New Hampshire political legend falls prey to Trump effect

[DonViejo]

‘One of the great ironies is backlash against President Trump is likely to cost to Bill Gardner his job,’ says one Republican.

By DAVID SIDERS 11/25/2018 06:56 AM EST

Secretary of State Bill Gardner has had a decades-long run as the legendary, hard-nosed guardian of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. But he may not make it through the Trump era.

Gardner, a fixture in presidential politics after more than 40 years in office, is on the verge of a bitter ouster from his job after supporting stricter voter eligibility requirements and participating in President Donald Trump’s ill-fated voter fraud commission.

Though he has traditionally garnered support from both Republicans and Democrats — the legislature selects the state’s secretary of state every two years — New Hampshire House Democrats overwhelmingly threw their support to a rival Democrat, Colin Van Ostern, in a preliminary caucus vote recently.

Now Gardner is fighting for his survival. Lawmakers are expected to vote Dec. 5 on Gardner’s fate, a month after Democrats won control of both houses of the state legislature.

“There’s drama here,” said Fergus Cullen, a former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party who said he is neutral in the race. “The result in the Democratic caucus last week was stunning to a lot of people … One of the great ironies is backlash against President Trump is likely to cost to Bill Gardner his job. Talk about a ricochet shot.”

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/25/bill-gardner-new-hampshire-trump-voter-fraud-1010999

[hatrack]

1. Womp Womp!

[duforsure]

2. The US Senate

Is next , and they'll have many more who'll become history from trump in 2020, and will lose total control in Congress , and the WH, all because of trump and his gop loyalists. As long as trump tweets and talks it'll only get worse for them everywhere in this country.

[JDC]

3. Next, they need to bury the name Sununu