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It has been implicit 3 decades since a Republican carried New Jersey successful a statesmanlike election.
One has to spell backmost to then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, who carried the authorities successful the 1988 predetermination connected his mode to winning the White House. Since then, Democrats person won the authorities 8 consecutive times successful statesmanlike elections.
However, former President Trump thinks helium tin wide the precocious hurdles helium faces successful the reliably bluish state.
"We’re going to effort and triumph the authorities of New Jersey. I privation the radical to cognize that I emotion it," Trump predicted successful a Friday morning section vigor interrogation on New Jersey 105.1 successful the Garden State. "You know, it’s not conscionable going to beryllium like, gee, possibly we tin get close. We’re going to triumph it."
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Former President Trump predicts that helium tin flip bluish authorities New Jersey red. The presumptive GOP statesmanlike nominee is seen arsenic helium boards his level aft speaking astatine a run rally successful Freeland, Michigan, connected May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Trump added that New Jersey "is expected to beryllium a Democrat state. I deliberation it's going to flip to Republican."
The erstwhile president spoke connected the eve of returning to the Garden State.
"We person a tremendous rally and anticipation you're each going to beryllium there. It's successful Wildwood, New Jersey. It's going to beryllium a large crowd," the erstwhile president touted connected Friday.
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Wildwood, astatine the confederate extremity of the Jersey Shore, is portion of the Garden State's Cape May County, a heavy Republican region successful a longtime bluish state.
Trump held a rally successful Wildwood successful January 2020. However, Trump ended up losing New Jersey by 16 points to President Biden.
Four years earlier, helium mislaid the authorities to 2016 Democratic statesmanlike nominee Hillary Clinton by 14 points.
Then-President Trump attends the "Keep America Great Rally" astatine the Wildwood Convention Center connected Jan. 28, 2020 successful Wildwood, New Jersey. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
For Trump, the play rally is simply a abbreviated region from New York City, wherever helium is spending his weekdays successful court, making past arsenic the archetypal erstwhile oregon existent president to basal proceedings successful a transgression case.
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Democrats bash not look to beryllium taking Trump's prediction precise seriously.
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, a Biden surrogate, told reporters connected Friday that "Jersey is not going to beryllium a welcoming spot for Trump."
Additionally, Biden run communications manager Michael Tyler noted that "Trump's squad is talking astir New Jersey. They're talking astir holding concerts successful Madison Square Garden to crook retired voters successful states similar New York. I deliberation present connected satellite world successful the Biden campaign, we're going to stay laser focused connected winning 270 electoral votes."
Paul Steinhauser is simply a authorities newsman based successful New Hampshire.
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