{"id":2240107,"date":"2024-05-08T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leads-biden-in-state-that-republicans-havent-won-at-presidential-level-since-1972\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:01:36","slug":"trump-leads-biden-in-state-that-republicans-havent-won-at-presidential-level-since-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leads-biden-in-state-that-republicans-havent-won-at-presidential-level-since-1972\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump is ahead of Biden in a state not won by Republicans since 1972"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-leads-biden-in-state-that-republicans-havent-won-at-presidential-level-since-1972%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240107&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Trump could end a 52-year GOP \u200blosing streak \u200bby winning Minnesota, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-health-department-nurse-claims-fourth-graders-experiment-with-anal-sex\/\" title=\"Indiana Health Department Nurse Claims Fourth Graders Experiment with Anal Sex\">traditionally blue state<\/a>. Insider reports at a private RNC event revealed optimism,\u200c with polls showing Trump ahead of Biden in the state. Campaign advisors believe Trump has a \u200bchance to overturn the Democrats&#8217; hold on certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-skips-fact-checking-to-run-with-nurses-unverified-story-about-covid-patients-last-dying-words\/\" title=\"CNN Skips Fact-Checking To Run With Nurse's Unverified Story About COVID Patients 'Last Dying Words'\">blue states<\/a>, despite opposition from the \u200bBiden campaign. Former\u200c President Trump may break\u200d a 52-year GOP losing streak by winning \u200cMinnesota, a predominantly blue\u200c state. Insider\u2063 accounts from a private RNC event indicate positivity,\u2063 supported by polls showing Trump leading Biden in\u200b the state. Campaign advisors are confident in Trump&#8217;s\u200c ability to challenge Democratic dominance in key blue states, despite pushback from the Biden \u200ccamp.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/%20\"><span>Samantha Chang<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 8, 2024 at 8:33am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump could break a 52-year GOP losing streak by winning the blue state of Minnesota, campaign officials said at a Republican National Committee retreat, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dccc-polling-shows-swing-voters-dont-agree-with-partys-aggressive-policies\/\" title=\"DCCC Polling Shows Swing Voters Don't Agree with Party's Aggressive Policies\">internal polls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pollster Tony Fabrizio and senior advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita told attendees at the private donor event Saturday that they\u2019re optimistic the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-judge-hands-trump-massive-win-suspends-trial-classified-documents-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">45th president<\/a> could flip both Minnesota and Virginia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/private-donor-retreat-trump-team-minnesota-virginia-2024-rcna150726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden won Minnesota by 7 percentage points in 2020, according to the outlet. The state has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since Richard Nixon\u2019s re-election campaign in 1972.<\/p>\n<p>According to internal polls, Trump leads Biden by three points \u2014 49 percent to 46 percent \u2014 in a head-to-head matchup in the North Star State.<\/p>\n<p>In a six-way Minnesota contest with four independent candidates, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-tax-hike-11-states-50-capital-gains-rate-drastic-new-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> are tied at 40 percent each.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-celebrity-tries-rewrite-history-covid-vaccine-efficiency-rfk-jr-brings-receipts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy<\/a>  is taken out of the equation, Trump leads Biden by five points, at 46 percent to 41 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump camp poll memo: Blue states MN &#038; VA are in play<\/p>\n<p>MN: Trump &#038; Biden are tied 40-40%<br \/> Sans RFK Jr: Trump +5<br \/> Head to head: Trump + 3<\/p>\n<p>VA: Biden up 40-37%<br \/> Sans RFK: Biden +1<br \/> H2H: Biden +4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZYw5twBpQ\">pic.twitter.com\/rZYw5twBpQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcACaputo\/status\/1787921700073480673?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Overall, Trump campaign polls show the former president outperforming Biden in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">swing states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFabrizio\u2019s numbers, posted on a slide shared with NBC News, showed Trump ahead of President Joe Biden by small margins in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> from 2020 \u2014 including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Trump win Minnesota?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>LaCivita said the Biden campaign\u2019s suggestion that he could flip Florida and North Carolina \u2014 states <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-vows-military-action-invasion-currently-underway-us-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> won in 2020 \u2014 is empty bluster, while the 45th president has a realistic shot at flipping some blue states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that the Biden campaign is deliberately playing a faux game by talking about [how] they\u2019re going to expand the map in Florida and North Carolina,\u201d LaCivita told NBC News. \u201cBut we have a real, real opportunity in expanding the map in Virginia and Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/someone-flew-drone-shuttered-us-airport-discovers-scale-migrant-scheme-flooding-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt scoffed at the very notion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we have 150 offices open with hundreds of staff across the key battlegrounds, the RNC is closing offices and hemorrhaging money on legal fees,\u201d Hitt said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden has hit every battleground at least once, while Trump\u2019s in the courtroom or on the golf course. We\u2019ll see how that translates in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While polls are temporary snapshots in time that can and do change, they paint an encouraging picture for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/polls-reveal-positive-signs-trump-highlight-significant-work-gop-senate-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>, who has been campaigning hard despite fighting sham lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, his doddering Democratic rival is hardly campaigning, in a repeat of his lethargic 2020 efforts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New: Swing State Polls with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill?\">@thehill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AZ: 48% Trump, 44% Biden<br \/> GA: 47% Trump, 44% Biden<br \/> MI: 45% Trump, 44% Biden<br \/> NV: 45% Trump, 44% Biden<br \/> NC: 47% Trump, 42% Biden<br \/> PA: 47% Trump, 45% Biden<br \/> WI: 47% Trump, 45% Biden<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tt6RQ0rGGP\">https:\/\/t.co\/tt6RQ0rGGP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c1xsuqa3Po\">pic.twitter.com\/c1xsuqa3Po<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emerson College Polling (@EmersonPolling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmersonPolling\/status\/1785283985825739137?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No matter what the polls say, it\u2019s clear the United States is buckling under the weight of Biden\u2019s disastrous presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Americans are struggling with punishing inflation, terrifying crime and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/young-man-stabbed-outside-hotel-turned-migrant-shelter-no-arrests-made\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daily border invasions<\/a> that are destabilizing the nation. Things cannot continue as they are.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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Please help us continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, and we will never surrender.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading The Western Journal and for believing in America. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>It is a pleasure to serve you.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45423\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45423\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45423\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45423\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45423\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Samantha Chang is a political commentator, lawyer and financial editor in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Samantha Chang is a politics writer, lawyer and financial editor based in NYC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump might shatter a 52-year Republican losing trend by clinching Minnesota, a blue state. 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