During a flight to New Hampshire on Air Force One , President Bush effectively forced the resignation of his feisty chief of staff, Bush . And the suggestion of dispatching him back home to New Hampshire to run the re-election campaign was blocked when Mr. Bush decided to have his campaign there run by former GOP Gov. Hugh Gregg and his son, current Gov. Judd Gregg, both of whom regard Mr. Sununu with suspicion. Sununu 's removal may not solve the president's immediate political problems as it could exacerbate criticism from the right. Sununu 's strong anti-abortion stand won him strong support among social conservatives who distrusted Mr. John Sununu 's roots in the moderate wing of his party. But Sununu 's heavy-handed lobbying in Sununu and seeming disregard for its members' stature as elected representatives had bruised congressional egos and his abrasive operating style which had alienated longtime Bush allies would be a liability in the forthcoming re-election campaign.
During a flight to New Hampshire on Air Force One , President Bush effectively forced the resignation of his feisty chief of staff, Bush . Sununu 's removal may not solve the president's immediate political problems as it could exacerbate criticism from the right. Sununu 's strong anti-abortion stand won him strong support among social conservatives who distrusted Mr. John Sununu 's roots in the moderate wing of his party. But Sununu 's heavy-handed lobbying in Sununu and seeming disregard for its members' stature as elected representatives had bruised congressional egos and his abrasive operating style which had alienated longtime Bush allies would be a liability in the forthcoming re-election campaign.