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Gov. Chris Sununu says he’s going to take his time as he mulls the biggest political decision of his career.And for those who expected the popular three-term Republican governor to announce his next political move soon after the end of the legislative.
Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire holds a coronavirus pandemic briefing
There’s plenty of speculation that Sununu, who was overwhelming reelected in November to a third two-year term as Granite State governor, may challenge Hassan in 2022 rather than run for reelection as governor.
Sununu’s once dismissive talk of a Senate bid appears to be moderating. It’s something that I’m considering, the governor said last week in a radio interview on Good Morning New Hampshire, about a possible 2022 Senate run. He added that he’s definitely open to it.
Sununu, the son of former Gov. John H. Sununu and younger brother to former Sen. John E. Sununu, remains very popular in New Hampshire. The survey indicates his approval rating as governor stands at 72%, with a 55%-19% favorable/unfavorable rating. Hassan’s favorable/unfavorable rating in the new poll stands at 42%-38%.
On the Trail: As Trump reels, his hold on Republican Party frays
In this Nov. 7, file photo, President Donald Trump s campaign adviser Corey Lewandowski, listens to a speaker during a news conference on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. AP
Published: 1/8/2021 4:25:14 PM
President Donald Trump took over and reshaped the Republican Party during the 2016 election and his four years in the White House, exerting maximum control over the GOP.
But following the worst week of his presidency, Trump’s clout over fellow Republicans has taken a major hit.
The president is reeling following the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by Trump supporters who were encouraged by the president – at a rally he headlined near the White House just hours earlier – to march to the Capitol to protest as Congress was officially certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College victory over Trump.
On the Trail: Defending N.H.’s first in the nation primary
Concord city worker Ed Bisson sets up the voting booths at Ward 8 at the Bektash Shrine Center on Pembroke Road in Concord on Friday morning, September 4, 2020 in anticipation of Tuesday s primary voting. GEOFF FORESTER
Published: 12/24/2020 10:56:56 AM
The 2020 presidential election isn’t completely over until a joint session of Congress on Jan. 5 formally certifies the Electoral College results, but the fight over the Democratic nominating calendar in the 2024 presidential cycle is already underway.
As it happens every four years, New Hampshire will have to defend its century-old tradition as the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state.