Republicans were hoping to flip this New Hampshire Senate seat – will Trump get in the way?
Summary
New Hampshire’s open Senate race between Democrat Chris Pappas and Republican John Sununu has become a concern for Democrats seeking to regain control of the Senate. Pappas is linking Sununu to President Donald Trump, whose approval rating is low in the state, while Sununu points to his past criticism of Trump and says he has opposed sending U.S. troops into Iran.Key Facts
- Pappas is a four-term U.S. representative and the Democratic nominee for the seat held by retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
- Sununu, a former senator, is the Republican nominee.
- September polls showed Pappas and Sununu nearly tied; most later polls cited in the article gave Pappas a narrow lead.
- The Cook Political Report shifted the race from “toss-up” to “lean Democrat” in early October.
- A University of New Hampshire poll put Trump’s approval rating in the state at 32%.
- Pappas has argued that Sununu has aligned himself with Trump; Sununu has highlighted his criticism of Trump’s trade policy toward Canada.
- Rising gasoline and heating-oil costs, linked in the article to the war with Iran, have become campaign issues.
- The article says more than a third of New Hampshire households rely on heating oil.
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