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SM Steve Marchand Steve Marchand Author of The Politics of New Hampshire on Substack, and Chairman of Move The Goalposts, a NH-based organization dedicated to helping downballot Democrats succe...

“Like Pappas and Sununu, I see Shaheen as a “high floor, low ceiling” candidate, because of her last name. People think they know Stefany based on what they feel about Jeanne Shaheen. Is it fair? Obviously not…but it is also why Stefany Shaheen was able to power through the primary.”

The Politics of New Hampshire with Steve Marchand · US Politics · September 2026

“Like Pappas and Sununu, I see Shaheen as a “high floor, low ceiling” candidate, because of her last name. People think they know Stefany based on what they feel about Jeanne Shaheen. Is it fair? Obviously not…but it is also why Stefany Shaheen was able to power through the primary.” — Steve Marchand on Stefany Shaheen, The Politics of New Hampshire with Steve Marchand

Context

Analyzing a new UNH poll of New Hampshire races.

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“Pappas enjoys a stable lead. Although there were concerns about this race from national Democrats earlier this fall, Pappas has enjoyed a solid mid-single-digit lead for most of this election cycle. The fundamentals of this race have not changed, and time is running out for such a change to occur.” — Steve Marchand on Chris Pappas and John Sununu, The Politics of New Hampshire with Steve Marchand “Democratic nominee Cinde Warmington’s financial disadvantage is preventing her from closing the gap further, but Ayotte is struggling to get much above 50%, and the model sees it as likely that remaining undecided voters will fall to Warmington, closing the gap a little more.” — Steve Marchand on Cinde Warmington, The Politics of New Hampshire with Steve Marchand