{"id":130061,"date":"2026-09-07T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=130061"},"modified":"2026-09-07T09:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:51:48","slug":"the-dsas-late-senate-challenge-highlights-an-uncomfortable-truth-for-new-hampshire-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=130061","title":{"rendered":"The DSA\u2019s late Senate challenge highlights an uncomfortable truth for New Hampshire Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With just three primaries left on the calendar, this long season is finally nearing its finale. Most of Democratic energy is focused on primaries past, notably Michigan, Texas and Maine. This makes some sense. All of those states are very important seats that the party needs to either hold on to or flip in November. But there\u2019s one state that Democrats still need to defend that has gone largely unnoticed: New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Sen. Jeanne Shaheen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaheen.senate.gov\/news\/press\/after-30-years-making-a-difference-jeanne-shaheen-announces-she-will-not-seek-reelection-in-2026\">announced her retirement last year<\/a>, New Hampshire\u2019s Senate seat has been assumed to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\">leaning blue<\/a>, with Rep. Chris Pappas expected to safely sweep the nomination on Sept. 8. But as a fellow teacher tells Arnold Schwarzenegger in the philosophical classic, \u201cKindergarten Cop,\u201d \u00a0\u201cKindergarten is like the ocean. You don\u2019t want to turn your back on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pappas and establishment Democrats should probably have treated this election like kindergarten \u2014 or at least, like the ocean.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-rkv-video\" data-wp-interactive=\"msnbcVideo\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;post&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:605831,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ms.now\/katy-tur\/watch\/she-s-earning-it-on-the-ground-gov-chris-sununu-on-nikki-haley-s-campaign-in-nh-202018373531&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/vs-newsencoding.akamaized.net\/MSNBC\/n_tur_SUNUNU_240116\/1\/hls\/index.m3u8&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;she-s-earning-it-on-the-ground-gov-chris-sununu-on-nikki-haley-s-campaign-in-nh-202018373531&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;u0026#8216;Sheu0026#8217;s earning it on the groundu0026#8217; Gov. Chris Sununu on Nikki Haleyu0026#8217;s campaign in NH&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;The Moment with Katy Tur&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;Katy Tur spoke with Republican Governor of New Hampshire about Chris Sununu about Haleyu0027s campaign in his state.&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;January 16, 2024&quot;,&quot;full_date&quot;:&quot;2024-01-16T15:55:11-05:00&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;09:03&quot;,&quot;durationSeconds&quot;:543,&quot;unique_id&quot;:14,&quot;mpx_guid&quot;:&quot;n_tur_SUNUNU_240116&quot;,&quot;show_name&quot;:&quot;The Moment with Katy Tur&quot;,&quot;playlists&quot;:[]},&quot;jwplayer_key&quot;:&quot;Y52d\/qsiqzaY8+ucPsAp7C+xgNdtLGZNVX77f7nClqcvQj2K&quot;,&quot;isMuted&quot;:false,&quot;isPaid&quot;:false,&quot;articleMaybeGated&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-flex-box\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"msnbc-video-placeholder-button\" data-post-id=\"14\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-16x9_l size-16x9_l\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=860,484 860w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=760,428 760w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=560,315 560w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705438490887_n_tur_SUNUNU_240116_1920x1080-1xtmdj-1.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Tap to Unmute\" class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info-mute\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.unmute\" data-wp-class--is-unmuted=\"!context.isMuted\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"video-title\" data-wp-bind--href=\"state.post.permalink\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018She\u2019s earning it on the ground\u2019 Gov. Chris Sununu on Nikki Haley\u2019s campaign in NH\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"video-date-and-duration\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-wp-text=\"state.post.date\">January 16, 2024<\/span> \/ <span data-wp-text=\"state.post.duration\">09:03<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, for much of his campaign, Pappas seemed to turn his back on Democratic Socialists of America challenger Dr. Karishma Manzur. As recently as two months ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/politics\/at-issue\/rep-chris-pappas-discusses-run-for-senate-in-nh\/3972126\/\">a local news station didn\u2019t even mention the name of the candidate challenging Pappas<\/a> for the nomination, focusing most of the interview on his likely general election opponent, former New Hampshire congressman and Sen. John E. Sununu. Sununu held the seat from 2003 to 2009 before losing to the retiring Shaheen. As a result, he remains a well-respected and familiar face in Granite State politics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since that interview, however, Manzur has proven herself to be a worthy primary opponent, and the DSA has emerged as a national force to be reckoned with. And with days to go, democratic socialists in the state are trying to make the race in New Hampshire interesting, too. This is a problem not because Pappas could lose \u2014\u00a0still an unlikely scenario \u2014 but because the last-minute flurry is diverting attention from a general election contest that could end up being pivotal for Democrats\u2019 Senate hopes. And it\u2019s highlighting Pappas\u2019 weaknesses even as he prepares to move on to the next round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/scholars.unh.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1987&amp;context=survey_center_polls\">University of New Hampshire released a poll<\/a> showing Manzur has considerably closed the gap. The poll had Pappas leading Manzur 47% to 34%, with 18% still undecided. Also concerning, Pappas was polling under 50% for the first time, which is never a good sign entering the last couple of weeks of an election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it remains improbable that Manzur will actually win, we should remember that this has been an unpredictable campaign cycle. In Florida\u2019s Senate primary last month,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/who-is-angie-nixon-who-won-in-florida-democratic-socialist\"> state lawmaker and democratic socialist Angie Nixon stunned the establishment<\/a> by defeating the much more nationally known Alex Vindman, who gained widespread recognition for his role in President Donald Trump\u2019s first impeachment trial. Plus, with such a large number of voters still undecided, stranger things have happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pappas has been campaigning for well over a year. He has racked up the expected endorsements, including a recent one from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/6060905-harris-pappas-new-hampshire-senate\/\">former Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a>, and everything points to him winning his primary. However, he has, until recently, largely been running what I\u2019d describe as a relatively paint-by-numbers effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this could ultimately lead to an even bigger problem for Pappas and the Democrats after this primary because there is an excellent chance that New Hampshire becomes a true toss-up race in November. In the same University of New Hampshire poll, Pappas is now polling behind Sununu 43% to 45%, while 5% said they would vote for another candidate if the race were held today and 7% remained undecided. (In other words, the race remains a statistical tie.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So while trying to pick up four Republican seats, Democrats may also have to go all in to avoid losing New Hampshire. That\u2019s a scenario the Democrats definitely do not want to turn their backs on.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/opinion\/pappas-manzur-sununu-senate-new-hampshire-primary-election-results\">The DSA\u2019s late Senate challenge highlights an uncomfortable truth for New Hampshire Democrats<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\">MS NOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just three primaries left on the calendar, this long season is finally nearing its&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ms-now","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The DSA\u2019s late Senate challenge highlights an uncomfortable truth for New Hampshire Democrats - Marin &amp; 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