{"id":2336968,"date":"2024-09-05T00:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T04:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-clings-to-new-hampshire-dream-after-campaign-aide-questions-chances-ive-done-well-there-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T00:18:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T04:18:51","slug":"trump-clings-to-new-hampshire-dream-after-campaign-aide-questions-chances-ive-done-well-there-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-clings-to-new-hampshire-dream-after-campaign-aide-questions-chances-ive-done-well-there-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump clings to New Hampshire dream after campaign aide questions chances: \u2018I\u2019ve done well there\u2019 &#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\">36<\/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-clings-to-new-hampshire-dream-after-campaign-aide-questions-chances-ive-done-well-there-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=2336968&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>Former President\u200b Donald Trump remains \u2064optimistic about winning New Hampshire in the upcoming election, despite recent comments from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-da-hires-anti-cop-activist-for-top-prosecutor-job\/\" title=\"Los Angeles DA Hires Anti-Cop Activist for Top Prosecutor Job\">campaign aide<\/a> suggesting that the state is no longer \u2062considered a battleground. During \u2062an \u200dhour-long <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\">town hall<\/a> interview with Fox News\u2019 Sean\u2063 Hannity, Trump emphasized his commitment\u2062 to contesting New Hampshire and insisted that he has historically performed well there. He challenged the dismissal\u200b of the state&#8217;s \u200belectoral significance, stating, &#8220;We really want to win New Hampshire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following concerns \u200draised by the campaign aide, Trump\u2019s team clarified that they still maintain a strong presence in New Hampshire,\u200d including staff and\u200d offices.\u2064 Trump highlighted the significance\u2063 of the state, noting that it has not voted \u200cfor a Republican presidential candidate \u200csince \u20622000 but\u200d has had several GOP governors, including the current\u2062 Governor Chris Sununu.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump criticized President Biden for skipping the \u2064New Hampshire primary, suggesting that\u200c this decision would negatively impact Biden&#8217;s support \u200cin the \u2062state. He further \u200cclaimed that the Democrats orchestrated a &#8220;coup&#8221; to replace Biden as the party&#8217;s nominee during the\u200c primary process.  <\/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 clings to New Hampshire dream after campaign aide questions chances: &lsquo;I&rsquo;ve done well there&rsquo;<\/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_1612829\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> pushed back on doubts he&rsquo;s unable to win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-hampshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Hampshire<\/a> on Election Day as he expressed faith he&rsquo;ll claim victory in a state &ldquo;badly treated by the Democrat Party.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump held out hope he could flip the state red during an hourlong town hall interview with Fox News&rsquo;s Sean Hannity released Wednesday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We really want to win New Hampshire,&rdquo; the former president said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve done well there and we really want to win New Hampshire,&rdquo; he reiterated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments came after his team deemed a staffer who claimed &ldquo;the campaign has determined that New Hampshire is no longer a battleground state,&rdquo; should no longer work for the former president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t true,&rdquo; a senior adviser to the Trump campaign said this week of the staffer&rsquo;s allegations in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3141399\/trump-new-hampshire-staffer-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> to the<em> Boston Globe. <\/em>&ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s campaign maintains an on-the-ground presence in New Hampshire, including staff and offices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump participates in a town hall with FOX News host Sean Hannity at the New Holland Arena, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last time the New England state voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 2000, though the state has seen multiple GOP governors since then, including sitting Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Hannity he believes the Granite State will not choose to support the Democratic Party after President Joe Biden broke tradition to skip the New Hampshire primary earlier this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t want to play the New Hampshire game,&rdquo; Trump claimed. &ldquo;He dumped New Hampshire. And I said to people today, who the hell from New Hampshire would vote for this guy? He changed the whole primary system. He changed the whole system because he took them out of the order.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s going to have a big effect,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>As he spoke to Hannity Wednesday, the former president reiterated claims Harris helped&nbsp;stage a &ldquo;coup&rdquo; against Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He got 14 million votes, and they threw him out,&rdquo; Trump said, as he alluded to the millions of primary votes Biden received before he made his campaign exit in July.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was really a coup, when you think about it,&rdquo; Trump claimed, doubling down on allegations that Democratic Party leaders strategized to replace the top of the ticket with Harris at the last hour.&nbsp;Harris was on the Democratic ticket with Biden when primary voters voted for the pair. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-separation-from-biden-crucial-among-key-voting-bloc-in-nevada-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris\u2019s separation from Biden crucial among key voting bloc in Nevada - Washington Examiner\">vice president held<\/a> a campaign rally in New Hampshire on Wednesday, where she unveiled her most recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economic&nbsp;<\/a>proposals, which target small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New Hampshire was so badly treated by the Democrat Party and by Joe Biden and her [Harris].&nbsp;I can&rsquo;t imagine New Hampshire voting for him. Anybody in New Hampshire &mdash; because they&rsquo;re watching right now &mdash; but anybody in New Hampshire that votes for Biden and Kamala,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump currently trails Harris by five percentage points according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/new-hampshire\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>average<\/a> of recent polls from <em>Real Clear Politics<\/em>. Biden won the state by seven percentage points in 2020. <\/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_1612829\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1612829\"}});<\/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>Trump remains optimistic about New Hampshire despite campaign aide&#8217;s doubts: &#8216;I&#8217;ve performed well there&#8217; Former President Donald Trump addressed concerns regarding his chances of winning New Hampshire on Election Day, asserting his belief that he can secure a victory in a state he claims has been &#8220;badly treated by the Democrat Party.&#8221; During an hour-long town hall interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, released on Wednesday evening, Trump expressed his desire to win the state. &#8220;We really want to win New Hampshire,&#8221; he stated, emphasizing his past success there. His remarks followed the dismissal of a staff member who suggested that Trump&#8217;s campaign no longer views New Hampshire as a battleground state. A senior adviser refuted this claim, stating that Trump&#8217;s campaign continues to maintain an active presence in New Hampshire with staff and offices.<\/p>\n<p>The last time New Hampshire voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 2000; however, the state has had several GOP governors since then, including current Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH). Trump told Hannity that he believes voters in the Granite State will not support the Democratic Party after President Joe Biden opted out of participating in this year&#8217;s primary. &#8220;He didn\u2019t want to play the New Hampshire game,&#8221; Trump remarked. He questioned who from New Hampshire would vote for Biden after he altered the primary system.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also reiterated allegations against Vice President Kamala Harris regarding her role in what he described as a &#8220;coup&#8221; against Biden during their primary run. He claimed it was significant when Biden received millions of votes before exiting his campaign earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harris held a rally in New Hampshire where she presented new economic proposals aimed at small businesses. Trump criticized how badly he believes New Hampshire has been treated by both Biden and Harris and expressed disbelief that anyone from the state would vote for them.<\/p>\n<p>According to recent polls averaged by Real Clear Politics, Trump is currently trailing Harris by five percentage points; Biden won New Hampshire by seven points in 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2336969,"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-H.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,6571,33594,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2336968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-elections","tag-new-hampshire","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trump-H.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336968","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}