MANCHESTER, N.H. – A local Democratic party official was caught praising Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte and roasting her own party’s senatorial candidate in a video released 72 hours before next Tuesday’s Senate election in the Granite State.
In the latest hidden-camera video by Project Veritas, Nyatan Bol, a field organizer for the New Hampshire Democratic Party, said Gov. Maggie Hassan has “weird” policy positions, “no personality” and is likely to lose her bid to unseat Ayotte in the Senate.
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“She’s like the one person that I know is not going to win,” Bol said in the footage, which appears to have been shot inside a NHDP office. “That’s not a very popular opinion to have in this office.”
Bol predicted a victory for Ayotte, noting the incumbent Republican is “really popular” across New Hampshire and has built a superior ground organization here.
“Kelly’s field program has been going on since May, no April maybe. She has way better name recognition. People really like her,” she said.
“Maggie has no personality,” Bol whispered.
The video comes hours after a Fox News poll of likely New Hampshire voters showed Ayotte carrying a narrow two-point lead over Hassan. Both candidates have been canvassing the state, hoping to make a last-minute impression on voters who remain undecided this close to Election Day.
The Ayotte campaign said the video confirmed “what many already know to be true,” that their candidate has the “personality, momentum and grassroots support” needed to defeat Hassan on Tuesday and win re-election.
“This is going to be a close race and that’s why getting out, talking and listening to New Hampshire voters… is going to make the difference,” Ayotte told the Washington Examiner aboard her campaign bus on Saturday, following her sixth stop of the day in northern New Hampshire.
“I’m really enjoying being out there,” she said.
