Harris will campaign in New Hampshire, Portsmouth area next week.
Trump is saying this shows she is vulnerable there after all, but apparently a Trump vice chair has told people he expects Trump to loose NH by a greater margin than 2020.
Harris will campaign in New Hampshire, Portsmouth area next week.
Trump is saying this shows she is vulnerable there after all, but apparently a Trump vice chair has told people he expects Trump to loose NH by a greater margin than 2020.
So what are the thoughts behind Harris going to NH? Shore up the House and Gov races? Just not be seen blowing the state off since Biden and the DNC snubbed them with the primary fiasco?
As a general rule, I wouldn't take what any campaign says at face value, and the Trump people are so obviously liars and leakers that I wouldn't trust them to tell me what 1+1 is.
Best guess, Harris is doing some kind of "messaging" event (like unions or something), is tying this event in with a fundraiser, or simply wants to hit New England to help shore up the region (even if it's likely we win every EV save one of Maine's) or to make a point that it's not being neglected (I'm not cognizant of her other campaign stops, honestly).
This was supposed to be a reply to “Jay”, sorry. Is the ME-02 media market the same as Portsmouth? If so I could see a “tons of birds with 1 stone throw” attempt.
NH is only GOP held state left in New England (though technically Rick Scott is in Vermont, legislature can override any veto). Republicans in addition to holding the Governorship also control the State House and State Senate. Congressional seat is open too. So going there once to shore up congress, state races and electoral vote in ME-02, where polling shows she can win is almost a no brainer. As long as she doesn’t go constantly, a stop outside the battleground swing states here and there to help out downballot Democrats is fine.
Ok, thanks! Maybe not directly then. I’d still think media coverage would seep over into ME-02 though. But, regardless of that, the other reasons are probably why.
I'd rather she campaign in Manchester. It's bigger than Portsmouth (both in terms of just the city and the whole nearby area), and it has more swingy state legislative races. Both are in NH-01 so that shouldn't be a factor.
I never believed for a second that Trump was ever going to win NH, a state the GOP has failed to win at the presidential level since 2004.
That said, the Harris camp is likely not taking any chances, especially with NH. On the other hand, I think the campaign is far more concerned about MI, PA, and WI.
https://www.wmur.com/article/kamala-harris-new-hampshire-visit-9-4/62025531
Harris will campaign in New Hampshire, Portsmouth area next week.
Trump is saying this shows she is vulnerable there after all, but apparently a Trump vice chair has told people he expects Trump to loose NH by a greater margin than 2020.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4860223-trump-harris-sees-problems-for-campaign-in-new-hampshire/
So what are the thoughts behind Harris going to NH? Shore up the House and Gov races? Just not be seen blowing the state off since Biden and the DNC snubbed them with the primary fiasco?
Oh apparently Trump has pulled out of NH completely. So what gives?
As a general rule, I wouldn't take what any campaign says at face value, and the Trump people are so obviously liars and leakers that I wouldn't trust them to tell me what 1+1 is.
Best guess, Harris is doing some kind of "messaging" event (like unions or something), is tying this event in with a fundraiser, or simply wants to hit New England to help shore up the region (even if it's likely we win every EV save one of Maine's) or to make a point that it's not being neglected (I'm not cognizant of her other campaign stops, honestly).
This was supposed to be a reply to “Jay”, sorry. Is the ME-02 media market the same as Portsmouth? If so I could see a “tons of birds with 1 stone throw” attempt.
NH is only GOP held state left in New England (though technically Rick Scott is in Vermont, legislature can override any veto). Republicans in addition to holding the Governorship also control the State House and State Senate. Congressional seat is open too. So going there once to shore up congress, state races and electoral vote in ME-02, where polling shows she can win is almost a no brainer. As long as she doesn’t go constantly, a stop outside the battleground swing states here and there to help out downballot Democrats is fine.
"Is the ME-02 media market the same as Portsmouth?"
No. Bangor is the largest city in that district.
Ok, thanks! Maybe not directly then. I’d still think media coverage would seep over into ME-02 though. But, regardless of that, the other reasons are probably why.
I'd rather she campaign in Manchester. It's bigger than Portsmouth (both in terms of just the city and the whole nearby area), and it has more swingy state legislative races. Both are in NH-01 so that shouldn't be a factor.
Perhaps she chose Portsmouth for the optics with the naval shipyard.
That vice chair was dismissed for telling the truth publicly
I never believed for a second that Trump was ever going to win NH, a state the GOP has failed to win at the presidential level since 2004.
That said, the Harris camp is likely not taking any chances, especially with NH. On the other hand, I think the campaign is far more concerned about MI, PA, and WI.