaries wrap up with fresh test of GOP's future
But the prospect of Don Bolduc winning Tuesday's GOP Senate primary has dampened those ambitions. “That is because the theme of his campaign and messaging is very similar to former President Trump,” Levesque said. Bolduc is competing in a crowded field that includes Chuck Morse, the more moderate president of the New Hampshire state Senate, who has been endorsed by Sununu. But the former president has called Bolduc a “strong guy.”The final primary contests are unfolding at a dramatic moment in the midterm campaign. Also running is Matt Mowers, who won the district's congressional 2020 Republican nomination and was a Trump administration State Department adviser.
wftv.comWhat to watch in last multistate primaries of midterm season
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware will host the final multistate primary elections of the 2022 midterm season Tuesday, with contests to select candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and the U.S. House. Delaware's primary will feature just one contested statewide race — the Democratic primary for auditor. TOUGH DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR RHODE ISLAND GOVERNORRhode Island Gov. A popular former Rhode Island mayor, Allan Fung, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination after two rivals dropped out of the race. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy visited Rhode Island in August to raise money for Fung.
wftv.comWhat to watch in last multistate primaries of midterm season
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware will host the final multistate primary elections of the 2022 midterm season Tuesday, with contests to select candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and the U.S. House. Delaware's primary will feature just one contested statewide race — the Democratic primary for auditor. As in earlier contests in other states, former President Donald Trump's shadow looms large over some key races to be decided Tuesday, particularly in New Hampshire.
news.yahoo.comGraham warned to follow decorum rule after he attacks Democratic colleague
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) received a warning early Sunday morning to follow the Senate’s decorum rules after he accused Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) of being “deceitful” and “dishonest” and vowed “we’re going to call you out.” “This gives phony and cynical a bad name,” Graham exclaimed when Hassan introduced her amendment. Graham’s outburst at Hassan…
news.yahoo.comDemocrats say they’ve reached agreement on economic, climate package
Senate Democrats have reached an accord on eleventh-hour changes to their top-priority economic legislation, they announced late Thursday, clearing a major hurdle to moving the measure through the chamber in coming days.
chicagotribune.comDemocrats say they've reached agreement on economic package
Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON — (AP) — Senate Democrats have reached an accord on eleventh-hour changes to their top-priority economic legislation, they announced late Thursday, clearing a major hurdle to moving the measure through the chamber in coming days. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said lawmakers had achieved a compromise “that I believe will receive the support” of all Democrats in the chamber. His party needs unanimity to move the measure through the 50-50 Senate, along with Vice President Kamala Harris' tie-breaking vote. The proposed tax would raise an estimated $313 billion over a decade, the legislation's largest revenue raiser. Sinema has been a critic of another proposal to raise taxes on executives of hedge funds and other private equity firms.
wftv.comDems consider changes to economic bill, weekend votes ahead
It would raise revenue with tax boosts, beefed up IRS tax collections and curbs on drug prices, which would save money for the government and patients. The effort was described by a Democrat familiar with the talks who would speak only on condition of anonymity. The proposed tax would raise an estimated $313 billion over a decade, the legislation's largest revenue raiser. Sinema has been a critic of another proposal to raise taxes on executives of hedge funds and other private equity firms. Republicans want to kill as much of the bill as possible, either with MacDonough's rulings or with nonstop votes expected to last well into Sunday or beyond.
wftv.comGOP’s midterm bet: Voters will care more about inflation than abortion
Republican candidates and strategists are increasingly confident that such a decision would not seriously harm the GOP’s chances of regaining House and Senate majorities come November, as Democrats have suggested it might.
washingtonpost.comBiden pushes infrastructure plans in visit to New Hampshire
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — (AP) — President Joe Biden went to Portsmouth Harbor in New Hampshire on Tuesday to highlight how last year's infrastructure bill can improve shipping and help resolve the country's supply chain debacles that have contributed to inflation at a 40-year high. The president used the trip to say that America is healthier than ever as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and a severe but short recession. “We’re the only country in the world that I believe has come out of every crisis we faced stronger than when we went in,” Biden said. Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan faces New Hampshire voters this year as she seeks a second term. Under the $1 trillion infrastructure law, $1.7 million will be used to dredge the harbor's shipping channel and basin.
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