Washington:
Donald Trump is taking a daring transfer within the remaining days of his presidential marketing campaign by visiting New Mexico and Virginia, two states which have traditionally been troublesome for Republican candidates to win.
The previous president campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday and was scheduled to go to Salem, Virginia, on Saturday, in an effort to realize momentum and probably flip these states pink.
Trump’s group is optimistic about his probabilities, citing early voting numbers and the opportunity of sweeping swing states Nevada and Arizona. Nonetheless, this technique carries vital threat, as neither New Mexico nor Virginia has been carried by a GOP nominee since George W. Bush in 2004.
The battleground states have acquired vital consideration for the reason that previous few weeks, with billboards, smartphones, televisions bombarding them with political adverts. The candidates – presidential and vice-presidential candidates have made 21 appearances in Pennsylvania, 17 in Michigan and 13 in North Carolina for the reason that previous two weeks.
Trump’s go to to Albuquerque brings consideration to his immigration stance in a border state with the nation’s highest focus of Latino voters. About 44% of New Mexico’s voting-age inhabitants identifies as Hispanic, and the state has been coping with a surge in migrant deaths alongside the U.S.-Mexico border.
“If we might convey God down from heaven, he might be the vote counter and we might win this,” Trump mentioned. He additionally added that he is visiting New Mexico as a result of it is “good for my credentials” with Latino voters.
Virginia was as soon as thought-about a battleground state however has trended towards Democrats lately. Trump misplaced the state to Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020. Regardless of this, Trump believes he has a “actual probability” of profitable, and his go to could give attention to the latest Supreme Court docket ruling on voter registrations.
Democratic strategist Bob Shrum questions Trump’s technique, stating, “I do not suppose there’s any technique… I feel he insisted on doing it. It is not sensible”. In the meantime, Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin believes the state is extra aggressive than anticipated.
Susan Swecker, Chairwoman of the Democratic Get together of Virginia, holds the opinion that this go to will solely make it more durable for Trump to realize votes. “Kamala Harris will win Virginia convincingly, as he is aware of, and any go to from this deranged lunatic will solely widen the margin,” she mentioned.