In the annals of pathetic politiciandom, New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte deserves a place of (dis)honor.
"As she's said from the beginning, Kelly plans to support the nominee," said Liz Johnson, communications director for Kelly for New Hampshire.
However, Johnson said the senator is not endorsing Trump.
(Extra demerits for calling her campaign "Kelly for New Hampshire.") That one was just left hanging there, over the plate, for Democratic challenger Maggie Hassan's campaign to blast out of the park.
"Kelly Ayotte has repeatedly said that she'll put her political party first by supporting Donald Trump if he is the nominee, and now it is time for Ayotte to just do what she's been preparing to do for weeks and make her support for Trump official. Ayotte and Trump are clearly in agreement when it comes to critical issues such as their desire to defund Planned Parenthood, undermine Roe v. Wade, and obstruct the Supreme Court confirmation process. And all Granite Staters should be concerned that Ayotte has pledged to support Trump as the nominee, even though national security experts and members of both parties have condemned his foreign policy positions as dangerous to our country's vital interests."
No more dancing around for Ayotte—her party has their nominee and she's either got to embrace him or not. She won't, however, at least not until after the state's primary in September—at which point it'll be too late to make a difference. Which gives Hassan all the time in the world to point out Ayotte's bullshit, and to remind New Hampshire voters that she's ready to let Donald Trump shape the Supreme Court.
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