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As Dems Race to Pick Up Senate Seats, NH Issues a Warning
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Key Points:
- New Hampshire Democrats are warning national party leaders not to overlook the state's Senate seat as Rep. Chris Pappas trails likely GOP nominee John Sununu following Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's retirement.
- Despite New Hampshire's federal races leaning Democratic, strategists emphasize it remains a purple state, with recent polls showing Sununu leading Pappas by one point.
- Sununu, a former senator from a prominent Republican family, is expected to win the GOP primary easily and has secured $17 million in support from a major Republican super PAC.
- Democrats have allocated significantly less TV ad spending in New Hampshire compared to states like Ohio and Iowa, raising concerns that Pappas could be overwhelmed by Republican spending despite out-raising Sununu locally.
- Pappas faces a primary challenge from progressive Karishma Manzur but holds an endorsement from Kamala Harris and leads in internal polling; Democrats view this race as crucial to maintaining Senate control.
