And that would be this:
Hangover: An “Evergreen” statement by Sununu himself on low-rated wannabes:
Mr. Sununu also warned minor candidates not to carve up the field.
“I think there’s a lot of hope and opportunity for good candidates to get in, drive the message where it needs to be,” he said. “But the discipline is getting out, too. The discipline and saying, ‘Look, you’re only polling at 5%, you got to get out.’ We don’t want a crowded field here.”
So, I’m going to hold him to it. So, how is he doing? The phrase “5%, you got to get out” is going to haunt him. Sure, within the small fishbowl that is NH, he’s a big fish but out in the pond, if you take these polls correctly, he isn’t even at tadpole level:
From Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream – is Sununu there?
Er, no, not even close. Maybe here?
Here's the full memo on the South Carolina GOP Poll
N=300 LV Live Callers 2/7-10, 13-14. Weighted DataTrump 35.1%, DeSantis 21.8%, Haley 16.4%, Scott 1.6%, Pence 1.5%. Undecided/Other 23.7%.
Trump strong Upstate, DeSantis wins Low Country, Haley base around Columbia. pic.twitter.com/flXcOL1Uut
— Rick Shaftan — Neighborhood Research and Media (@Shaftan) February 15, 2023
Er, no. You’d think that since he’s already been out on the hastings/circuits for well over a month, he’d show up on some poll SOMEWHERE, right? Well, it isn’t here, either:
Q5: If the candidates in the Republican Presidential Primary were Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Mike
Pence, Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo and Tim Scott, for whom would you vote?
Donald Trump: 30%
Ron DeSantis: 17%
Mike Pence: 9%
Nikki Haley: 9%
Mike Pompeo: 9%
Tim Scott: 2%
Someone else: 6%
Undecided: 19%
Obviously the pollster didn’t think he matters (at least at this point). Rassmussen? Dissed again. How about Morning Consult?
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Nada on BetFair or Election Betting Odds. Looks like Sununu is not getting love yet…
…but it’s clear he has no love for Trump:
“And look, my message to, about President Trump is we thank you for your service. Great, but we’re moving on. Americans are not in the mode of just settling. Right? We’re never going to say, ‘The best opportunity for tomorrow’s leadership is yesterday’s leadership.’ We want the next generation. We want the next big idea.”
Sununu added, “The former president is kind of baked in. Either you are with him, or you are not. I don’t think anything’s going to get his poll numbers up. And as this race actually heats up and people start paying attention, there’s just going to be a lot of other options on the table.”
And again, he’s setting up The Sununu Rule – and we will hold him to it:
Anchor Bret Baier [Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier said, “And for the people who say the more candidates get in – if you choose to – the more the chances are that the former president shoots the gap and becomes the nominee?”
Sununu said, “So here’s the key. I don’t care how many get in. You got to have the discipline to get out. And that’s what a lot of folks did not have in ’16.”
