Don Bolduc is running for NH GOP leadership position

[BenjiG98]

https://twitter.com/newhampjournal/status/1599721703541653504?

[Spectator]

I guess he DID do better than the GOP House candidates by a hair.

[Dani Rose]

Because this routine worked so well with Kelli Ward that they just have to try it again.

[smoltchanov]

Republicans continue to choose idiotic extremists as their state party leaders .Nothing new. Results? Look at Republican party of Massachusetts results under Lyons leadership)))))

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Is this the Vermontization of the NHGOP?

[Nyvin]

Sweet, I'm all for it!

[Fuzzy Bear]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

[Not Me, Us]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

He's a good man.  He's got courage and character.  That's a good start.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I didn't really follow this race in detail; I knew Bolduc was running as an "extreme" candidate and failed partly for that reason, but that can mean a lot of things. Is he a Mastriano-style convinced wingnut or more of a conservative pragmatist who can moderate as-and-when needed? If he's the latter then he might actually be a better choice than many in the NHGOP.

[South Dakota Democrat]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

He's a good man.  He's got courage and character.  That's a good start.

He's got courage to baselessly deny the outcome of an election and then backtrack in a transparent show of political expediency, sure.

[Schiff for Senate]

Is this the Vermontization of the NHGOP?

What happened in VTGOP? Thanks to Phil Scott, I can't help but always assume that the VTGOP is still moderate Rockefeller Republicans.

[Schiff for Senate]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

He's a good man.  He's got courage and character.  That's a good start.

Yes, but to be in a state party's leadership, knowing how to win elections is honestly a better start.

And why do you say he's got courage and character, anyway? For parroting baseless, warrantless, consistently debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories?

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Is this the Vermontization of the NHGOP?

What happened in VTGOP? Thanks to Phil Scott, I can't help but always assume that the VTGOP is still moderate Rockefeller Republicans.

The VTGOP has basically started to turn its back on Scott. The candidate he had endorsed for senate lost by 5 points and several other GOP figures have attacked him … yea it makes no sense.

[Schiff for Senate]

Is this the Vermontization of the NHGOP?

What happened in VTGOP? Thanks to Phil Scott, I can't help but always assume that the VTGOP is still moderate Rockefeller Republicans.

The VTGOP has basically started to turn its back on Scott. The candidate he had endorsed for senate lost by 5 points and several other GOP figures have attacked him … yea it makes no sense.

I love Phil Scott and he’s one of the best GOP politicians out there, but you know what I’d honestly find quite satisfying in a way? If he lost renomination in 2024, and the candidate the GOP nominated instead lost in a landslide.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Is this the Vermontization of the NHGOP?

What happened in VTGOP? Thanks to Phil Scott, I can't help but always assume that the VTGOP is still moderate Rockefeller Republicans.

The VTGOP has basically started to turn its back on Scott. The candidate he had endorsed for senate lost by 5 points and several other GOP figures have attacked him … yea it makes no sense.

I love Phil Scott and he’s one of the best GOP politicians out there, but you know what I’d honestly find quite satisfying in a way? If he lost renomination in 2024, and the candidate the GOP nominated instead lost in a landslide.

If Phil Scott looses renomination then it is a forgone conclusion democrats win

[GALeftist]

ENDORSED!!!

[Senator Incitatus]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

Really excellent non sequitur but I'm happy to inform you that losing political candidates often make good party leaders; sometimes, the bigger the loss, the better. The worst party leaders are those with some remaining ambition for office.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

Really excellent non sequitur but I'm happy to inform you that losing political candidates often make good party leaders; sometimes, the bigger the loss, the better. The worst party leaders are those with some remaining ambition for office.

sure as hell hasn't worked in Arizona...

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

Really excellent non sequitur but I'm happy to inform you that losing political candidates often make good party leaders; sometimes, the bigger the loss, the better. The worst party leaders are those with some remaining ambition for office.

sure as hell hasn't worked in Arizona...

There is some validity to what he's saying.
In general, the skill set for candidate is NOT the same as that of party chair and some people can do better, perhaps even much better, in the latter than the former. That does not always pan out, of course.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

In general, I'd say that seeing electoral results as the yardstick for all kinds of political skills, and in fact to see electoral results as the only worthy yardstick of all kinds of political skill, is misguided and that is the kind of thinking that parties tend to eschew for good reason.

[Not Me, Us]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

Really excellent non sequitur but I'm happy to inform you that losing political candidates often make good party leaders; sometimes, the bigger the loss, the better. The worst party leaders are those with some remaining ambition for office.

sure as hell hasn't worked in Arizona...

There is some validity to what he's saying.
In general, the skill set for candidate is NOT the same as that of party chair and some people can do better, perhaps even much better, in the latter than the former. That does not always pan out, of course.

I won't dispute that this can be the case. Stacey Abrams for example has been a pretty poor candidate but has strong organizing skills that may make her a decent party chair. But I don't think Don Bolduc really has the skills needed for this type of role.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Don Boldic is a good man.  I wish him well.

You can't possibly think a guy who lost statewide by 9 points in a Dem midterm would be a good person to lead the state party.

Really excellent non sequitur but I'm happy to inform you that losing political candidates often make good party leaders; sometimes, the bigger the loss, the better. The worst party leaders are those with some remaining ambition for office.

sure as hell hasn't worked in Arizona...

There is some validity to what he's saying.
In general, the skill set for candidate is NOT the same as that of party chair and some people can do better, perhaps even much better, in the latter than the former. That does not always pan out, of course.

I won't dispute that this can be the case. Stacey Abrams for example has been a pretty poor candidate but has strong organizing skills that may make her a decent party chair. But I don't think Don Bolduc really has the skills needed for this type of role.

I guess it's worth asking ourselves, where does his skill set lie in? That's something we might not yet fully understand.