Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown knows that the Republican establishment -- including the NRSC -- is backing his opponent, former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu, in the 2026 GOP Senate primary -- but he says he doesn't care. He's ready for that fight and he believes he'll win the grassroots of the New Hampshire Republican Party.

Brown, a military veteran who spent decades in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, also has some thoughts about Rep. Maggie Goodlander's controversial video that appears to be urging members of the military to ignore orders from the Commander In Chief.

Plus, host Michael Graham concludes the podcast with the question: Are NH Democrats being dumb on purpose? And perhaps more important: If the economy doesn't change, will it matter?

Sponsored by Perfect Smiles of Nashua.

When it comes to federal elections, New Hampshire Republicans have a losing streak that compares with the Cleveland Browns. But Greg Moore and Sarah Scott, senior advisors to AFP Action, believe Republican John E. Sununu can break that streak next year. For the first time ever, AFP Action has endorsed a candidate in a New Hampshire U.S. Senate primary, backing Sununu over his fellow former U.S. Senator Scott Brown, and they explain their strategy on the podcast.

PLUS: Three things NHDems keep saying about the recently deceased Democratic government shutdown that are driving NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham crazy.

The podcast is sponsored by Perfect Smiles of Nashua.

A confident John E. Sununu (not to be confused with the many other N.H. Sununus, right Bret Baier?) joins the New Hampshire Journal podcast to talk about his newly-launched bid to return to the U.S. Senate.

In a conversation at the Bridge Cafe in Manchester, N.H. Sununu shares his take on the current federal shutdown, as well as the current state of GOP politics -- a very different party than it was during his last race in 2008.

Sununu on Shaheen, on Pappas, on the NHGOP and -- of course -- on Donald Trump.

Hosted by Michael Graham, Managing Editor of NHJournal.com.

Sponsored by Perfect Smiles of Nashua.