I don’t think she’ll get one more vote for what she’s doing”
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Politico published an article on MAGA Maggie’s ham-fisted flip-flop on border security.
The piece recaps much of the liberal revolt against Hassan and her worsening poll numbers. It also includes some more eyebrow-raising quotes from activists in New Hampshire that Hassan desperately needs if she is to eek out a win.
Eva Castillo, Director of the New Hampshire Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees said she may leave her U.S. Senate ballot blank, adding: “I’m really furious. I don’t see what she thought she was going to gain by doing this. I really think she’s trying to pander to the right and she thought doing this is going to help her win some more support… In the last election, she was vulnerable and she’s even more vulnerable now. So, if we all decided to just leave it blank, that would speak very loudly,” she said.
Arnie Arnesen, a former Democrat gubernatorial candidate and radio host said: “She’s back in election mode, so she’s going to out-Republican the Republicans on the border. Is she disappointing? Absolutely. I don’t think she’ll get one more vote for what she’s doing… I think it’s foolish.”
Another anonymous long-time New Hampshire-based Democrat political insider said: “I’m not aware of anyone who thought that was a terribly good idea. It seems like the breakdown of Democrats is: Some are upset, others are perplexed — and I’m not sure anyone is happy about it. I love Maggie… but I don’t think anyone really understands why she did it.”
Not only does Hassan now have to worry about her lockstep voting record with the unpopular President Joe Biden, but also convincing her liberal base that she didn’t go full MAGA.
Statement from NRSC Spokesman T.W. Arrighi: “The national narrative on Maggie Hassan is that she is now in political desperation mode, making panicked decisions that cost her votes while earning her no new ones. She is between a rock and a hard place, and the walls are caving due to her border wall expedition.”
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