{"id":2336046,"date":"2024-09-03T11:19:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-new-hampshire-staffer-let-go-after-deeming-state-unwinnable-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T11:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:21:31","slug":"trump-new-hampshire-staffer-let-go-after-deeming-state-unwinnable-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-new-hampshire-staffer-let-go-after-deeming-state-unwinnable-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump New Hampshire staffer let go after deeming state unwinnable &#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\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-new-hampshire-staffer-let-go-after-deeming-state-unwinnable-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=2336046&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>A campaign staffer for Donald\u200d Trump in New Hampshire, Tom Mountain, has been dismissed after\u200d declaring the state\u2062 unwinnable for Republicans \u200bin the upcoming election. In an email to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-republican-incumbent-mike-garcia-defeats-democrat-christy-smith-in-ca25-15th-gop-pick-up\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Republican Incumbent Mike Garcia Defeats Democrat Christy Smith in CA25 - 15th GOP Pick-Up\">campaign volunteers<\/a>, Mountain suggested that\u2063 the Trump campaign focus its \u200cresources on Pennsylvania instead, which\u200c he deemed a critical state\u200b for winning the election due \u200bto its electoral votes. <\/p>\n<p>Mountain\u200b referenced Trump\u2019s previous \u200blosses in New\u200b Hampshire, noting he \u200clost by a narrower\u200d margin in 2016 compared to a significantly\u2064 larger margin in 2020. He warned that if Trump\u200c lost Pennsylvania, it could seal his defeat in the election. In response to Mountain\u2019s comments, Brian \u200bHughes, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-adviser-lott-trump-votes-subtracted-biden-votes-inflated\/\" title=\"DOJ Adviser Lott: Trump votes subtracted, Biden votes inflated\">senior adviser<\/a> for the Trump campaign,\u2064 stated that Mountain&#8217;s portrayal of the \u2064campaign\u2019s efforts\u2064 in New Hampshire was inaccurate and that the campaign continues to have a strong presence in the state. Hughes emphasized\u200c the strategic importance\u200d of \u200bNew Hampshire in their electoral\u200c strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Due to \u200chis email, Mountain has\u2063 been asked to \u2064step away from \u2062the campaign, highlighting tensions regarding campaign strategy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground states<\/a>.  <\/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\">Trump New Hampshire staffer will &lsquo;no longer have any involvement&rsquo; with campaign after deeming state unwinnable<\/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_1741884\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A campaign staffer for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-hampshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Hampshire<\/a> has been let go after deeming the state not winnable for Republicans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Tom Mountain, a former Massachusetts Republican Party vice chairman, sent an email to Trump campaign volunteers claiming that &ldquo;the campaign has determined that New Hampshire is no longer a battleground state,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/09\/02\/nation\/new-hampshire-battleground-2024-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the<em> Boston Globe<\/em><\/a>. Mountain also advised the Trump campaign to invest its resources more heavily into nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> as a winning strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Mountain said Trump was &ldquo;sure to lose by an even higher margin&rdquo; in New Hampshire than he did in 2016 and 2020. Trump lost the state in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2016-election\/results\/map\/president\/new-hampshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2016<\/a> by just 2,736 votes but lost by a far greater 59,277 votes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2020-election\/results\/new-hampshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Pennsylvania is seen as a must-win state for both Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump as it has the most electoral votes, 19, of all the swing states. In 2016, Trump flipped the state red for the first time since 1988, while in 2020, Biden turned the state blue once again by more than 80,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So for those who were active in the NH ground campaign in 2016 and 2020, and expected to do the same after Labor Day, the simple question is&hellip; what are we to do? GO TO PENNSYLVANIA,&rdquo; Mountain reportedly wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this email, Mountain was asked to step away from the Trump campaign and &ldquo;will no longer have any involvement,&rdquo; senior campaign adviser Brian Hughes told the<em> Boston Globe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes said the email was &ldquo;a ridiculous misrepresentation of our ongoing operation in New Hampshire&rdquo; and that &ldquo;he will no longer have any involvement going forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t true,&rdquo; Hughes told the outlet of Mountain&rsquo;s email. &ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s campaign maintains an on-the-ground presence in New Hampshire, including staff and offices, while Kamala Harris is parachuting in because she knows that the Granite State is in play. We look forward to building on the momentum that we have grown since the primary and sending New Hampshire&rsquo;s four electoral votes to President Trump&rsquo;s column on November 5.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his email, Mountain advised his now-former colleagues to move their working operations to nearby Pennsylvania.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a must-win state,&rdquo; Mountain wrote. &ldquo;If we lose Pennsylvania we lose the election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some electoral maps do point to this fact: If Harris wins the swing states of Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin but does not win Pennsylvania or Georgia, she will lose the election.<\/p>\n<p>Signs indicate that the Trump campaign is aware of this and is investing heavily in the state. According to AdImpact Politics, the Trump campaign is investing $70.6 million in ads in Pennsylvania set to air between Labor Day and the election. It is by far the campaign&rsquo;s highest investment, with the second-highest being a $38.7 million buy in Georgia and the third-highest being a $6.6 million ad investment in Michigan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/1829613830281801803 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While New Hampshire is a purple state with Democratic congressional representation and a Republican governor, the state has not voted for a Republican for president in more than 20 years. In terms of New Hampshire&rsquo;s perceived winnability by the Trump campaign, the former president has not appeared there since he won its first-in-the-nation primary this January.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Stepanek, who leads Trump&rsquo;s campaign in New Hampshire, told the <em>Boston Globe<\/em> that Mountain &ldquo;obviously has no idea what is going on in NH because he is from Massachusetts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1741884\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741884\"}});<\/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>A staff member for Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign in New Hampshire has been dismissed after declaring the state unwinnable for Republicans. Tom Mountain, who previously served as vice chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, informed Trump campaign volunteers via email that &#8220;the campaign has determined that New Hampshire is no longer a battleground state,&#8221; as reported by the Boston Globe. He suggested that the Trump campaign should focus its resources on Pennsylvania instead, which he views as a more viable option for victory. Mountain predicted that Trump would lose New Hampshire by an even larger margin than in previous elections\u20142,736 votes in 2016 and 59,277 votes in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania is considered crucial for both Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump due to its significant electoral vote count of 19 among swing states. While Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016, Biden reclaimed it with over an 80,000-vote margin in 2020. In his email to former colleagues involved in past campaigns, Mountain urged them to shift their efforts to Pennsylvania: &#8220;This is a must-win state&#8230; If we lose Pennsylvania we lose the election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to Mountain&#8217;s email and his assessment of New Hampshire&#8217;s status, senior campaign adviser Brian Hughes stated that it was a &#8220;ridiculous misrepresentation&#8221; of their operations there and confirmed that Mountain would no longer be part of the team moving forward. Hughes emphasized that Trump&#8217;s campaign continues to maintain a presence in New Hampshire while criticizing Harris&#8217;s approach.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being classified as a purple state with mixed political representation, New Hampshire hasn&#8217;t voted for a Republican presidential candidate in over two decades. The last time Trump campaigned there was after winning its primary earlier this year. Steve Stepanek, who leads Trump&#8217;s efforts in New Hampshire, remarked on Mountain\u2019s lack of understanding regarding local dynamics due to his Massachusetts background.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign appears aware of Pennsylvania&#8217;s importance; they are reportedly investing $70.6 million on advertisements there leading up to the election\u2014significantly more than any other state they are targeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2336047,"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\/09\/trump-new-hampshire.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33594,6566,3634],"class_list":["post-2336046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-new-hampshire","tag-staffer","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trump-new-hampshire.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336046","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}