Veteran Granite State activist Dudley Dudley announced Friday she is supporting Sanders’ 2016 White House bid, according to CNN

“He’s very believable,” Dudley said. “A lot of people seem to say things that don’t come to pass.”

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“I feel that he is compelling and trustworthy and I’m hoping that he will get the nomination.”

Dudley added that Sanders won her over with his progressive rhetoric on the campaign trail.

“I particularly like what he has to say about Citizens United, about the need to have a more just tax system in this country and to even out the income inequality,” she said.

“He has a way of stating it in a way that is no-nonsense and so straightforward,” Dudley added.

Dudley’s move potentially snubs former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, another 2016 Democratic contender who extensively courted Dudley’s support two months ago.

He visited Dudley at her Durham, N.H., home and even recorded video clips for his campaign launch there, CNN reported.

Dudley on Friday said her decision is more about how Sanders stands out than what other candidates are lacking.

“It wasn’t in opposition to them,” she said of Democratic contenders. “I’m just feeling that I like the way Sanders presents himself and puts his point of view.”

She also acknowledged that Sanders may face an uphill battle winning his party’s 2016 coronation.

“Neither [race] is going to be a cakewalk, but I think his stamina and energy and points of view will carry him through,” Dudley said.

Dudley was the highest-serving woman in New Hampshire’s history during her tenure as state executive councilor in the 1970s, CNN said.

She also gained notoriety for successfully blocking construction of an oil refinery off her state’s coast.

CNN also noted Dudley’s mixed record of success in endorsing Democratic White House hopefuls.

She backed President Obama during his first presidential campaign in 2008, supporting him in the lead-up to the New Hampshire primary that election cycle. Obama lost the Granite State to Hillary Clinton, but ended up besting Clinton nationally to become the party’s nominee.

Dudley unsuccessfully backed Paul Tsongas over Bill Clinton in 1992.

She also missed in 1980 by launching a write-in campaign for Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) against incumbent President Jimmy Carter.