{"id":2326423,"date":"2024-08-18T19:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/running-against-harris-should-be-an-easy-race-if-trump-sticks-to-policies-sununu-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T19:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T23:14:18","slug":"running-against-harris-should-be-an-easy-race-if-trump-sticks-to-policies-sununu-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/running-against-harris-should-be-an-easy-race-if-trump-sticks-to-policies-sununu-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Running against Harris \u2018should be an easy race\u2019 if Trump sticks to policies: Sununu &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Frunning-against-harris-should-be-an-easy-race-if-trump-sticks-to-policies-sununu-washington-examiner%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=2326423&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\u200d Governor Chris Sununu believes that former President Donald Trump\u200b could\u2062 easily win the 2024 presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris if \u200dhe focuses on her policies\u200c instead of personal\u2064 attacks. Sununu, who supported Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, echoed Haley&#8217;s sentiment\u2062 that Trump should stop &#8220;whining&#8221; about Harris and that simplistic labels won&#8217;t convince voters.\u2063 He remarked that any Republican candidate, not just Trump,\u2062 would likely \u2063lead Harris\u200d by 10 points. Sununu \u2064emphasized the importance \u2063of sticking to substantive issues, predicting that the upcoming election could favor Republicans strongly, especially if \u2063Trump can appeal to female voters, from whom he has been losing support since \u2062Harris entered the race. \u2063He advised Trump\u200c to remind voters that he is up against \u200da &#8220;liberal and unpopular&#8221; vice president\u200b and to emphasize\u200d individual importance over government control. Sununu portrayed a strategic pathway for\u200b Trump to secure victory in the election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Running against Harris &lsquo;should be an easy race&rsquo; if Trump sticks to policies: Sununu<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1732423\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-sununu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Sununu<\/a> (R-NH) argued that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> could easily win the 2024 election against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> if he sticks to criticizing her policies rather than making personal attacks against her.<\/p>\n<p>Former United Nations ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikki Haley<\/a>, who ran against Trump in the Republican Party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential primary, argued last week that the former president needs to &ldquo;quit whining&rdquo; about Harris and that simple labels on the Democratic candidate will not sway voters. Sununu, who supported Haley in the primary, agreed with the former U.N. ambassador, suggesting that any Republican who is not Trump would probably be ahead of Harris &ldquo;by 10 points.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so the message is very clear: if you stick to the issues, if you stick to what matters, this should be an easy race for Donald Trump. It really should,&rdquo; Sununu said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2553510&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=811100ca90af1238e582478a21546713\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sununu explained that Trump is doing better with male voters in polling data but is down by &ldquo;10, 12 points at least&rdquo; among female voters ever since Harris entered the 2024 race. He predicted this voting block would come out &ldquo;in much bigger numbers&rdquo; this November if President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> were still seeking reelection against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>As such, the New Hampshire governor advised Trump to remind voters that he is running against &ldquo;the most liberal and most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-is-the-most-unpopular-vice-president-in-50-years-polls-show\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Is The Most Unpopular Vice President In 50 Years, Polls Show\">unpopular vice president<\/a> in history.&rdquo; He also noted how Harris selected a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-doubles-down-on-brain-worm-diagnosis-offers-to-eat-more-for-a-six-worm-handicap-in-the-debates\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. reaffirms Brain Worm Diagnosis, willing to consume more for &#039;Six-Worm Challenge&#039; during debates\">liberal running mate<\/a>, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), as her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a>, and that the 2024 race is shaping up to be &ldquo;a huge Republican win&rdquo; in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&lsquo;s got to deliver, and we&lsquo;ve all showed him exactly that playbook to do so,&rdquo; Sununu said. &ldquo;If he can get it together in the last sixty days, he can. And remind folks that they, as individuals, they&lsquo;re more important than the government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week will see the Democratic National Convention be held in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a>, with Sununu arguing it will be &ldquo;a great opportunity&rdquo; for Trump. The governor argued that Chicago is not a very safe city, and that Republicans can point to the DNC being hosted in this city and argue &ldquo;this is what the Democrats highlight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Similar to Sununu and Haley, former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kevin McCarthy<\/a> has advised Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3118556\/mccarthy-advises-trump-stop-questioning-legitimacy-harris-audience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;stop questioning&rdquo; the legitimacy of Harris&rsquo;s campaign crowds<\/a>, and instead stick to criticizing the about-face she has made on various topics. Trump has accused Harris of using artificial intelligence to manipulate the size of her crowds, though the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Harris campaign<\/a> has confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the photo Trump referenced was taken by the Harris campaign and was not altered by AI.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1732423\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732423\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) stated that former President Donald Trump could have a straightforward path to victory in the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris if he focuses on her policies instead of resorting to personal attacks. Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador who competed against Trump in the Republican primary, suggested last week that Trump should &#8220;stop whining&#8221; about Harris and noted that simplistic labels won&#8217;t influence voters. Sununu, who backed Haley during the primary, concurred, indicating that any Republican other than Trump would likely lead Harris by &#8220;10 points.&#8221; He emphasized on CNN&#8217;s State of the Union that sticking to key issues should make it an easy race for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Sununu pointed out that while Trump&#8217;s support among male voters is strong, he is trailing female voters by &#8220;10 or 12 points&#8221; since Harris entered the race. He anticipated a significant turnout from this demographic if President Joe Biden continues his reelection campaign against Trump. Therefore, Sununu advised Trump to remind voters he is up against &#8220;the most liberal and most unpopular vice president in history.&#8221; He also mentioned Harris&#8217;s choice of a very liberal running mate, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), suggesting that the upcoming election could result in a substantial Republican victory.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s Democratic National Convention in Chicago presents what Sununu sees as a great opportunity for Republicans; he argued Chicago&#8217;s safety issues could be leveraged as evidence of what Democrats prioritize. Echoing both Sununu and Haley\u2019s sentiments, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has urged Trump to refrain from questioning the legitimacy of Harris\u2019s campaign crowds and instead focus on her policy reversals. Although Trump has alleged that AI was used to inflate crowd sizes at Harris events, her campaign clarified to the Washington Examiner that an image referenced by him was taken without any AI alterations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2326424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chris-Sununu-on-Trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,4021,5894,20652,3634],"class_list":["post-2326423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-sununu","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chris-Sununu-on-Trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326423","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}