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RickyDaytonaJr t1_itpw6c5 wrote

The 2010 election was the “tea party” wave and Obama’s first midterm. Anybody with a R next to their name (except Christine “I’m not a witch” O’Donnell) won that year.

In 2016, Ayotte played Hokey Pokey with the Trump supporters and the never Trump republicans…so both sides of her base ended up distrusting her. She was in a no win situation, though. If she had gone full Trump, she wouldn’t have won. If she had gone full never Trump, she wouldn’t have won.

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677536543 t1_its4q3m wrote

There were a lot of loyal Trump voters who didn't forgive her for publicly rescinding her support after the Access Hollywood "Grab them" tape came out. It would've been close either way, but that contributed mightily to her close loss.

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