The White House is preparing to play hardball with New Hampshire over midterm redistricting of the state’s congressional maps, according to a report from Politico .

It’s no secret that redistricting has been a thorn in the New Hampshire GOP’s side since Gov. Chris Sununu stunned his party in 2022 by vetoing a Republican-friendly map he helped draft. As a result, the state has been using court-approved districts, not a map passed by lawmakers.

During the 2024 campaign, Gov. Kelly Ayotte appeared open to the possibility of signing off on a new map, telling NHJournal that Sununu’s handling of redistricting was an example of something she would have done differently than the four-term incumbent.

Since then, however, Ayotte has made it clear she does not support going back to the distric

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