POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: New Hampshire's predictable primary

 

BY KELLY GARRITY , LISA KASHINSKY AND MIA MCCARTHY

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THANK YOU, NEXT — It was an unremarkable conclusion to a New Hampshire presidential primary that never quite reached its usual fever pitch. Granite State voters delivered Donald Trump a decisive win in the state where Nikki Haley stood her best, and likely last, chance of toppling the former president. Trump's allies — including a growing group of his former rivals — stood onstage at a watch party in Nashua and declared the GOP primary over. Trump was more focused on grousing about Haley.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during his primary night event at the Sheraton hotel in Nashua, N.H., on Jan. 23, 2024. | Jamie Kelter Davis for POLITICO

The former South Carolina governor vowed to fight on after notching the “strong second place” her top surrogate in the state, GOP Gov. Chris Sununu, said she needed to show strength against a seemingly unstoppable opponent. “New Hampshire is first in the nation, it is not the last in the nation,” Haley told her supporters in Concord. “This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go.” The problem for Haley: Many of those states favor Trump — much more so than New Hampshire’s independent-heavy voter base did. Next up is Nevada, where Haley isn’t competing for delegates. And her home state of South Carolina is Trump country: He has the backing of both of the state's U.S. senators and other top elected officials, plus a roughly 30-point lead in the polls, according to the latest FiveThirtyEight average . Pressure on Haley to drop out is mounting from other Republicans who have rallied around Trump in recent days. But Haley’s most ardent supporters are emboldened even in her defeat, telling Playbook that coming within 10 points of the effective incumbent shows he’s “vulnerable” and arguing that Haley has a path through Super Tuesday states with open primaries — like Massachusetts. Jennifer Nassour, a former Massachusetts GOP chair who leads the state’s Women for Nikki coalition, said the Bay State — where more than 60 percent of voters are unenrolled — presents an “opportunity” for Haley.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley delivers remarks at her primary night rally at the Grappone Conference Center on Jan. 23, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Plus, the effort to remove the former president from the ballot is still alive here after the coalition challenging Trump’s eligibility filed an emergency appeal with the state’s highest court. But a tight timeline for the state-level appeal and a pending U.S. Supreme Court case means it’s likely voters will be able to fill in the oval next to Trump’s name on March 5. And the nation took another step closer to a (largely unwanted) 2020 redux on the Democratic side of the ballot last night, too. President Joe Biden sailed to a solid victory over his long-shot challengers, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and self-help author Marianne Williamson, despite not being on the ballot. The Democratic National Committee doesn’t plan to count the contest toward this summer's convention. But the results reinforced that Biden is running headlong toward a rematch with Trump — and that for all of the hand-wringing about his weak approval ratings and polls showing him trailing Trump in a general election, Democrats are still willing to rally behind Biden when it matters. GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS . Dive into the full results and key takeaways from Tuesday night. TODAY — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll speak at “Creative Sector Day” at 10:30 a.m. at the State House. Healey and Driscoll unveil the administration’s fiscal year 2025 budget with members of their Cabinet at 1 p.m. at the State House. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and faith leaders hold a vigil for those killed in Gaza and Israel at 5 p.m. at the Boston Public Library. Rep Lori Trahan and state and local leaders host a clinic to assist residents with casework at 10 a.m. in Lawrence.

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DOLLAR SIGNS — Gov. Maura Healey laid out ambitious plans to funnel more funding to the MBTA, overhaul the state’s literacy curriculum and begin making multiyear investments in climate tech in her State of the Commonwealth speech last week, even as the state contends with cuts to its current budget amid lackluster revenue hauls. Today, we’ll learn more about how exactly her administration plans to fund those and other programs in the coming fiscal year. Some of what we can expect to see when Healey reveals her budget at 1 p.m.: nearly $590 million in additional funding to expand access to child care , $10 million for mental health services and $8.7 billion in local aid . — “Is this the year Massachusetts declares itself a sanctuary state?,” by Kinga Borondy, Telegram & Gazette.

BALLOT BATTLES

DON'T MAKE YOUR DECISION BASED ON ADS! Gather your information based on FACTS! — “Out-of-state contributors shuttled millions to Massachusetts ballot question campaigns,” by Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald: " A group backing a potential ballot question in Massachusetts that would classify app-based drivers as independent contractors rather than employees raised more than $6.8 million last year exclusively from the companies that have a large stake in the proposal." — “Donors to DiZoglio ballot campaign mostly hail from business sector,” by Gintautas Dumcius, CommonWealth Beacon.

DAY IN COURT

— “Mass. top court says defense attorneys should have gotten more information from Hampden DA,” by Greta Jochem, MassLive: “Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s office failed to fully disclose and investigate potentially exculpatory evidence in criminal cases that may have been affected by Springfield Police misconduct, the state Supreme Judicial Court decided in an opinion Tuesday. …The court decision issued Tuesday ordered the district attorney’s office to obtain all documents that the Department of Justice reviewed in its investigation and turn them over to the lawsuit’s plaintiffs.”

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FROM THE DELEGATION

STEWARD invested heavily in EMERGENCY ROOMS! If you have an auto accident, they don't require pre-approval to run expensive tests and exhaust your PIP Coverage and they do! The better doctors have mostly left and gone elsewhere. STEWARD laid off older, highly qualified workers and hired newer, inexperienced, lower paid employees. STEWARD made MORTON the COVID hospital for the $$$ and ignored appropriate COVID protocols. It's time for a serious evaluation of the POOR CARE from these FOR PROFIT HOSPITALS! — “Mass. congressional delegation demands update on Steward Health Care crisis,” by Jessica Bartlett, The Boston Globe: “Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are demanding updates from Steward Health Care system about how it plans to stabilize its teetering business before it creates a public health crisis. The request, from the state’s two U.S. senators and all nine of its U.S. House members, cited recent reporting by The Boston Globe that detailed the depths of Steward’s financial distress. The system, which operates nine hospitals in Massachusetts, has been in conversations with the state about what it might do next.”

DATELINE D.C.

— “Former R.I. U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy becoming lobbyist for mental health and addiction policies,” by Mark Arsenault, The Boston Globe: “More than a dozen years after walking away from one of the safest seats in Congress, former Rhode Island U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy is heading back to Washington, D.C., as a consultant and lobbyist, aiming to influence federal policy on matters related to mental health and addiction.”

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"R" voters are conspicuously uninformed.... and MASS GOP continues to support extremists. Review their history, their actions before supporting them. MASS GOP is heading for electoral extinction for the EXTREMISTS they have supported. REPUBLICAN EXTREMIST Mathew Muratore REPUBLICAN EXTREMIST Kari MacRae: This CLOWN for SENATE? You have to be kidding! Using the EXTREMIST PETER DURANT as a success indicates how Whacky MASS GOP has become. ABOUT TIME — After teasing a possible bid for weeks, state Rep. Mathew Muratore officially jumped in the race to succeed Democratic state Sen. Susan Moran , who is foregoing reelection to seek a county post. In a statement announcing his bid, Muratore pointed to an “affordability crisis” in Massachusetts, and knocked the state’s “right-to-shelter” law — a move GOP state Sen. Peter Durant leaned on in his successful bid to flip former Sen. Anne Gobi ’s seat. Two candidates are already in the running for the Plymouth and Barnstable seat — Democratic state Rep. Dylan Fernandes (who has the backing of Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll ) and Bourne School Committee member Kari MacRae , a Republican. FROM THE 413 — “City, town leaders cheer Healey proposal for local tax options; harder sell on Beacon Hill,” by James Pentland, Daily Hampshire Gazette: “Local leaders are reacting favorably to legislation filed this week by Gov. Maura Healey that would give municipalities the authority to increase local option taxes on meals, lodging and motor vehicles. The state’s Democratic legislative leaders, however, are taking a more cautious approach to the governor’s so-called Municipal Empowerment Act, while Republicans are firmly against it.” — “Easthampton Mayor LaChapelle tapped to lead state Mayors’ Association,” by Maddie Fabian, Daily Hampshire Gazette.   YOUR GUIDE TO EMPIRE STATE POLITICS : From the newsroom that doesn’t sleep, POLITICO's New York Playbook is the ultimate guide for power players navigating the intricate landscape of Empire State politics. Stay ahead of the curve with the latest and most important stories from Albany, New York City and around the state, with in-depth, original reporting to stay ahead of policy trends and political developments. Subscribe now to keep up with the daily hustle and bustle of NY politics.      THE LOCAL ANGLE — “Federal vouchers could help halve homelessness among former Mass. foster children. 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POLITICO Nightly: What victory looks like for Nikki Haley and Dean Phillips

 

BY CALDER MCHUGH Presented by Steuben County Industrial Development Agency Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley poses for a selfie with a supporter during a campaign visit to T-Bones Restaurant in Concord, New Hampshire, on Jan. 22, 2024. | Jamie Kelter Davis for POLITICO THE EXPECTATIONS GAME — As various competitive drivers would tell you, second place is the first loser. Or, in the words of fictional NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby, “if you ain’t first, you’re last.” Two very different campaigns are attempting to prove that false in New Hampshire tonight. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) both look on track to finish in second. A victory by either would be a noteworthy achievement. A Haley win could change the trajectory of the GOP nomination fight, even if she remained a distinct underdog. A Phillips win wouldn’t really alter his chances — there are no Democratic delegates at stake and his ultimate chances of winning the nomination are close to zero — but it would amplify his message about Biden’s weakness and reflect poorly on the president. But short of an outright victory, what does a strong night look like for each of these campaigns in New Hampshire? What kind of performance could reasonably be called something close to a win? To some extent, the answer is shaped by the expectations game. In December, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu raised the bar. “[Nikki Haley] is going to win in a landslide and that’s not an exaggeration,” he told ABC “This Week.” A little over a month later, he’s doing his best to wrench that bar back down. “We always wanted to have a strong second. That’s the only expectation we ever laid out there,” he said to ABC’s “Nightline” on Wednesday. The revisionist history reveals how Haley’s campaign wants to project victory. As recently as mid-December, even as Sununu was predicting a landslide, Haley’s polling average in New Hampshire sat below 20 percent in a much more crowded field; today her average is slightly below 40 percent. The problem for Haley is that as the field has consolidated, former President Donald Trump has seen a similar bump. And as it looked like she may have been inching closer earlier in January, polling now suggests Trump is on track to win by somewhere around 20 points this evening. While the Republican ballot will feature 24 candidates — including all the Republicans who’ve dropped out recently — the bulk of the votes will go to Trump and Haley. While there’s no objective threshold for claiming a moral victory, Haley likely needs at least 40 percent to convincingly claim it was a good night in a state where independents can vote in the primary. The demographics of the Haley vote will prove revealing. In a public memo today, campaign manager Betsy Ankney hinted at the Haley campaign’s strategy for a longshot victory: win primaries that allow independents or Democrats to vote in them. She highlights that South Carolina and Michigan, two early voting states, have open primaries, and that 11 of 16 Super Tuesday states have open or semi-open primaries. The crosstabs of New Hampshire polling — and the Iowa results — suggest Haley needs independents to win. The latest Suffolk University/NBC-10/Boston Globe poll , though, had Haley and Trump in a statistical dead heat — 45 percent for Haley, 44 percent for Trump — among undeclared voters (that poll included Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis). That’s down from earlier in January, when Haley captured 53 percent to Trump’s 32 percent of undeclared voters from the same polling shop. If Haley can’t outright win independents in New Hampshire, where she’s spent a whole lot of money and energy — and where Trump was crushed among independents in the 2020 general election, according to exit polls — tonight would qualify as a disaster, no matter what her campaign says in public. Haley’s messaging ahead of the primary was designed to temper expectations — she told NBC News her goal is to be “stronger” than she was in Iowa, an almost assured outcome given that she finished third there and is now in a two person race. But if she can win independents by a sizable margin, her campaign will have an opportunity to claim there’s a narrow path to victory because of future open primaries. And if Haley can keep it close with Republican voters in New Hampshire as well, that would spell a tighter result than expected and a shockingly great night that opens the aperture on her future prospects. On the Democratic side — where Phillips has accused the DNC of rigging the primary for President Joe Biden by keeping him off of ballots — the Minnesota congressman has also sought to lower expectations as the primary approached. A campaign adviser originally set 42 percent of the vote as an indicator of success. Since then, Phillips himself has ratcheted down the number — the 20 percent range “would be magnificent ,” he said. That’s a bit of an overstatement, especially since Joe Biden isn’t even on the ballot, (There is, however, an organized write-in campaign for the president.). To get a bounce out of New Hampshire, Phillips will likely need a showing that’s closer to the 30s or 40s, which begins to suggest a deeper level of unrest among Democrats and comes closer to matching Eugene McCarthy’s 42 percent performance in the 1968 New Hampshire primary against President Lyndon B. Johnson, the historic measuring stick that’s likely to be applied, fairly or not. According to the New Hampshire secretary of state’s office , Democratic turnout is projected to be a paltry 88,000 voters, compared to a projected 322,000 on the other side. That small turnout is common for an uncompetitive primary, which doesn’t necessarily bode well for Phillips. But it also means he needs to convince fewer voters that the top of the Democratic ticket needs a change. Since the state’s Democratic primary this year is essentially a straw poll with no actual delegates at stake, true victory for Phillips may not necessarily be a number. Rather, it would be a series of post-primary news cycles that underscore the premise of his campaign — that Biden is not well-positioned to defeat Trump. What does defeat look like? The appearance of irrelevance or being written off as a vanity candidate after the first-in-the-nation primary. Welcome to POLITICO Nightly. Reach out with news, tips and ideas at nightly@politico.com . Or contact tonight’s author at cmchugh@politico.com on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @calder_mchugh .   A message from Steuben County Industrial Development Agency: President Biden, Buy America is not just policy, it’s real jobs in places like Hornell, part of Steuben County in upstate New York where we’re busy building America’s high-speed trains. We’re counting on your support to ensure that we retain hundreds of jobs and add new ones to build the new trainsets for Brightline West. Don’t allow a waiver to build trainsets overseas. Let’s build the trains and keep those jobs here in America.   WHAT'D I MISS? — Pentagon says Ukrainian soldiers running out of ammunition without U.S. funds: Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are running out of ammunition and other weapons needed to fight the Russian invaders , a Pentagon official said today, now that U.S. funding to support the war has lapsed. Since December, Washington has been unable to send urgently needed military aid to Ukraine at the same levels as the previous two years, Celeste Wallander, the Pentagon’s top official overseeing international security affairs, told reporters. — Appeals court shoots down Trump’s bid to sideline his DC gag order: A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to lift a gag order that sharply restricts his ability to criticize witnesses in his criminal case for attempting to subvert the 2020 election. In a terse ruling today, the full 11-member bench of the appeals court — which includes three of Trump’s own appointees — opted against reconsidering a three-judge panel’s Dec. 8 decision upholding the gag order. — Republicans rap DOD nominee over border, spy balloon: President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Air Force’s No. 2 civilian leader faced stiff criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee over her role on border policy and the incursion of a Chinese spy balloon. GOP senators devoted considerable time to questioning Melissa Dalton, who is now a top official in the Pentagon’s policy shop that oversees military support for border agencies, over her involvement in border issues.   JOIN 1/31 FOR A TALK ON THE RACE TO SOLVE ALZHEIMER’S: Breakthrough drugs and treatments are giving new hope for slowing neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and ALS. But if that progress slows, the societal and economic cost to the U.S. could be high. Join POLITICO, alongside lawmakers, official and experts, on Jan. 31 to discuss a path forward for better collaboration among health systems, industry and government. REGISTER HERE .     NIGHTLY ROAD TO 2024 NO LABELS NEW LAWSUIT — Two prominent No Labels donors sued the centrist political group today for pulling a “bait and switch” by preparing to back a possible third-party presidential bid in 2024, after soliciting donations to support “bipartisan activism,” POLITICO reports. No Labels “has lost its way, abandoned its original mission, and fundamentally betrayed its donors’ trust in the process,” the plaintiffs, Douglas and Jonathan Durst, allege in the lawsuit, filed with the New York State Supreme Court. MEANWHILE, IN FLORIDA — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ former presidential campaign manager James Uthmeier will step back into his role as chief of staff next week , POLITICO reports. Uthmeier — who has been one of the Republican governor’s most trusted aides — confirmed that he will resume the job he held from October 2021 until August when he moved into the campaign manager role as part of a shakeup. SHOUTED DOWN — President Joe Biden’s big rally today marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade was thrown off track as protesters scattered throughout the crowd repeatedly interrupted his speech in protest of his handling of the Israel-Hamas war, POLITICO reports. The president attempted to muddle through his prepared remarks about the Republican Party’s plan to further restrict abortion access, but he was interrupted every few minutes. Protesters chanted “genocide Joe” as the crowd of Biden supporters tried drowning them out with chants of “four more years.”   A message from Steuben County Industrial Development Agency: In 2015 there were 250 train manufacturing jobs at Alstom’s plant in Hornell, NY. Today, thanks to strong Buy America provisions there are nearly 700 men and women building high-speed trains. Today the Biden-Harris administration has a decision – keep supporting Buy America and creating more jobs in upstate New York and small towns across the country, or allow trains for Brightline West to be made in Germany. The choice should be clear. Buy America works for places like Steuben County but only when it is upheld consistently. Steuben County workers stand ready to build high-quality high-speed trains for Brightline West and deliver them in an ambitious timeframe to meet the goals of Brightline West and the nation. Let’s build America’s high-speed trains in America, not overseas.   AROUND THE WORLD Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (left) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands next to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg prior to their meeting, on the eve of a NATO summit, in Vilnius on July 10, 2023. | Henrik Montgomery/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO — The Turkish parliament today ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO , with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now expected to sign the accession, reports POLITICO EU. Turkey’s move, which follows 20 months of diplomatic bargaining with Stockholm and Washington, leaves Hungary as the final NATO country still to proceed with Sweden’s bid to join the 31-member military alliance. The ratification was adopted by the national assembly in a vote of 287 to 55. Now the lone holdout is Hungary. Earlier today, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reached out to Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, asking him to come down to Budapest and negotiate about the NATO bid, an idea swiftly rejected by Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström. Sweden applied to join in May 2022, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted the Scandinavian country to drop its traditional neutrality. Hungarian officials have repeatedly reassured their Swedish counterparts that Budapest would not be the last to vote on Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance. After all, both are fellow members of the European Union — unlike outsider Turkey. Or so Sweden thought. In recent months, Western diplomats and officials focused not on Orbán, but Erdoğan. The long-ruling Turkish leader, who slammed Stockholm’s lax treatment of critics against his ruling party, was considered to be the central figure in the resistance facing Sweden’s NATO application.   YOUR GUIDE TO EMPIRE STATE POLITICS : From the newsroom that doesn’t sleep, POLITICO's New York Playbook is the ultimate guide for power players navigating the intricate landscape of Empire State politics. Stay ahead of the curve with the latest and most important stories from Albany, New York City and around the state, with in-depth, original reporting to stay ahead of policy trends and political developments. Subscribe now to keep up with the daily hustle and bustle of NY politics.      NIGHTLY NUMBER $1 million The amount that Priorities USA, a super PAC supporting President Joe Biden’s reelection, is spending on its first-ever “creator” program , a campaign paying online influencers to create pro-Biden content. So far, the program has enlisted about 150 influencers. RADAR SWEEP AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE — What would a total energy transition in the United States look like? One big part of it is solar energy — and the Bureau of Land Management has proposed using 22 million acres of public land solely for solar projects . That’s about the size of the entire state of Maine, though only about 700,000 acres will be needed to meet specific solar goals the Biden administration has laid out. In a piece that includes visualizations of the extent of land investment necessary, Oliver Millman reports on the proposed transition for The Guardian. PARTING IMAGE On this date in 1991: Some 150 men, women, children, veterans and hospital workers staged a flag-waving demonstration in front of the Nevada Capitol in Carson City supporting U.S. troops on duty in the Persian Gulf in the midst of the Gulf War. 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