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Bill Weld Feeling Better and Better About Taking On Donald Trump in 2020

Matthew McDonald

Former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld said he expects to make it official in April that he'll challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primaries.

"I doubt there would be anything to prevent me doing this. I'm feeling more comfortable with this all the time," Weld told SeacoastOnline.com on Monday, March 25.

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In New Hampshire, Republican Governor Chris Sununu Might Take On Democratic U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen in 2020

Matthew McDonald

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu recently called U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen "very vulnerable" while leaving the door open he might take her on in 2020 instead of running for a third two-year term as governor.

Shaheen, 72, is expected to run for a third term in the U.S. Senate. A former governor of New Hampshire (1997-2003), Shaheen lost to Chris Sununu's older brother, John Sununu (now 54), in the 2002 U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire, and then beat him in 2008. She won re-election in 2014.

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