{"id":1958157,"date":"2023-06-27T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/showdown-in-the-granite-state-trump-and-desantis-to-face-off-in-new-hampshire\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:06:40","slug":"showdown-in-the-granite-state-trump-and-desantis-to-face-off-in-new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/showdown-in-the-granite-state-trump-and-desantis-to-face-off-in-new-hampshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and DeSantis set for Granite State showdown."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fshowdown-in-the-granite-state-trump-and-desantis-to-face-off-in-new-hampshire%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=1958157&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--><h2>Republican Front Runners Trump and DeSantis Hold Dueling Campaign Events in New Hampshire<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>(edited from Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Republican primary front runners Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/showdown-in-the-granite-state-trump-and-desantis-to-face-off-in-new-hampshire\/\" title=\"Trump and DeSantis set for Granite State showdown.\">hold dueling campaign events<\/a> in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Both candidates view the Granite State as a crucial opportunity to gain an edge in the race.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Trump sees the New Hampshire primary, which follows Iowa&#8217;s caucuses, as &#8220;an early chance to clear the crowded field of rivals,&#8221; similar to his successful 2016 primary victory, as reported by the <em>New York Times<\/em>. On the other hand, DeSantis hopes that &#8220;New Hampshire will be the primary that winnows the Republican field to two.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent poll, DeSantis had a lead over Trump in New Hampshire as recently as January. However, in recent months, the Florida governor has slipped in the polls, and his super PAC took his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-blames-wind-after-biden-stumbles-falls-while-boarding-air-force-one-staffer-i-almost-fell-coming-up-the-steps-myself\/\" title=\"WH Blames Wind After Biden Stumbles, Falls While Boarding Air Force One; Staffer: \u2018I Almost Fell Coming Up The Steps Myself\u2019\">campaign ads<\/a> off the air in May. Trump now holds a commanding 34-point lead over DeSantis, according to a <i>New Hampshire Journal<\/i> poll conducted this month.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s biggest challenge is the large number of candidates in the field. The <em>Times<\/em> notes that long-shot Republican hopefuls are gaining traction in consolidating some of the anti-Trump vote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now, Trump is the guy to beat in New Hampshire,&#8221; Republican strategist Dave Carney told <em>Politico<\/em>. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t mean he can&#8217;t be beat. But right now, no, no one&#8217;s beating him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While DeSantis attends a town hall, Trump will be appearing at a New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women event. This has caused some backlash among local officials against DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has always been a New Hampshire hallmark to be considerate when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/satan-club-offered-to-va-primary-school-students\/\" title=\"\"Satan Club\" Offered to VA Primary School Students\">scheduling events<\/a>,&#8221; said Christine Peters, the events director of the women&#8217;s group. &#8220;To have a candidate come in and distract from the most special event we hold in the year is unprecedented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there&#8217;s one thing you don&#8217;t do in New Hampshire, it&#8217;s piss off the grassroots women,&#8221; an adviser to an undisclosed rival campaign told <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>However, the DeSantis campaign is &#8220;showing some signs of recalibrating,&#8221; according to <em>Politico<\/em>. A campaign adviser mentioned that the freeze on campaign ads is only temporary.<\/p>\n<p>The New Hampshire primary is scheduled to take place early next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican primary front runners Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis will simultaneously host campaign events in New Hampshire, recognizing its significance as a pivotal opportunity. Trump views the New Hampshire primary, following Iowa&#8217;s caucuses, as a valuable chance to stand out amidst a crowded field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":1958159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1958157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1958157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1958159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1958157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1958157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1958157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}