New Hampshire Republicans Looking to Oust Their Own Party’s Governor

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) is looking for a fourth term and, despite a crowded GOP primary ticket, many state Republican insiders say he will likely keep his job, but not because he is popular among party politicians.

On the contrary, said Melissa Blasek, executive director of the Republican grassroots organization ReBuildNH, who is outspokenly anti-Sununu, “many Republicans will likely hold their noses and support him.”

The reason, said Blasek, is that the five candidates vying for the Republican ticket “just aren’t strong enough to win it.”

But some of the candidates think otherwise.

In his bid to unseat Sununu, Thad Riley, whose political experience is being a member of the local school board,  hired a campaign team and won the endorsement of Daniel Tamburello, an intelligence officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who helped run Donald Trump’s campaign in New Hampshire.

Riley, a staunch conservative who lives in Exeter, one of the most liberal towns in New Hampshire, told The Epoch Times he believes he “definitely has a chance” of ousting Sununu, in large part, he said, because of Sununu’s “Democratic-like” track record.

“He’s been so on the wrong side of policy that it’s almost been a gift,” Riley said. He noted that of the 73 events he has attended on the campaign trail, he is mainly meeting voters who want “Sununu out.”

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks during a ceremony in Manchester, N.H., on Sept. 2, 2020. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images for DraftKings)

Sununu, who has been the subject of letters of no confidence and impeachment efforts within his party has left fellow state Republicans disgruntled.

The myriad of Republican-led efforts he rejected included a proposed ban on school mask mandates and a bill that would have made Ivermectin available over the counter in New Hampshire

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