It’s a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates haven’t won in decades.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Rocky Mount Event Center, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Rocky Mount, N.C. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign’s final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades.
Over the past few months in particular, the battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — have seen a, and residents have been bombarded with political ads on billboards, televisions and smartphones. In the past two weeks alone, presidential and vice presidential candidates have made 21 appearances in Pennsylvania, 17 in Michigan and 13 in North Carolina.
“Kamala Harris’ dangerously liberal policies have failed Americans across the country — from the Bronx, to Virginia, and New Mexico — which is why President Trump is bringing his America First message and vision for hardworking families right to their front door,” said Anna Kelly, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee.
Trump’s visit has implications for a congressional swing district stretching from Albuquerque to the border with Mexico. It’s now held by a Democrat as Republicans look to hold onto their narrow House majority. New Mexico voters have twice rebuffed Trump at the polls, and Democrats hold every statewide elected position, all three congressional seats and majorities in the state House and Senate.While Virginia was considered a battleground as recently as 2012, it has trended toward Democrats in the past decade, especially in the populous northern Virginia suburbs..
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