Is there anything President Trump could do to lose Governor Sununu’s support? Deliberately mislead Americans about the deadliness of Covid-19? Rip nursing babies out of their mothers’ arms and lock three-year-olds in cages? Cozy up to Putin even as he’s putting bounties on our soldiers’ heads?

Those actions didn’t cause Gov. Sununu to reconsider his loyalty to Trump, and neither did two more recent shockers. First, Trump said he wouldn’t commit to a peaceful transfer of power, a practice vital to the durability of our republic. Second, in front of 70+ million viewers, he refused to condemn white supremacists and militia groups that are inciting violence in our communities.

Sununu’s reaction? While conceding that the President’s statements were “inappropriate” and “fell short”, he said he supports Trump nonetheless.

I know Dan Feltes, and I know he would never back a politician from any political party who threatened to undermine an essential cornerstone of our democracy. As a former legal services lawyer and NH Senator devoted to ensuring that all people get a fair shake, he would repudiate a president – even one from his own party – who pandered to white supremacists or instituted inhumane policies that traumatized young children. And he would unequivocally denounce any leader who put the lives of American citizens or troops at risk to serve his personal ambitions.

If you want a governor guided by his own solid values, rather than by blind loyalty, vote for Dan Feltes.