Former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard visited New Hampshire on Monday to try to give a boost to Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc.
In 2020, Gabbard was in the Granite State running for president as a Democrat while Bolduc was campaigning for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. He's now the Republican nominee to take on U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, while Gabbard has walked away for her former party.
She said there are still some things they might not agree on.
"We can have the discussions," she said. "We should have the debates on policies, but we have to come together around these fundamental freedoms that are at the heart of who we are as a country."
Bolduc said he was glad to have Gabbard's support.
"I'm very honored to have Tulsi's support, because it just shows how two people from previously different parties can come together," he said.
Gabbard developed a unique brand in New Hampshire during the primary, attracting interest from independents and others who said her backing of a fellow veteran like Bolduc comes as no real surprise.
"And I think she's trying to do what she feels is right, and that's important," said Mary Smith, of Boscawen. "That's the most important thing, not to be a political animal."
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