Trump team says Minnesota and Virginia are in play
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Top officials for former President Donald Trump’s campaign believe they can flip Democratic strongholds Minnesota and Virginia into his column in November, they told donors behind closed doors at a Republican National Committee retreat Saturday.
Brandishing internal surveys, pollster Tony Fabrizio and senior advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita delivered a set of presentations that focused on finances, messaging and the political map, according to two people who were present at the Four Seasons resort here. Fabrizio’s numbers, posted on a slide shared with NBC News, showed Trump ahead of President Joe Biden by small margins in the key swing states from 2020 — including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia.
The Trump camp’s discussion of expanding the electoral map deeper into the Democratic territory of Minnesota and Virginia comes as Biden’s re-election team says it is eyeing North Carolina — which Republicans have won in three consecutive presidential races — and Florida, where the GOP has prevailed in the last two presidential elections. Biden took the 2020 contest by a margin of 74 electoral votes, with victories in the pivotal states of Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia coming from a cumulative advantage of about 44,000 votes.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 6 | May 5, 2024 12:34 PM
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I don't buy this.
Biden beat Trump by 10 points in Virginia -- the best result for a Dem in VA since FDR.
Biden beat Trump in Minnesota by 7 points, a big improvement from Hillary's results in 2016. It's true that Hillary had a close call in MN, so the state shouldn't be completely taken for granted, but it's not likely in danger at this point.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 5, 2024 8:13 AM
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I always laugh at his flat-toppification of that comb over (and around) who does he think he is? Kim Jung Un?
by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 5, 2024 9:17 AM
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Minnesota is absolutely in play now due to Minneapolis’s Somali-Moslem community that elected Ilhan Omar. They will stay home rather than vote for Biden.
Virginia is firmly a blue state now due to the Democratic realignment with the educated middle class and Virginia being the preferred home for DC technocrats. Nikki Haley could have won Virginia; but not Trump.
But Virginia is not really necessary for Trump to win, all he needs to win are Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin where he already leads. He is also extremely likely to flip Nevada, which was considered a relatively safe blue state until Biden.
As it stands now, I see Trump flipping all the swing states that voted for Biden with the exception of Pennsylvania.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 5, 2024 12:15 PM
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Biden keeps AZ WI MN VA and PA. I do think Trump gets GA.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 5, 2024 12:34 PM
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