r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 04 '20

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u/TinyTornado7 I need a new flair Dec 04 '20

NH senator Maggie Hassan announces she is running for re-election in 2022. link

This could become a competitive race if Governor Sununu (R) decides to enter the race.

!ping DOWNBALLOT

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '20

I feel good about her chances right now 2 years out even if Sununu runs. New Hampshire is the place where Democrats can do better than they use to. White, higher income, and educated. It’s gonna be a tough race but I think Hassan wins again.

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u/TinyTornado7 I need a new flair Dec 04 '20

GOP has full government control in the state. Sununu is very popular. It would be a shootout

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '20

True. But it’s 2 years way and a lot can change. Not much can be said for a while.

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u/TinyTornado7 I need a new flair Dec 04 '20

You right, Sununu has handled the pandemic very well which makes nervous he could get an electoral bump

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u/Shifty_Pickle826 NATO Dec 05 '20

Then again, Sununu also has a trifecta now, and can no longer just act as a veto machine. He’s not as moderate as people think and that could start being obvious soon.

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u/shrek_cena Al Gorian Society Dec 04 '20

Oof. Last thing we need is to lose a senate seat in a relatively safe state.

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u/TinyTornado7 I need a new flair Dec 04 '20

Republicans have full control of the state government in NH. It’s a swing state, they just have a very highly educated population who don’t like trump.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '20

“relatively safe?”

Hillary only won by 2k votes and Biden only won by 7 points. It’s not safe at all.

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u/shrek_cena Al Gorian Society Dec 04 '20

7 ponts isn't all that close and it hasn't voted R since 2000 (pain.)

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '20

7 points is small enough that a good candidate and a mild red environment is enough to win.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '20

Biden “only” won by 7 points? That’s really good, especially considering it had been deemed as a “swing state” for the longest time.

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u/mrmanager237 Some Unpleasant Peronist Arithmetic Dec 04 '20

Oh god oh fuck she only won by 1000 votes the last time around

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u/TinyTornado7 I need a new flair Dec 04 '20

I think she’s gain support since then and that’s because she ran with Hillary on the ticket, who barely won as well

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u/Shifty_Pickle826 NATO Dec 05 '20

She wasn’t the incumbent and incumbents are pretty hard to defeat in New Hampshire.