{"id":2310156,"date":"2024-07-27T11:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2310156"},"modified":"2024-07-27T11:49:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T15:49:28","slug":"trump-and-vance-campaign-in-minnesota-in-bid-to-flip-the-state-for-the-first-time-in-five-decades-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-vance-campaign-in-minnesota-in-bid-to-flip-the-state-for-the-first-time-in-five-decades-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Vance campaign in Minnesota in bid to flip the state for the first time in five decades &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">44<\/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-and-vance-campaign-in-minnesota-in-bid-to-flip-the-state-for-the-first-time-in-five-decades-washington-examiner%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=2310156&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 \u2062Donald Trump, campaigning with Senator \u2063J.D. Vance, is set to \u2063hold an event in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in an attempt to\u2063 make the state competitive for\u200c the upcoming election\u2014a \u200cfeat not achieved by a Republican presidential candidate since Richard Nixon won in 1972. \u2062The Trump campaign\u2062 is optimistic about flipping Minnesota, arguing that \u2064the state, along with Virginia, \u2063is attainable this election cycle. <\/p>\n<p>With \u200dVice\u200b President Kamala Harris seemingly poised to be the \u200dDemocratic nominee following President Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the\u2063 race,\u2062 the\u200b Trump campaign believes Trump&#8217;s popularity and \u200cVance&#8217;s appeal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">working-class voters<\/a> will give them an edge. Representative Tom \u200cEmmer has expressed confidence that Minnesotans will \u200dchoose Trump, emphasizing\u200d a contrast \u2063between opportunity and\u2064 the failed policies of the past three and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-sentenced-to-2-5-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Russian opposition leader Navalny sentenced to 2.5 years in prison\">half years<\/a>. \u200cHowever, Governor Tim Walz, a potential \u2063vice \u200bpresidential pick for Harris, could\u200d bolster Democratic\u2064 chances due to his\u200b popularity, highlighting the competitive nature of the upcoming election in\u200c Minnesota.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump and Vance campaign in Minnesota in bid to flip the state for the first time in five decades<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1714640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> is set to campaign with his running mate, Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), on Saturday evening in St. Cloud, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota<\/a>, a state he hopes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-rules-health-care-workers-cant-switch-jobs-without-accommodations-for-previous-employer-overturns-a-week-later\/\" title=\"Court Rules Health Care Workers Can\u2019t Switch Jobs Without Accommodations For Previous Employer; Overturns A Week Later\">make competitive<\/a> against Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The last time a Republican presidential candidate won Minnesota was in 1972 when Richard Nixon defeated George McGovern. However, Trump&rsquo;s campaign has claimed that the state, along with former battleground state Virginia, are both in play this year.<\/p>\n<p>Those claims were first made when President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden <\/a>was still the presumptive Democratic nominee. After Biden&rsquo;s announcement to exit the race, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> appears to be the next Democratic nominee. The Trump campaign and allies, however, remain confident they can defeat Harris due to Trump&rsquo;s popularity and with Vance, a midwestern, on the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Donald Trump has a great chance of winning Minnesota in November because people recognize the choice is pretty easy,&rdquo; Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2024\/07\/27\/trump-vance-rally-st-cloud-both-parties-emphasize-importance-minnesota-this-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NPR&rsquo;s <em>All Things Considered<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a choice of opportunity or there&rsquo;s a choice to go down the same road that&rsquo;s been failing us for the last three and a half years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s past writing on working-class struggles could help him connect with blue-collar voters and convince them to defect from the Democratic Party. However, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) remains one of the top vice presidential candidates for the Harris campaign. If he were selected, the state would likely remain in Democratic hands due to the ongoing popularity of Walz.<\/p>\n<p>When Biden was still leading the ticket, Walz had warned the state was in play. &ldquo;I think that Democrats are concerned just because the stakes are so high, but I think what I would tell those pundits and a lot of times if you&rsquo;re really freaking out it&rsquo;s because you&rsquo;re not on the ground doing the work,&rdquo; Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3020579\/walz-cautions-minnesota-not-given-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said in late May<\/a>. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re not witnessing the 18 field offices opening up in Minnesota, the Biden-Harris campaign not taking Minnesota for granted. It&rsquo;s going to be close out here. We&rsquo;re not a given.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Trump lost the state by just 1.5 points to Hillary Clinton. Four years later, Trump lost the state by 7.2 points to Biden. A poll from Redfield &amp; Wilton Strategies, in partnership with&nbsp;the <em>Telegraph<\/em> released on Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com\/latest-us-swing-states-voting-intention-22-24-july-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>showed Harris leading Trump<\/a> by three points, 44% vs 41%. However, the Trump campaign has dismissed several polls as a honeymoon stage for Harris who has only been a true presidential candidate for less than a week.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has signaled he is likely to attack Harris as a &ldquo;radical&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-unions-have-been-stealing-money-for-years-now-scotus-has-the-chance-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Government Unions Have Been Stealing Money For Years \u2014 Now, SCOTUS Has The Chance To Intervene\">liberal candidate<\/a> who will destroy the nation if elected president, while Harris has slammed Trump as a &ldquo;convicted felon&rdquo; who could drag down the nation.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1714640\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714640\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump and Vance are campaigning in Minnesota, aiming to turn the state Republican for the first time in 50 years. Former President Donald Trump will join his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), on Saturday evening in St. Cloud, as he seeks to make Minnesota a competitive battleground against Democrats. The last Republican presidential candidate to win Minnesota was Richard Nixon in 1972 when he defeated George McGovern. Trump&#8217;s campaign asserts that both Minnesota and former battleground state Virginia are viable targets this election cycle, a claim made while President Joe Biden was still expected to be the Democratic nominee. With Biden now out of the race, Vice President Kamala Harris is likely to be the next nominee; however, Trump\u2019s team believes they can overcome her candidacy due to Trump&#8217;s popularity and Vance&#8217;s Midwestern appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) expressed confidence about Trump&#8217;s chances in November, stating that voters see a clear choice between opportunity and continuing down a failing path from recent years. Vance&#8217;s previous writings on working-class issues may resonate with blue-collar voters who could switch their allegiance from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) remains a strong contender for Harris&#8217;s vice presidential pick; if chosen, his popularity could help keep Minnesota Democratic-leaning since he had previously indicated that the state was competitive during Biden\u2019s candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>In past elections, Trump narrowly lost Minnesota by 1.5 points to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and by 7.2 points to Biden four years later. A recent poll showed Harris leading Trump by three points at 44% compared to his 41%. However, Trump&#8217;s campaign has dismissed early polling as merely reflecting initial support for Harris since she has only recently entered the race as an official candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected to label Harris as a &#8220;radical&#8221; liberal who would harm the country if elected president while she has criticized him as a &#8220;convicted felon&#8221; who could negatively impact America\u2019s future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2310160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trump_trust_leadership.webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4087,6571,5698,3634,15469],"class_list":["post-2310156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign","tag-elections","tag-minnesota","tag-trump","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trump_trust_leadership.webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2310156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2310156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2310156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2310156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}