New Hampshire is the latest sign of Donald Trump's shrinking map
NORTH HAMPTON, New Hampshire Donald Trump hasnt set foot in New Hampshire since he won the states GOP primary in January. His campaign hasnt sent a high-profile surrogate here since the spring.
And now, even as they insist he can win here, some of Trumps most ardent supporters in this blue-leaning swing state are openly saying that his campaign should focus its efforts elsewhere.
This election is going to be won in those seven swing states and not in New Hampshire, said Lou Gargiulo, who co-chairs Trumps campaign in this state. Thats where the efforts got to be put.
Its a marked shift from when New Hampshire was among the bluish battlefields where Trumps campaign boasted it could expand its electoral map as President Joe Biden faltered. Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley said days after the June debate that the party had started to engage in New Hampshire, Minnesota and Virginia. A post-debate survey showed Trump had erased Bidens polling lead in the Granite State, leaving Republicans gleeful and Democrats spooked.
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