It's the first rally Donald Trump has held in Philly, and comes less than a week ahead of his debate against President Joe Biden.
'Pennsylvania is a critical swing state where every single vote counts. Donald Trump won the state in 2016 by a little less than 1 percentage point and then lost to Joe Biden in 2020 by a little more than 1 percentage point.
Biden will rely on maintaining or growing support in Philadelphia and its suburbs, due to the region’s high concentration of Democratic voters compared to the rest of the state. And even a slight uptick in support for Trump in the Philadelphia area could help him tip the scales in his favor. Trump’s campaign is also seeking to capitalize on polling that shows his support among young and non-white voters may have strengthened — or at least that Biden’s support among those groups has weakened. The population within a half-mile radius of Temple’s campus is 73% non-white, which is higher than the citywide non-white population of 66%, according to 2020 census data.
Trump and Biden have both made recent efforts to connect with Black voters in Philadelphia. While Biden is still favored to win a large majority of the vote in Philadelphia and among the city’s Black voters, even a slight uptick in support for Trump could make a difference in the tight statewide race. Trump and his surrogates have attempted to make inroads in Philadelphia this year, with Trump’s February visit to Sneaker Con and a “cigars and cognac” event this month hosted by U.S. Reps.
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