Even though Maggie Hassan sat down with Politico for her first national interview, her participation didn’t necessarily mean she’d answer any real questions. The story noted that Hassan “refused to touch any question that veered toward even remotely treacherous territory.”
And Politico isn’t the only one taking note.
National Journal’s Andrea Drusch recaps the Politico article and leads off the day with this:
Hassan Criticized for Play-it-Safe Campaign
In an interview, she “hewed relentlessly to talking points.”
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Hassan repeated some variation of the following 10 times…
“It opens Hassan to criticism that she’s running a generic campaign and is looking to ride Hillary Clinton’s coattails to Capitol Hill.