BREAKING: NH Gov. Chris Sununu is NOT running for Senate in 2022. He had been the Republican Party'

[demmiblue]

BREAKING: NH Gov. Chris Sununu is NOT running for Senate in 2022.

He had been the Republican Party's top recruit.

Says governor is place where can be "most impactful," calls it a 24/7 job and the Senate is slower.

NRSC Chair Rick Scott and others had pressed hard for him to run.

Sununu had led Sen. Hassan (D-NH) in some early polling.

Sununu is instead running for reelection as governor

Link to tweet

[WA-03 Democrat]

1. This is huge!

Excellent!

[patphil]

2. It's a break for the Democrats, but it will still be a close race regardless of the opposition.

Senator Hassan won a very narrow victory in 2016, but New Hampshire is pretty conservative, so I think it's going to be a toss up.
We really need to hold onto that seat.

[bullwinkle428]

3. NH Republicans will probably find some Ted Cruz-esque character to nominate.

[Elessar Zappa]

4. Can a Ted Cruz-style Republican

actually win in New Hampshire? I was under the impression that New England usually prefers moderate Republicans.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. He's no political dummy so prob senses the tide will be different a year hence

[Celerity]

6. best news in weeks, I think he would have beaten Hassan, quite shocked he isn't running