The WFEA Morning Update

How do you define a carpetbagger?

New Hampshire Democratic Party Vice Chair and candidate for first congressional district Maura Sullivan accepts an award from NHDP Chair Ray Buckley during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Reba Saldanha

How do you define a carpetbagger?

WFEA’s The Morning Update host Jeff Chidester discusses two candidates who have emerged in the first congressional race in New Hampshire: Maura Sullivan and Hanna Trudo.

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