Call your office. Or better yet, as an absent governor, call your cell phone:
- TheBlaze: "New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) repeatedly refused to tell CNN if she believed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is honest."
- Breitbart: "…Ayotte Dem Sen Opponent Dodges Questions on If Hillary Is ‘Honest’"
- The Daily Caller: "Dem Sen Candidate Refuses To Say If Hillary Is Honest — Dodges THREE TIMES"
- Independent Journal Review: "Dem Senate Candidate Maggie Hassan Refuses 3 Times to Answer Whether She Thinks Hillary Is Honest"
- Mediate: "Top Clinton Supporter Refuses Three Times to Say If Hillary’s Honest and Trustworthy"
- Mic: "Democratic Senate Candidate Refuses 3 Times to Say If Hillary Clinton Is Honest"
- Politico: "Hassan dodges on whether Clinton is honest, trustworthy"
- The Washington Free Beacon: "Hassan Can’t Say If Clinton Is Honest, Even After She’s Asked Three Times"
- Washington Examiner: "Dem Senate candidate can’t say Clinton is ‘honest and trustworthy’"
- The Washington Post: "Here’s a top Democratic Senate candidate’s painful response when asked whether Hillary Clinton is honest"
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Read more from The Washington Post about Hassan’s "painful" CNN interview:
Here’s a top Democratic Senate candidate’s painful response when asked whether Hillary Clinton is honest
The Washington Post
By Aaron Blake
August 16, 2016
…Democrats have an unpopular presidential nominee, too, and apparently fully embracing Hillary Clinton may not be such an easy call for some in tough 2016 races.
Witness New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan (D). In a new interview with CNN’s Manu Raju airing Tuesday, she declines three times to say whether Clinton is honest and trustworthy — a description polls show as many as two-thirds of Americans say doesn’t apply to Clinton.
RAJU: Do you think that she’s honest and trustworthy?
HASSAN: I support Hillary Clinton for the presidency because her experience and her record demonstrate that she’s qualified to hold the job.
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RAJU: Do you think she’s honest?
HASSAN: She has a critical plan, among others, for making college more affordable.
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RAJU: But do you think that she’s trustworthy?
HASSAN: I think that she has demonstrated a commitment always to something beyond herself — bigger than herself.
Hassan’s campaign clarified after the interview that she does believe Clinton is honest and trustworthy, but it’s clear as day that she didn’t want to say it if she didn’t have to. And her awkward responses during the repeated questioning don’t suggest a politician who was comfortable being a character witness for her party’s nominee. She basically ignores the question and deflects, talking about something else that she likes about Clinton.
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Hassan’s hesitance was more about one specific aspect of Clinton’s character. Clinton has long struggled with the "honest and trustworthy" question, and she continues to even as she has surged to a lead nationwide and in basically every swing state on the map.
Among those swing states is New Hampshire, where a Hassan victory could potentially make the difference to Democrats hopes of re-taking the Senate. The fact that someone in her position would be reluctant to fully embrace and defend Clinton suggests it’s no easy call.