Halperin: Ayotte ‘Hedging Her Bet’ with Trump Because She’s up for Re-Election

‘She’s in a tough race against the governor who is also popular’

HALPERIN: "She’s hedging her bet. Because, she’s in a tough race against the -- the governor who is also popular. And she believes, correctly, that her fate of keeping her job or not could depend all exclusively or near inclusively on how Donald Trump performs over the next few months. She wants to be able to win even if he crashes and burns. Or if he does well, she wants to be able to grab his coat tails."

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