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[quote=Anonymous]https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/new-hampshire-sits-center-battle-senate-control-2022-n1276317
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New Hampshire sits at the center of the battle for Senate control in 2022

It’s not a presidential election cycle, but the state of New Hampshire is poised to play a critical role in the fight for power in Washington, D.C. once again in 2022.

All eyes are on New Hampshire GOP Gov. Chris Sununu, who many Republicans view as one of the key ingredients to taking back control of the upper chamber — if he mounts a Senate bid.

But while the political world waits for that decision, the rough-and-tumble world of political advertising certainly is not waiting for anything. The New Hampshire race already ranks as the third-most expensive Senate race in the country when it comes to ad spending, according to AdImpact, with $2.9 million already spent.

And before the field is even set, both sides are making clear this will be a nationalized race.

Progressive groups are taking swipes at Sununu over things like signing new abortion restrictions, ahead of a major Supreme Court decision on abortion next year. And they’re calling him Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “handpicked” candidate, trying to counter his strong approval rating in the state by tying him to Washington. (Expect them to also try to tie Sununu to former President Donald Trump, who weighed in last month to say he’d “like to see [Sununu] run.)

Republicans are working a similar angle, tying Hassan to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer while attacking H.R.1/S. 1 as Hassan’s “Washington power grab.”

So far, six groups have already spent at least six figures on ads, all for a race that doesn’t have a Republican candidate — yet.

Sununu has been open about his decision-making process, explaining it to NBC’s Henry Gomez in this great story last month. And he has a lot of factors to weigh, not the least of which being how nationalized this race might become.

The governor has held onto strong approval numbers despite the difficult job of weathering the storm of the pandemic, and he's positioned himself well for a northeastern Republican — he's strong with independents and has been able to walk a careful line with Trump.

That's the kind of profile that has Republicans salivating over a potential bid. But that balancing act gets tougher if he runs for Senate, when it would be harder to keep national forces and Trump at an arm’s length, and away from his political legacy.[/quote][/quote]

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