Thune speaks with Sununu about Senate bid to flip blue seat in key swing state

There is a sununu inside New Hampshire Who is considering next year’s midterm elections in the Senate race.

But this is not former Governor Chris Sununu, who considered it earlier this year but decided not to retire in New England’s main swing country successfully.

This is John E. Sununu, one of Chris Sununu’s older brothers.

Including Senate Majority Leader John Thune Senate MovementSources told Fox News on Wednesday.

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Sources familiar with conversations confirmed by Fox News that Former Senator Cory Gardner, chairman of the Senate Leadership Foundation, is a super PAC who recently spoke with Sununu for support for Senate Republicans.

Sources added Thune and Gardner are cautiously optimistic that Sununu will launch a campaign that is a competitive and expensive game.

Sununu was the representative of the previous three years, defeating the then Gov. Shaheen In New Hampshire 2002 Senate election. But the Senator lost to Shahing in the 2008 rematch.

Shahin announced She won’t seek reelection in the middle of next year earlier this year, with Republicans hoping to flip the seats as they not only defend but expand the Senate majority.

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Notus first reported that Sununu, 61, was considering the Senate bid this month.

There are currently two major Republicans in the New Hampshire Senate race.

Former Senator Scott Brown serves as New Zealand ambassador during presidency Donald TrumpThe White House’s first term announced his candidacy in June.

Before his campaign launch, Brown has been crisscrossing New Hampshire has met with Republican and conservative groups since the second half of last year.

A month later in July, three-term Republican state Senator Dan Innis launched a U.S. Senate campaign.

Trump’s recognition in the Republican primary is very influential, but has remained neutral to date.

The co-host of the experienced “Brutal” podcast told Fox News Digital Numbers, “The more candidates to participate in these competitions, the Republicans are in the most important mid-term, Trump is in the great success of the White House, they are working hard, they are working hard, they are working hard, they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard, and they are working hard.

Four major Republican Senate seats aim to flip in next year’s midterm elections

Rep. Chris Pappas, a four-term Congressional district representing the state’s first congressional district, is a clear leader in the Democratic Senate nomination.

But progress organizer and biomedical scientist Karishma Manzur is also running for democratic nomination.

Senate Republicans In the 2024 cycle, they enjoyed a favorable map as they flipped four seats from blue to red to win most seats.

But those in power – Republicans have traditionally faced political headwinds in midterm elections. However, the current reading of the 2026 map suggests that the Republicans may attack in certain critical states.

In the battlefield in Georgia that Trump almost carried in last year’s White House game, Republicans believe that the first Senator Jon Ossoff is the most vulnerable Democrat next year and there will be another election next year.

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They are also targeting the battlefield in Michigan, where Democratic Sen. Gary Peters retires at the end of next year and New Hampshire.

Also on the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) target list is Minnesota blue, Minnesota, Democratic Senator Tina Smith is not running for reelection.

But Republicans are defending an open seat on the North Carolina battlefield, with Republican Senator Thom Tills not seeking reelection.

Republicans also defended the public seat of Iowa’s redneck Iowa after Senator Joni Ernst announced Tuesday that she would not seek reelection next year.

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Republicans may be forced to spend resources to defend Ohio Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed former senator and current vice president, JD Vance, who faces former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown next year.

Meanwhile, Democrats are targeting moderate Sen. Susan Collins, who has yet to announce her expected reelection in 2026 in Blue Maine.