It doesn’t take a high-level seer to know that the NH GOP is mostly likely upset with Republican voters right now (“You peons didn’t listen to we experts and didn’t .vote RIGHT again!?!?!?!?!”). The GOPe (“NH GOP Establishment”) choice for US Senate was Chuck Morse, for CD-1 was Matt Mowers, and in CD-2 was George Hansel.
Sununu endorsed George Hansel on the latter’s first day of announcing his candidacy. Sununu endorsed Morse just a few days (9/8) before the Primary (couldn’t make up his mind or threw Morse an Establishment life preserver, which turned out to be made of lead?). And he has openly berated, along with a number of other Republicans, Don Bolduc showing disdain for his service as a Special Forces warrior.
When I went to the NH GOP website first thing this morning, which IS supposed to be neutral in Primaries, there was NOTHING congratulating the winners: Don Bolduc for US Senate, Karoline Leavitt for CD-1, and Bob Burns for CD-2.
As I write this now (1 pm today), there is a mention.
Problem is, it’s of no use at all. You’ve heard of non-apology apologies? Yeah, this is a non-Presser Presser:
Cute. Very much in line with the “Joe Kenney Treatment” in this post title.
Back in 2008, Joe Kenney ran for NH Governor. While I remember that he ran against yet another “hand-picked” Prince. The upshot of that upset was that Joe Kenney was put out on a political raft onto a roiling political sea – alone. The NH GOP did the barest minimum they had to do in order to say, “see, we DID support you <snicker>!”. The word went out to the Donors to close their wallets. Consultants shied away.
He got eaten alive in the General Election. “So sorry, Joe,” was the response. And it was the same with Jack Kimball. Yeah, there’s history there to back up my claims.
Now, seeing this NH GOPe endorsed trifecta of Morse, Hansel, and Gretel Mowers having to concede to three hoi-polloi and dealing with us, the “unwashed,” what are they gonna do?
Is their hatred of Hassan enough to hold their noses and support these three? Is the fear of being giggled at by other GOP heavyweights from other States if NH, once again, can’t beat the Democrat in what is supposed to be a Red Wave Year too much to bear? Is the history of being yet another NH GOP Administration who can’t (or won’t) get the job done AGAIN sufficient to say, “yeah, this time, we gotta go all in” enough?
Or will their support be so tepid that “The Page You Were Looking For Was Not Found” is an apt description of, once again, telling the grassroots to go pound sand – we can do without you…
…and we’re perfectly happy to take the “L.”
Again. Act like actual Republicans? I remind them from “Quick Thought – another thing on the NH GOP’s “we’ve done this to ourselves” list” from back in 2018-11-12:
If the NH Republican Party wants to win, and win Consistently, act like you believe in the Platform. Speak like you do and at each and every turn. Vote like you do at each and every opportunity. And Legislate like there’s no tomorrow because two days ago was that “no more tomorrow” – and you blew it
It’s another way to combine two of my favorite memes”
- Consistency breeds Trust which yields Votes
- Winning is only a precursor; what you do afterwards is more important
And to the NH GOP, add this as well: you’d best SUPPORT your candidates even if you don’t like them. Don’t add to the “disillusioned” Party.
Otherwise, we out here will start thinking, again, WHO is this Party for – us, or YOU? Do not give us reason to believe it is the latter, or like me, I’ll stop voting for YOUR candidates (as I did on Tuesday).