{"id":2243798,"date":"2024-05-13T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T23:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-expanding-electoral-map-to-compete-in-blue-state-gop-has-not-won-in-over-half-a-century\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T19:15:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T23:15:57","slug":"trump-expanding-electoral-map-to-compete-in-blue-state-gop-has-not-won-in-over-half-a-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-expanding-electoral-map-to-compete-in-blue-state-gop-has-not-won-in-over-half-a-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump is targeting Democratic strongholds for upcoming elections"},"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\">16<\/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-expanding-electoral-map-to-compete-in-blue-state-gop-has-not-won-in-over-half-a-century%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=2243798&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 vows to \u200dchallenge in states long neglected by the GOP. Minnesota, untouched since &#8217;72, captures his attention, alongside\u2064 New Jersey \u2063and Virginia. He aims to unseat President\u200b Biden in a significant rematch,\u2062 shaking up the electoral landscape with confidence and ambition. Former President Trump plans to target states long overlooked by the GOP like Minnesota, \u2064not won\u200b since &#8217;72, along with New Jersey and Virginia. His goal \u200cis to defeat President \u200dBiden in \u200da crucial rematch, reshaping the electoral \u2063scene with boldness and determination.  <\/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\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 13, 2024 at 2:53pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump announced Saturday that his campaign will be actively competing in Minnesota, a state no GOP candidate has won since 1972.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-biden-created-border-crisis-by-getting-rid-of-trump-era-policies\/\" title=\"President Trump: Biden created border crisis by getting rid of Trump-era policies\">45th president added<\/a> that New Jersey and Virginia are also in play as he looks to defeat Democrat President Joe Biden in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-donald-trump-indictment-in-georgia-over-2020-election-interference\/\" title=\"Donald Trump indicted in Georgia for interfering in 2020 election.\">highly anticipated rematch<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/2020_Election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a> general election.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nfl-legend-lawrence-taylor-joins-trump-stage-announces-left-democratic-party-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beach rally<\/a> in Wildwood, New Jersey, attended by an estimated 80,000 to <a href=\"https:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/standardspeaker\/article\/59a8073e5a22f7a1e13f1461e9998419\/trump-tells-jersey-shore-crowd-hes-being-forced-endure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100,000 people<\/a>, Trump said, \u201cAs you can see today we\u2019re expanding the electoral map because we are going to officially play in the state of New Jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to win the state of New Jersey,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re also looking really great in the state of Minnesota, which hasn\u2019t been won since 1952, and we\u2019re leading in the poll,\u201d Trump continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: President Trump confirms intention to compete in blue states like New Jersey, Minnesota, Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rQEVy5HpPv\">pic.twitter.com\/rQEVy5HpPv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RSBN \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1789421891662361072?\">May 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The former president misstated the last time a Republican carried Minnesota: It was actually in 1972 with Richard Nixon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/1972_Election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">landslide win<\/a> over Democrat Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>In that contest, Nixon won every state but Massachusetts, with McGovern also carrying the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think Trump will win in November?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Trump was right that Republican Dwight Eisenhower did win Minnesota in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/states\/Minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1952<\/a>, as well as 1956. Nixon\u2019s 1972 victory is the only time since then for the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>The Gopher State was the only one that President Ronald Reagan did not carry in his 49 states-to-one landslide in 1984 over former Vice President Walter Mondale, who managed to hold on to his home state, where he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnhs.org\/mondale\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">served<\/a> as senator, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/statistics\/elections\/1984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0.2 percent<\/a> of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis NBC affiliate KSTP-TV published a <a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/kstp-news\/top-news\/kstp-surveyusa-poll-biden-trump-locked-in-dead-heat-in-minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> last month showing this year\u2019s presidential race in essentially a dead heat, with President Joe Biden holding a slight 44 to 42 percent lead among likely voters and 11 percent saying they\u2019ll vote for a third party candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The KSTP\/SurveyUSA was conducted from April 3-7 among 608 likely voters.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a McLaughlin &#038; Associates poll <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcacaputo\/status\/1787921700073480673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commissioned by<\/a> the Trump campaign, which was conducted from April 29 to May 1, has Trump defeating Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/2024\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49 to 46 percent<\/a>. It was taken among 600 likely voters with a 4 percent margin of error.<\/p>\n<p>A New York Times\/Siena College\/Philadelphia Inquirer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyt-polls-find-trump-upended-electoral-map-leads-biden-5-battleground-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> published on Monday shows Trump leading Biden in five of the six <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> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-archives-refusing-to-release-certain-emails-between-joe-and-hunter-biden-cites-exemption-under-law\/\" title=\"National Archives won't release some emails of Joe and Hunter Biden, citing legal exemption.\">president carried<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Republicans are on OFFENSE in 2024:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8Trump leading in 5 of 6 Swing States<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Trump at 50% in Nevada<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Trump UP 7 in Arizona<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Trump UP 10 in Georgia<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8New Jersey IN PLAY<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Virginia IN PLAY<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Minnesota IN PLAY<br \/> \ud83d\udcc81M+ GOP Voter Advantage in Florida<\/p>\n<p>Americans are ready for CHANGE. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iHEjHTlDU3\">pic.twitter.com\/iHEjHTlDU3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronDonalds\/status\/1790011938614772049?\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The last time a Republican won New Jersey was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/states\/New_Jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1988<\/a>, in George H.W. Bush\u2019s decisive victory over Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.<\/p>\n<p>And the most recent victory in Virginia for the GOP was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/states\/Virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2004<\/a>, when George W. Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry.<\/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 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-44657\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" 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>Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Graduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law <\/p>\n<p>  Books Written <\/p>\n<p>  We Hold These Truths <\/p>\n<p>  Professional Memberships <\/p>\n<p>  Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Entertainment, Faith <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Trump declared his campaign&#8217;s push into Minnesota, unclaimed by the GOP since &#8217;72. 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