New Hampshire Could See ‘General’ Election, As Bolduc Takes Lead In Trafalgar/Daily Wire Poll

New Hampshire could be having a “General” election on Tuesday.

Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Don Bolduc has taken the lead in what began as a longshot bid to unseat New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, according to a new Trafalgar/Daily Wire poll. The new data came just hours before the pair squared off in their second debate Wednesday night, where Balduc blasted Hassan for backing what he called President Biden’s lax border policies.

“We’ve left it wide open for human trafficking, which is a national disgrace,” Bolduc charged. “We’ve left it open for weapons, illicit weapons  and worse, fentanyl that are killing our children.

“This is a problem that the Biden administration and Maggie Hassan have created because of bad policy,” he added.

In the exclusive new survey, Bolduc’s support stood at 47%, while Hassan was at 45.7%. Libertarian Jeremy Kauffman had 4% and another 3.2% of respondents were undecided.

“What we’re seeing right now is a lot of his support consolidating,” said Robert Cahaly, founder of Trafalgar Group, noting that both Bolduc and his vanquished primary opponent, Chuck Morse, both led Hassan in hypothetical matchups before the primaries. “This is kind of the direction the race has been moving, and the undecideds are still very anti-Biden.”

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Bolduc’s momentum comes as fellow Republican candidates are surging around the nation and the GOP appears poised to capture the House and possibly Senate majorities. The poll, taken from Oct. 30-Nov. 1, surveyed 1,241 respondents and has a 2.9% margin of error.

The Republican’s campaign had remained under the national radar for months, as pundits and party leaders focused on higher-profile races in Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. But when the military veteran closed to within the margin of error late last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee pumped $1 million into his campaign.

Hassan, a former Granite State governor, is seeking her second term in the U.S. Senate. In Wednesday’s debate, she touted her record as governor, called Balduc an “extremist” and warned conservative “rhetoric” was leading to violence.

Bolduc, 60, ran for New Hampshire’s other U.S. Senate seat in 2020 but lost in the Republican primary.

Retired US Army Brigadier Gen. Don Bolduc has pulled ahead of incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan in the New Hampshire Senate race.

Retired US Army Brigadier Gen. Don Bolduc has pulled ahead of incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan in the New Hampshire Senate race. (Trafalgar Group)

Unlike voters in many other states, most New Hampshire residents wait until the big day to cast their ballots, Cahaly said.

“Worth noting on this race: Very little early vote,” he said. “This is all election day.”

Wednesday’s debate came after Balduc received an endorsement from former President Trump, who described him as a “strong and proud ‘Election Denier,’ a big reason that he won the nomination.”

Bolduc has also benefited from high-profile endorsements from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a fellow military veteran who recently left the Democratic Party.

The New Hampshire race is one of several Senate contests that could hold the key to breaking the 50-50 deadlock that, for now, can only be snapped by a vote from Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Selena Gomez speaks out about viral photo with Hailey Bieber: 'It's not a big deal'

Selena Gomez is speaking out for the first time about the snapshot of her and Hailey Bieber that went viral last month.

In the photo, Gomez and Hailey were seen hanging out at an event at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and when asked about it during a recent interview, Gomez said, "Yeah, it’s not a big deal.

"It’s not even a thing," she told Vulture.

Fans have pitted Gomez and Hailey against each other ever since Hailey married Gomez's ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber. Gomez and Justin dated on and off from 2010 until 2018 after first meeting as teenagers, quickly becoming one of the music industry's hottest couples and one beloved by both their fans. When Gomez and Justin broke up for good in 2018, Justin and Hailey announced they had gotten married a few short months later in September of that year.

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When photographer Tyrell Hampton posted the photo of Gomez and Hailey hugging at the event on Instagram, the comments section was full of people who were shocked by the friendship, those who didn't believe the reconciliation to be real, and those who think it's time to leave them alone and move on.

"Maybe now everyone can stop talking about these people and let them live in peace," one commenter wrote. "The whole point of this picture is to make a statement. That it’s all good. So let it be."

Another wrote, "how easy to fool people with this Photoshop! And poor people believe it," while another simply called the picture "interesting."

The infamous picture was posted only a few weeks after Hailey was interviewed on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast where she spoke about her relationship with Justin and how she deals with all the hate that comes her way with people claiming she stole Justin from Selena.

"Fans wish he ended up with someone else, and that’s fine," Hailey said. "You can wish that all you want, but that’s just not the case."

When it comes to her relationship with Gomez, she explained there is nothing but love between the two of them and that they don't "owe anybody anything except respect." She went on to say that she has a lot of respect for Gomez and what she has been through and that the two of them have no expectations for each other.

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Gomez is set to release her new Apple TV+ documentary, "Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me," which is a recounting of the past six years of Gomez's life and all the hardships she endured in that time frame, including her physical and mental health struggles, her battle with Lupus and everything that came with that, the pandemic and her eventual diagnosis with bipolar disorder.

The documentary not only reminds audiences of what Gomez went through but also gives them insight into what she was thinking and how she was feeling when everything was going on.

"Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me" is set to premiere on Apple TV+ on Nov. 4.

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