New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said former President Donald Trump is setting himself up for another election loss in 2024.
“Republicans want someone who can win in November of ‘24. Donald Trump is a loser,” Sununu said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “He has not just lost once. He lost us in our House seats in 2018. He lost everything in ‘20. We should have 54 U.S. senators right now and we don’t because of his message.”
“Donald Trump is positioning himself to be a four-time loser in 2024. We need candidates that can win,” Sununu added.
Trump continues to lead the GOP primary field as Republican base voters rally around the former President amid ongoing investigations and indictment in New York for alleged hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election.
Sununu admits that there has been a shift in the primary field but he still believes that Trump will not be the nominee.
“I’ll say this. Republicans are rallying. They’re supporting former president Trump over these indictments, right? Now, does it actually translate into a vote? We will see, I mean, most folks don’t decide who they’re voting for until about three weeks before the election” Sununu said. “There’s not even a single debate has been had. Other candidates are going to get in the race. I just think it’s so far away.”
Trump continues to lead the GOP primary field and has extended his lead over his main rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). The latest Wall Street Journal poll of likely Republican primary voters released Friday shows Trump leading DeSantis 48% to 24% in a 12-person GOP field and 51% to 38% in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup. The same poll shows President Joe Biden beating Trump in a general election 48% to 45%.
