新罕布什尔州各地的竞选标语牌上，用方正的大字印着“Sununu”（苏努努）。
The campaign signs across New Hampshire read “Sununu” in block letters.
这些标语是为共和党参议员提名人约翰·E·苏努努（John E. Sununu）竖立的。他于2003年至2009年担任该席位，目前正竞选接替即将退休的民主党参议员珍妮·沙欣（Jeanne Shaheen）。但这些标语同时也唤起了新罕布什尔州首屈一指的共和党家族的影响力，其中包括他的弟弟、前四届州长克里斯·苏努努（Chris Sununu）；他们的父亲、前州长约翰·H·苏努努（John H. Sununu）；以及他们的母亲、前州党主席南希·苏努努（Nancy Sununu）。
They’re for Republican Senate nominee John E. Sununu, who held the seat from 2003 to 2009 and is running to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. But they also invoke the legacy of New Hampshire’s preeminent GOP family, including his younger brother, former four-term Gov. Chris Sununu; their father, former Gov. John H. Sununu; and their mother, Nancy Sununu, a former state party chair.
民主党参议员提名人、众议员克里斯·帕帕斯（Chris Pappas）最近表示，他认为对手在部分竞选标语上不印名字，是为了混淆选民。
Rep. Chris Pappas, the Democratic Senate nominee, recently said that he believes his opponent is not putting his first name on some of his campaign signage as a way to confuse voters.
约翰和克里斯·苏努努均否认这一点——而弟弟克里斯·苏努努在接受CNN采访时，更是进一步反驳。
That’s something both John and Chris Sununu deny – and the younger Sununu, in an interview with CNN, went a step further.
“听着，如果人们以为他们是在投我一票，我哥哥早就领先30个百分点了。得了吧，”克里斯·苏努努说。当被问及哥哥是否请他一起竞选时，克里斯·苏努努回答没有。
“Look, if people thought they were voting for me, my brother would be up by 30 points. Come on,” Chris Sununu said. Asked if his older brother had asked him to campaign with him, Chris Sununu said no.
“我完全没有参与我哥哥的竞选活动，”他说。“我们都信奉服务，但你得靠自己。你得站稳脚跟。我非常支持他，他让我干什么我都干，但他知道、我也知道，你得自己跑好自己的赛程。” “花岗岩州”（新罕布什尔州的别称）的政治观察人士注意到，这两兄弟并没有公开一起竞选。民调显示，帕帕斯领先数个百分点，而在共和党寄望赢下此席位、以阻止民主党净增四席从而夺回参议院控制权的背景下，这场竞争备受关注。
“I’m not involved at all in my brother’s campaign,” he said. “We all believe in service, but you got to do it on your own. You got to stand on your own two feet. And I’m incredibly supportive, I’d do anything he asked me to, but he knows and I know that you’ve got to run your own race.”Granite State political observers have noted the brothers aren’t campaigning together in public. Polls show Pappas leading by several points in a race Republicans hope they can win as they try to prevent Democrats from netting the four seats they need to win the Senate.
“克里斯曾与约翰一起竞选并支持他，就像支持新罕布什尔州的许多其他候选人一样，当然，新罕布什尔州的每个人都知道他支持自己的兄弟，”约翰·E·苏努努竞选团队发言人迈克·施里姆普夫在一份声明中说。“更重要的是，新罕布什尔州了解苏努努家族独立领导的传统。”这位前州长现任美国航空公司总裁兼首席执行官，他告诉CNN，曾与兄弟一起出席私人筹款活动，包括朋友举办的活动，但没有进行任何面向公众的零售式竞选活动，而克里斯·苏努努表示，这在新罕布什尔州至关重要。
“Chris has campaigned with and supported John, along with many other New Hampshire candidates, and of course, everyone in New Hampshire knows that he supports his brother,” Mike Schrimpf, a spokesperson for John E. Sununu’s campaign, said in a statement. “More importantly, New Hampshire knows the Sununu family’s tradition of independent leadership.”The former governor, who is now president and CEO of Airlines for America, told CNN that he has appeared with his brother at private fundraisers, including those hosted by friends, but hasn’t done any forward-facing retail politicking, something that Chris Sununu said is crucial in New Hampshire.
“听着，我会支持我兄弟吗？我当然会，”他补充道。“我出现在广告里之类的，说我希望你们投票给我兄弟。那很蠢。那有什么意义呢？我希望人们能理解这一点。”但克里斯·苏努努本月早些时候曾在缅因州韦尔斯参加缅因州共和党州长候选人鲍比·查尔斯的市政厅活动。
“Look, am I going to support my brother? Of course I am,” he added. “Me getting on an ad or something saying I hope you vote for my brother. Like that’s lame. Like what’s the point of that? I hope people understand that.”But Chris Sununu joined Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles at a town hall event in Wells, Maine, earlier this month.
“如果有人请求，且我的日程安排得开，而且我相信他们在做的事，我总是乐意提供帮助，”苏努努说。
“If people ask and I can make it work on my schedule and I believe in what they’re doing, then I’m always happy to help,” Sununu said.