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With both the Trump campaign and the unofficial campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rounding up endorsements in New Hampshire to project an image of strength, four Republican legislators found themselves saying yes to both sides.
Late last month, former President Donald Trump rolled out a list of 50 Republican state legislators supporting him. This month, the super PAC Never Back Down, which backs DeSantis raised the ante with 51 endorsements in the key early primary state.
That led to Trump campaign representative Stephen Cheun scolding the DeSantis team for poaching.
He posted that the Super PAC “tried to harass and intimidate our supporters. Team DeSantis then gave their personal contact information to reporters across multiple outlets to apply pressure.”
Legislator Juliet Harvey-Bolia was among the four who found herself on both lists and took the most diplomatic way out possible.
“I’m endorsing both,” she told NBC. “DeSantis has a lot of promise for the future, and Trump is great now.”
Legislator Lisa Smart said her initial Trump endorsement will not change.
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