New Hampshire Senate candidate Don Bolduc won the Republican nomination on Tuesday after months campaigning on false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. A little more than a day later, he attempted an about-face.
Asked Thursday on Fox News about the 2020 race, Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general who faces Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in November, said he’s “done a lot of research on this” and, after speaking with New Hampshire voters, was changing his position.
“I’ve come to the conclusion, and I want to be definitive on this: The election was not stolen,” Bolduc said, adding that while he still believes there was fraud, “Elections have consequences and, unfortunately, President Biden is the legitimate president of this country.”
LACONIA, NH - SEPTEMBER 10:- Republican candidate for Senate, retired United States Army brigadier general Don Bolduc, during a campaign rally at an American Legion Hall. Polls show Bolduc, who deneis the legitimacy of the Biden presidency, leading former acting governor Chuck Morse in The New Hampshire primary, which will take place
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The comments marked a U-turn from as recently as last month, when during a primary debate he doubled down on his past false assertions.
“I signed a letter with 120 other generals and admirals saying Trump won the election, and damn it, I stand by [it],” Bolduc said during the mid-August debate.
Hassan’s campaign described Bolduc’s new public stance as an unconvincing and cynical ploy.
“Don Bolduc has spent the entire campaign touting the Big Lie, and he can’t hide from that record. He has even said that he supports overturning the results of the 2024 election if it doesn’t go his way,” Hassan campaign spokesman Kevin Donohoe said. “A word salad on Fox will not erase his record of election denial.”
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