A frosty reception for Trump?

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Jan 27, 2023 at 3:30 PM UTC

By Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar

Former President Donald Trump heads to South Carolina and New Hampshire on Saturday, and NBC News’ Natasha Korecki reports that some Granite State Republicans are not excited about his candidacy, especially after Trump-aligned candidates lost both seat in the House and in the state Senate race last year.

GOP Gov. Chris Sununu, who is weighing a presidential run, criticized Trump as unelectable, telling Korecki, I’m not pro-Trump. I’m not anti-Trump. I just moved on. He also criticized Florida GOP Gov.Ron DeSantis, suggesting he is Trump 2.0.

Trump’s visit to New Hampshire also comes as a new poll by the University of New Hampshire Granite State found him trailing DeSantis among likely New Hampshire GOP primary voters, with 42% backing DeSantis and 30% who support Trump. None of the other potential GOP contenders, including Sununu, are in double digits.

And DeSantis will also have some reinforcements in New Hampshire this weekend. The Hill also reported that the Ron to the Rescue super PAC, which is not affiliated with the Republicans, will have a booth at the state GOP meeting this weekend.

Meanwhile, two South Carolina Republicans are weighing their own runs as Trump travels through their state.

Former Gov. Nikki Haley, who also served as ambassador to the United Nations during Trumps administration, is hiring staff and reaching out to donors ahead of a potential run, according to CNBC. And McClatchy explores the conundrum facing GOP Sen. Tim Scott as he weighs whether to take on Trump or wait for another run.

In other campaign news

The Schiffs run and there’s some confusion: Democratic Rep. launched. Adam Schiff of a run for Senate in California, setting up a crowded and expensive race between high-profile progressives. Sen. has not yet announced. Dianne Feinstein his plans, but she told Raw Story that it will be done next year. Her office later denied the report, saying Feinstein was talking about the timing of the election, not her announcement, adding that she still intended to announce her decision in the coming months.

Thinking about it: Author and spiritual counselor Marianne Williamsonis is considering another run for president, she told NBC News’ Micki Fahner. And former Arkansas GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson told NBC News’ Allan Smith that he was actually considering a run for president.

Trump goes back to school: Former President Trump released a video outlining his education plan for the presidential campaigns, NBC News’ Olympia Sonnier reports, which includes cutting federal funding for schools that teach critical race theory, gender ideology or other racially inappropriate sexual or political content, launching a civil. investigating discrimination rights against Asian-American students and creating a credentialing body to certify teachers who embrace patriotic values, support our way of life and understand that their job is not to teach children .

Dem governors take on DeSantis: Democratic governors of California and Illinois Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker are pushing back against Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis opposition to an AP African American studies class.

Progressive problems: Politico explores how Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallegos the Senate in Arizona is progressive if the independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is running for re-election. Sinema didn’t make his plans clear, but he tweeted Thursday that Arizona just got through a brutal election season. I think we could all use a break, and went on to list his priorities in Congress. Gallego responded on Twitter, writing, I know that. I traveled across the state to help! I haven’t seen you at an event in a while.

Slotkins Meeting: Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkinmet on Thursday with retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabeno is openly weighing a run for the retiring senator, NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports.

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