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CNN Exclusive: New Hampshire GOP Gov. Sununu says he will not run for president in 2024

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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a frequent Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, said Monday in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Dana Bash that he will not seek the party’s 2024 presidential nomination.

“We’ve taken the last six months to really kind of look at things, where everything is. And I’ve made the decision not to run for president on the Republican ticket in 2024,” Sununu told Bash.

Sununu’s decision further defines the GOP’s 2024 field and means there won’t be a home-state contender in New Hampshire, leaving the Republican contest in the first-in-the-nation primary state wide open.


That’s too bad. I thought he would be a good candidate and was interested in what his national policy ideas were.
 
I suspect the GOP Elites did a state poll and found that he doesn't have enough support to warrant using him in their splitter strategy.
 
I’ve decided against running this cycle, too!
 
Criticizing Trump does not result in a viable run to the GOP nomination. Why should Sununu bother. He has however served a function. Any doubt about Trump's continuing hold on the GOP should not be in doubt.
 
I think he realizes Trump will be the nominee, which is so ridiculous and shameful on so many levels.
 
EnigmaO01 said:
I think he realizes Trump will be the nominee, which is so ridiculous and shameful on so many levels.
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Now that I think about it, the only Dif between Christie and Sununu is that Sununu still has a governor's mansion. But Sununu has flip flopped on Trump as often as Christie has.

When running for his current term as governor Sununu said he "is a Trump guy through and through". Does Sununu sound like a Trump guy at all now?
 
He is one of the few Republicans I would have considered voting for. That said, smart move not running.
 
Mycroft said:
I suspect the GOP Elites did a state poll and found that he doesn't have enough support to warrant using him in their splitter strategy.
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I suspect kind of the same - about polling tests not showing any hope.
 
Interesting wording..
"I’ve made the decision not to run for president on the Republican ticket in 2024"

I wonder if the No Label Party may be wooing him. My understanding is he is close to Hogan who is the co-chair of the party.
 

I just saw Sununu on MSNBC tonight. He repeats a lot of the tired GOP cliches and even defended Trump regarding his current criminal charges in NY. He also whined about the whole "Russia collusion delusion" nonsense that idiot Trumpsters constantly spew.

Sununu is MAGA lite and he said he will vote for Trump in 2024 if he is the nominee. Not a good alternative, glad he is sitting out the race.
 
"on the Republican ticket" may be the key words here.

(Sorry Callen, didn't see your post)
 
Cameron said:
"on the Republican ticket" may be the key words here.

(Sorry Callen, didn't see your post)
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Bingo.........very interesting choice of words
 
Callen said:
Interesting wording..
"I’ve made the decision not to run for president on the Republican ticket in 2024"

I wonder if the No Label Party may be wooing him. My understanding is he is close to Hogan who is the co-chair of the party.
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Hogan-Sununu 2024 would be a VERY strong third-party ticket.

Larry Hogan won't close the door on third-party presidential bid in 2024

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, R, declined to close the door to a third-party bid after he said Sunday that he would not seek the 2024 GOP nomination.
abcnews.go.com
 

I don't see it that way. Both of these idiots have recently said they would vote for Trump if he is the GOP candidate in 2024.

Nope, I'll definitely pass on these MAGA lite imbeciles.
 
There are no moderate Republicans.
 
RIP U.S. Democracy said:
I don't see it that way. Both of these idiots have recently said they would vote for Trump if he is the GOP candidate in 2024.

Nope, I'll definitely pass on these MAGA lite imbeciles.
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With respect to Hogan, I think that is not exactly true. He had bad phrasing in an interview which he promptly corrected. He's been pretty vocally and consistently anti-Trump.

 
Cameron said:
With respect to Hogan, I think that is not exactly true. He had bad phrasing in an interview which he promptly corrected. He's been pretty vocally and consistently anti-Trump.
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Yeah, I guess I just don't buy that. If Hogan says he "might" vote for Trump or would consider it, then that's just not good enough for me. That's a non-starter as far as I'm concerned.

Based off your quote, Hogan is choosing not to support Trump for the wrong reasons. Who cares if Trump supports the eventual Republican nominee? What Hogan SHOULD say is that I won't for Trump because he is a racist, a fascist, and a total asshole.
 
Moon said:
The problem they both have is a lack of national name recognition, especially with a field as crowded as it’s looking to be.
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But as a third party ticket, they’d only be running against Trump and Biden, and I’m not sure their name recognition is a positive.
 
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