{"id":1723561,"date":"2022-11-03T15:04:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1723561"},"modified":"2022-11-03T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:04:50","slug":"don-bolduc-dodged-punch-from-would-be-attacker-ahead-of-debate-campaign-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-bolduc-dodged-punch-from-would-be-attacker-ahead-of-debate-campaign-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Bolduc Dodged Punch From Would-Be Attacker Ahead Of Debate, Campaign Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdon-bolduc-dodged-punch-from-would-be-attacker-ahead-of-debate-campaign-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1723561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New Hampshire Republican Senate candidate Don Bolduc dodged a punch from a man who tried to assault him just before his debate Wednesday evening with incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), his campaign said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bolduc\u2019s campaign, the man attempted to physically strike the GOP nominee for the closely watched race outside Saint Anselm College, where the debate was held. Joseph Hart, 37, of Greenville, Rhode Island, was charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct in connection with the incident, Goffstown Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/don-bolduc-says-someone-attempted-to-punch-him-nh-republican-us-senate-candidate\/41854338#\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrior to the debate, an individual in the crowd gathered outside attempted to punch the General and was quickly apprehended and arrested. We are grateful [for] the quick response from law enforcement on the scene,\u201d Bolduc campaign spokesperson Kate Constantini <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/don-bolduc-says-someone-attempted-to-punch-him-nh-republican-us-senate-candidate\/41854338#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bolduc, 60, a retired U.S. Army brigadier general, was unharmed and went on to face off against Hassan in their third and final debate before Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Bolduc vaguely referenced the incident on stage during the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sign of the times. It\u2019s a sign of political problems. Republicans and Democrats that fuel issues with people that get them to the point where they are just so upset at an individual that they strike out at them,\u201d Bolduc said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It] happened to me outside just before I came in here. This is wrong and it needs to be stopped,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bolduc\u2019s campaign added to his remarks in a statement after the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the General said on stage tonight, it\u2019s time to lower the temperature of the political discourse in this country,\u201d a Bolduc campaign spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/bolduc-campaign-republican-candidate-nh-senate-was-target-attack-prior-debate\/OK5YRM5BGZA2RICDWBQFDL3YPI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Boston 25 News.<\/p>\n<p>The Hassan campaign condemned the attempted attack on Bolduc and claimed the would-be attacker was a Libertarian Party activist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDisgusting behavior,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kdonohoenh\/status\/1587989182194089984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Kevin Donohoe, a spokesperson for the Hassan campaign, in a tweet. \u201cWe saw this same libertarian party activist get aggressive with our campaign volunteers at this debate and the last.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goffstown Police said the man approached Bolduc while he was greeting supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Previously,\u00a0Saint Anselm College officials had asked Hart to leave the campus, saying he was no longer welcome on the property, police said. Hart was in the crowd of dozens of supporters of both candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">\u201cA short time later, a disturbance occurred when Mr. Hart approached Mr. Bolduc who was greeting his supporters,\u201d Goffstown Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/ri-man-charged-disturbance-after-approaching-nh-senate-candidate-don-bolduc-before-debate\/OK5YRM5BGZA2RICDWBQFDL3YPI\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cOfficers converged on the area and all parties were separated. Following that disturbance, Mr. Hart was taken into custody by the Goffstown Police Department and charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident is under investigation,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>Hart has been released on personal recognizance bail. He is set to be arraigned on December 1 at the Goffstown District Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">Hassan herself tweeted out a statement denouncing the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe behavior of the Libertarian Party agitators toward Don Bolduc last night was despicable,\u201d the incumbent senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maggie_Hassan\/status\/1588176668824322049\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cI want to thank the Goffstown Police and St. Anselm College for their commitment to keeping everyone safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bolduc and Hassan are in a dead-heat race for Hassan\u2019s Senate seat. As of Thursday, Hassan leads Bolduc by a razor-thin margin of just half a point, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/senate\/nh\/new-hampshire-senate-bolduc-vs-hassan-7379.html\">according<\/a> to the Real Clear Politics average of polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Hampshire Republican Senate candidate Don Bolduc dodged a punch from a man who tried to assault him just before his debate Wednesday evening with incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), his campaign said Thursday. 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