Donald Trump – at a large rally on Long Island – vows to become the first Republican presidential candidate in 40 years to win blue-state New York
– Standing in front of a packed arena on New York’s Long Island, former President Donald Trump predicted victory in November in the reliably blue state.
« It hasn’t been done for a long time. But we are going to win New York. And that’s the first time in many, many years that a Republican can honestly say it. And we’re going to do it », Trump vowed.
« We have to do it. We do it, and the election nationwide is over », Trump added as he spoke to what his campaign said was a capacity crowd of roughly 16,000 people packed into an arena in Nassau County, a suburban New York City Republican stronghold.
Trump made a similar pledge four years ago before losing his native state to President Biden by over 23 points. And polling strongly suggests that Trump has no serious chance of carrying New York in his 2024 election showdown with Vice President Kamala Harris.
It’s been 40 years since a Republican nominee has carried New York state in a presidential election.
You have to go back to President Ronald Reagan, who won the state as part of his landslide re-election victory in 1984.
Trump promised New Yorkers that if he wins back the White House, « I’m going to reduce your taxes, reduce your crime, and reduce your levels of stress.
