Sununu optimistic about GOP candidates’ prospects despite Trump’s polling.
GOP Presidential Hopefuls See Opportunity as Trump’s Poll Numbers Decline in New Hampshire
Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) is predicting a decline in Donald Trump’s poll numbers in New Hampshire, which he believes opens the door for other Republican presidential hopefuls. During a recent television interview on Fox News’s Cavuto Live, Sununu, who has served five terms as governor, expressed his belief that the polls are showing low support for an incumbent president. This interview marked one of his first live appearances since announcing that he would not seek a sixth term as governor.
“When you have an incumbent president that’s sitting under 40%, that’s a huge opportunity, right, for everybody else,” Sununu said. “Now, it probably means we’re going to have to coalesce one or two candidates around that other category, but that’s 60-plus percent of the voters right now that are not with Trump in New Hampshire, and I think that number will grow even more and more.”
Sununu acknowledged that he, along with other New Hampshire voters, feels “sympathy” for Trump due to the ”politicalization out of the Department of Justice and indictments.” However, he firmly stated that Trump cannot be their candidate for the upcoming November 2024 election, as it is unlikely to lead to victory.
New Hampshire, which supported President Joe Biden in the 2020 election and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, holds four Electoral College votes. A recent poll conducted by the Economist and YouGov revealed that 61% of voters believe Biden is not the Democrats’ strongest candidate, while 53% believe Trump is not the strongest candidate for Republicans in 2024.
List of Republican Candidates:
- Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley
- Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson
- Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
- Former Rep. Will Hurd
- Former Vice President Mike Pence
- Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND)
- Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
- Miami Mayor Francis Suarez
- Political commentator Larry Elder
- Businessman Perry Johnson
- Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy
As the race for the Republican nomination heats up, it will be interesting to see how the dynamics shift in New Hampshire and which candidate emerges as the strongest contender.
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