Pappas Warns Democrats Are Losing New Hampshire Senate Seat as Poll Shows Him Trailing
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 6
Pappas Warns Democrats Are Losing New Hampshire Senate Seat as Poll Shows Him Trailing
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 6
Summary
Chris Pappas told donors "we're losing" in a Friday fundraising email, escalating Democratic alarm over holding New Hampshire's open Senate seat two months before the midterms.
A recent University of New Hampshire poll showed Pappas, 46, narrowly behind former Senator John E. Sununu in the matchup expected after Tuesday's primary.
Sununu's entry has revived Republican hopes after years of weak Senate recruitment in the state, with the party promising major spending that some Democrats fear they cannot match.
The anxiety cuts against Democrats' broader strategy of pouring money into red states such as Ohio, Iowa and Texas while risking the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen.