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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
(MANCHESTER, NH) (June
16, 2020)
Dear Granite State
Voter:
Last week I outlined
a schedule of future reports on why my two principal primary opponents were not
viable U. S. Senate candidates and why their efforts to unseat incumbent Jeanne
Shaheen were doomed to failure. On Friday, President Trump endorsed one of my
opponents (please see link [1] below), effectively ending General Don Bolduc’s
campaign.
I will still go
forward with the commentaries this week as promised for “Bolduc Week,” because
Bolduc has not withdrawn and he will linger on as a candidate. But make no
mistake; Bolduc is toast.
The candidate Trump
endorsed is also an ineffective opponent for Shaheen. He is a wealthy Colorado
businessman, Bryant “Porky” Messner, whose connection with New Hampshire is so
tenuous it is laughable. But Messner has money, no doubt gleaned from a career
as a greedy and unscrupulous lawyer, and he is willing to spend piles of cash
to win the dubious nomination.
Unseating an
incumbent senator of either party is a herculean task. Over the past thirty
(30) years Republicans have deluded themselves into believing Shaheen was easy
prey. They beat her once. In thirty years. Defeating an incumbent when you lack
experience and have no idea how to proceed except by spreading cash in every
direction, as Messner is doing, is a doomed approach.
President Trump’s
endorsement will effectively cut off Bolduc’s campaign contributions. But the
president’s endorsement may also prove costly to Trump himself in the long run.
New Hampshire is an
increasingly difficult state for a Republican to win. The Democrats are
hyper-organized, with millions of dollars of resources and a well-oiled
machine. The Republicans are just the opposite. State Republican leaders have
few resources and are not well organized. The party is a shadow of its former strength.
There are more GOP “insider” weaknesses that I will disclose in week 3 of my
series of comments on the campaign.
There is a track for
the “establishment” candidate in every primary. Bolduc and Messner were
competing for that lane. There is also a track for the outsider, the
challenger, the maverick party member who has an independent vision of how to
defeat the Democrats. That’s my track.
Men, perhaps more
than women, fall victim to a middle-age delusion that money conquers all. You
can buy an expensive car, a boat and even a summer residence in New Hampshire,
which is what Messner did. Unlike in his home state of Colorado, Messner also
thinks he can buy an election in New Hampshire. But New Hampshire voters are
smarter than that.
Bolduc was a soldier
who came home to New Hampshire to heal. Bolduc always attaches “General” to
every mention, “The General this,” or “The General That…” My own experience has
been that military men are not very good politicians, particularly West
Pointers. There are exceptions: Secretary of State Pompeo has been successful
and appears to harbor presidential ambitions. But for the most part generals do
not do well in contested elections.
Trump is very popular
with GOP primary voters. He has a very decent-to-outstanding list of
accomplishments; but mostly because of his Twitter comments he is still in a
close race with a mummified opponent. Trump has a posse that surrounds him;
this coterie of supporters influences his actions, not always impartially. It
was this inside posse that engineered the Messner endorsement; they will
probably come to regret it. Trump in 2020 will probably lose New Hampshire
again in a close race, partially due to the negative feedback from the Messner
endorsement.
There is a general
rule in politics: national officials do not try to pick candidates in state
races. You lose as many votes as you gain. Bolduc has supporters, and they will
not be happy with the way the Messner endorsement was handled. In recent
election cycles, statewide candidates have been separated by a relative handful
of votes. In a close race, a few disgruntled Bolduc supporters may hold the
balance.
So, while Bolduc is a
“dead man walking” as a candidate, his presence may yet have an ongoing,
negative influence on the senate race in November.
Bottom line: because
he is still in the primary, I will write about Bolduc as I originally planned.
But I would say that the president, without even being aware of what he did,
has ended Bolduc’s candidacy.
I hope you will find
the commentaries on my opponents thought-provoking. I offer experience and
wisdom as an alternative, not a fat wallet. As President
Trump would say, given the GOP’s record of repeatedly losing to Shaheen, “what
do you have to lose” by nominating me as an unconventional candidate to attack
her?
But in the case of
Bolduc this week, thanks or no thanks to President Trump, I will be writing
about a carcass, not a candidate.
Sincerely,
Andy
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LINKS TO THIS STORY:
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[1] https://www.wmur.com/article/trump-endorses-messner-tweets-hell-be-fantastic-us-senator/32854490
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BIO:
Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker,
author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host,
broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of background in radio
and television and with decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical
experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight
on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio,
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Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American
politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive director of the National
Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.
He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).
He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask”
[www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years”
[www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the
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Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire
over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives
around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading
corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.
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