Washington, D.C. – New Hampshire will be a key bellwether in 2022. While they have an all-Democrat federal delegation, a whopping 74% of voters now believe the country is on the “wrong track.”
A recent report from The Hill details just how bad it has gotten for Democrats in swing towns, like Milford, that they must win in order to retain power:
“One thing that’s affected my life lately is the cost of things,” said Glenn Nutting, a 64-year-old carpenter and registered independent who voted for former President Obama before going for former President Trump twice.
“Your dollar’s not worth what it was. Did the Biden administration cause this? Well, it’s happened since he’s been in there,” he said over a beer on a chilly Wednesday afternoon.
Milford is the kind of place you’d think might grow Biden voters.
It’s working class, pro-union and has a Catholic church in the middle of town.
Voters here chose Trump over Hillary Clinton by some three dozen votes in 2016, but flipped to Biden by 6 percent in 2020. He promised to offer towns like this a boost.
Now, some voters feel fatigued and annoyed, saying they are concerned with the direction of the country and things that impact their daily lives more than the elections for control of Congress.
“Why aren’t the gas prices going down?” said Heather, an office manager and two-time Trump voter who’s new to town and wished to be identified by only her first name.
“It’s made things definitely challenging and a hell of a lot more expensive.”
Statement from NRSC Spokesman T.W. Arrighi: “The Biden/Hassan agenda is not helping the people of New Hampshire, and towns like Milford are bearing the brunt of the inflation caused by Democrats. Maggie Hassan may be trying to pretend she’s had a fiscal responsibility epiphany, but Granite Staters know the truth. She’s part of the problem in Washington and she needs to go.”
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