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Tom LoBianco's avatar

Adding some more here of general reflections from a week in NH ...

Some general observations from what I've seen and heard up here in #fitn NH primary ...

- general enthusiasm from Trump supporters, though with a dash of fatalism

- anxiety from Haley supporters (old line Rs, independents and some Ds)

- persistent read from veterans of previous campaigns, Rs, Ds, operatives, reporters - that this was basically a non-existent primary GOP primary ...

some causes for that:

- de facto incumbent (Trump)

- wide open field splitting the non-Trump vote thruout (until the very last minute)

- the overwhelming frontrunner for the nomination throughout the race (Trump) refused to participate in many of the traditional trappings of a Republican primary (debates, State Fair soapbox, etc) - while cleverly working the levers of the party behind the scenes thruout ...

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Thea's avatar

Tom, it’s not that “Americans” or the entire state of New Hampshire is “burnt out”. It’s that Republicans are in “frenetic malaise.” And who can blame them with Trump as their party’s candidate?

Yes, Democrats are “angry.” I’ll give you that one. Angry as all get out over the overturning of Roe. Democrats are energized.

Your story is not a comprehensive picture of what is going on.

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