On the trail, it's all Hassan and no Trump for Ayotte

WINDHAM — U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte may be facing former state Sen. Jim Rubens and several longshot candidates in next week’s primary election, but they warranted little mention on the campaign trail Friday.

“She’s going on to the general election,” declared Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, stumping alongside Ayotte, at a town hall at Northland Farms Business Center here.

Ayotte was more circumspect, reminding audiences in Windham and Amherst to vote on Tuesday. But her focus, as in a debate earlier this week, was clear: setting the stage for the general-election matchup against Gov. Maggie Hassan by tying Hassan to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Ernst repeatedly hammered Hassan for supporting the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran.

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