前共和党参议员约翰·苏诺(Sununu)在11月中期选举前的新罕布什尔州镇民大会上列举了他与特朗普总统的众多分歧，当时他将面对民主党籍的州众议员克里斯·帕帕斯(Chris Pappas)。特别是，苏诺批评了总统在伊朗的战争以及与加拿大的贸易冲突。
Former Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) rattled off his many disagreements with President Trump at a New Hampshire town hall ahead of the November midterm elections, when he’ll face Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.). In particular, Sununu criticized the president’s war in Iran and trade conflict with Canada.
当被问及是否会成为特朗普一些政策的共和党异见者时，前参议员表示：“你可以直接看看我过去10个月一直在说的那些观点，我们不应该与加拿大打贸易战。”
When asked if he would be a Republican dissenter against some of Trump’s policies, the former senator said, “You can just start by looking at what I’ve been saying consistently for the last 10 months, we shouldn’t be in a trade war with Canada.”
“我之前就说过，我们不应该对建筑材料征收关税。我还说过，没有一个明确的提议和保持霍尔穆兹海峡畅通的计划，就闯入伊朗是错误的，”他继续说道。“我反对最近提出的5000美元一次性支付，以及18亿美元的受害者基金。所以，对我来说这从来都不是个问题，因为我认为所有这些立场都反映了大多数新罕布什尔州人民的想法。”苏诺还引用了他与共和党脱离的过往例子，包括他在2005年与仅有的5位其他共和党参议员一起反对《爱国者法案》。
“I said earlier we shouldn’t have tariffs on building materials. I said it was a mistake to go into Iran without a fixed proposal and plan for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open,” he continued. “I opposed the $5,000 one-time payments that were recently proposed, the $1.8 billion victims fund. So, this has never been an issue for me, because I believe all of those positions sort of reflect the thinking of most of the people in New Hampshire.”Sununu cited past examples of his break from the Republican party including his opposition against the Patriot Act in 2005 alongside only 5 other Republican senators.
“如果你回顾一下我们在《爱国者法案》中提出的这些监视权力的问题，我们是对的。这些权力被共和党总统和民主党总统都滥用了，”他总结道。
“And if you look back at the issues we raised about these surveillance powers [in the Patriot Act], we were right. They were misused by Republican presidents and Democrat presidents,” he concluded.
苏诺加入了其他在关键选区选举中与特朗普保持距离的共和党候选人之列，特别是在 ongoing伊朗战争的问题上。例如，爱owa参议候选人州众议员阿什利·辛森(Ashley Hinson)和威斯康星州州长候选人州众议员汤姆·蒂芬尼(Tom Tiffany)都在今年早些时候呼吁结束这场冲突。
Sununu joins other GOP candidates in battleground elections who have distanced themselves from Trump, particularly about the ongoing Iran war. Iowa Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), for example, both called for an end to the conflict earlier this year.
根据新罕布什尔大学的一项民意调查，特朗普在该州的支持率也在9月份达到了历史最低点。调查显示，67%的受访者不满意特朗普总统的整体工作表现，32%表示支持，1%表示不确定。
Trump’s popularity in the Granite State also hit an all-time low in September, according to a University of New Hampshire poll, which found 67 percent of respondents disapproved of Trump’s overall job as president. Thirty-two percent approved and 1 percent were unsure.
根据9月份发布的纽约时报/西奈大学民调显示，目前新罕普郡州长苏努努以45%的支持率落后于民主党对手帕帕斯的50%，悬殊5个百分点。
Sununu is currently trailing Pappas by 5-points, receiving 45 percent backing compared to 50 percent support earned by his Democratic opponent, according to New York Times/Siena polling released in September.
新罕普郡既不是坚定的蓝州也不是红州，其州立法会近年来在民主党和共和党之间交替掌权。目前该州由共和党籍的凯莉·艾奥特州长领导。
New Hampshire is neither a solidly blue nor red state with its state Legislature flipping between Democratic and Republican control in recent years. It is now led by a Republican, Gov. Kelly Ayotte.