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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Don Bolduc wins New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary, NBC News projects Bolduc’s victory is a blow to Republican establishment leaders, including Gov. Chris Sununu, who preferred Chuck Morse to be their nominee against Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan. Don Bolduc, a self-styled political outsider, has won New Hampshire’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination, NBC News projects, overcoming a push by the GOP establishment to elevate state Senate President Chuck Morse. Bolduc will face Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, who was renominated easily Tuesday, in what’s expected to be one of the fall’s marquee matchups. With less than two months until the general election, Hassan starts with a commanding cash advantage. She reported $7.3 million on hand at the end of August, according to campaign finance reports. Bolduc reported $84,000. The primary — the last major contest before November’s midterm elections — had become a national battleground, with outside money from both parties flowing into a state that could determine partisan control of the Senate. Although there were other candidates, the GOP battle boiled down to a clash between insider and outsider. Morse, a longtime state legislator, had an endorsement from Gov. Chris Sununu and more than $4 million in air cover from a group with ties to establishment Republicans in Washington, D.C. Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general, has more of a connection to the right-wing base. He has a reputation for incendiary rhetoric and for promoting 2020 election conspiracies. Despite his sparsely funded campaign, Bolduc had a Democratic group doing his dirty work, spending more than $3 million during the primary to tag Morse as a yes-man for Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, a villainous figure to many Republicans loyal to former President Donald Trump. Polls in the final weeks showed Bolduc ahead comfortably. "Our campaign overcame the odds and millions of dollars in spending from outside special interest groups because we built a true bottom-up grassroots campaign," Bolduc said in a statement. Republican Senate candidates Chuck Morse, left, and Don Bolduc participate in a Republican primary debate on Sept. 7, 2022, in Henniker, N.H. Republican Senate candidates Chuck Morse, left, and Don Bolduc participate in a Republican primary debate on Sept. 7, 2022, in Henniker, N.H.Mary Schwalm / AP Conceding on Twitter overnight, Morse said the focus should be on defeating Hassan in the fall. Hassan, in a statement, called Bolduc "simply too extreme" for the state. "This campaign will be a clear contrast between my record of delivering for the people of New Hampshire and Don Bolduc’s radical, backward- looking agenda," she said. Sununu, who is seeking a fourth consecutive two-year term as governor, was renominated Tuesday, NBC News projects. He will face state Sen. Tom Sherman, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the general election. Meanwhile, in the GOP primary for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, NBC News projects Karoline Leavitt, a former Trump White House aide, has defeated Matt Mowers, who worked for Trump’s State Department and was the party's nominee for the seat in 2020. She will face Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in November. Hillsborough County Treasurer Robert Burns won the GOP primary for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District, NBC News projected Wednesday. He will face Democratic Rep. Ann Kuster. Delaware and Rhode Island held primaries for several state and federal races, as well Tuesday. President Joe Biden, who keeps a home in Delaware, made a last-minute trip to the state Tuesday evening to vote. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: Ada (#0)
That is good that a conservative won. Of course the republican establishment that vote with the democrats (AKA as RINOS) don't like that.
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