{"id":2357155,"date":"2024-10-20T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2024-election-on-pace-to-mimic-2016-salena-zito-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T10:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:05:15","slug":"2024-election-on-pace-to-mimic-2016-salena-zito-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2024-election-on-pace-to-mimic-2016-salena-zito-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 election on pace to mimic 2016: Salena Zito &#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\">24<\/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%2F2024-election-on-pace-to-mimic-2016-salena-zito-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=2357155&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utterly-breathtaking-yahoo-news-reporter-compares-covering-trump-to-fighting-d-day\/\" title=\"\u2018Utterly Breathtaking\u2019: Yahoo News Reporter Compares Covering Trump To Fighting D-Day\">recent article<\/a> for the Washington Examiner, columnist Salena \u2064Zito suggests\u2063 that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a><\/a> is shaping up to resemble the 2016 race, \u2062notably paralleling the environment \u2062that allowed Donald Trump to secure his victory. \u2062During her appearance on Fox &#038; \u200cFriends Sunday, Zito highlighted a \u2063growing momentum among Trump supporters, particularly \u200camong \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-laptop-class-fetish-for-manual-labor-is-an-attempt-to-justify-privilege\/\" title=\"The obsession with manual labor among the privileged justifies their privilege.\">blue-collar\u2063 workers<\/a> in Pennsylvania, such as cosmetologists, welders, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-partially-reopen-indoor-dining-in-nyc-for-valentines-day-if-positivity-rates-hold\/\" title=\"Cuomo To Partially Reopen Indoor Dining In NYC For Valentine\u2019s Day, \u2018If Positivity Rates Hold\u2019\">small business owners<\/a>. She emphasized that this demographic, rather than more \u200baffluent urban voters,\u200d could significantly influence the \u200delection\u2064 outcome by generating enthusiasm in rural and post-industrial\u2064 counties. Zito ultimately \u2062argues that the 2016 \u200delection was not a fluke,\u200b but rather the 2020 election may have\u2062 been, pointing to the current dynamics as indicative of a return to the \u2062factors that previously favored\u2064 Trump.  <\/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\">2024 election on pace to mimic 2016: Salena Zito<\/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_1777869\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/salena-zito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Salena Zito<\/a> argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> presidential election is trending similarly to that of 2016, which saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> upset the Democratic elite and win the White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While appearing on <em>Fox &amp; Friends Sunday,<\/em> Zito reflected on the momentum swinging in former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s favor among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people who are more likely to decide this election are more likely to be cosmetologists, welders, firemen, steelworkers, barbers, the people who work with their hands, the people who own small businesses, as opposed to the more elite, more wealthy areas in the center cities of Philadelphia and its suburbs or Pittsburgh,&rdquo; Zito said. &ldquo;And that&rsquo;s where you see the enthusiasm &mdash; in those counties. It&rsquo;s going to be about 60 of these more rural, post-industrial, working-class counties that are going to have the outside effect in this election cycle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2651584&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=166fff81ed3d93501f4c363d1a2893f5\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;This is definitely more 2016,&rdquo; Zito added. &ldquo;I have argued for a while that the election that might end up being a fluke is not 2016, which a lot of people saw it, but 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Zito noted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3179107\/musk-trump-ethos-american-working-man-salena-zito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appeal that Elon Musk<\/a>, who has endorsed Trump and recently joined him on the campaign trail, is having with voters is because he represents the &ldquo;American ethos of the dignity of work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Voters in Pennsylvania, the battleground state with the most Electoral College votes, have recently seen several campaign stops from both Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>. The state is set to be a crucial component of the 2024 election decision.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden won Pennsylvania in 2020 by less than 70,000 votes, and the race remains tight heading into the final weeks of the race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/latest_polls\/general_election\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>RealClearPolitics<\/em><\/a><em>&rsquo;s<\/em>&nbsp;polling average shows Trump ahead of Harris by three points in Pennsylvania while holding a two-point national lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1777869\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1777869\"}});<\/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>2024 election may mirror 2016, says Salena Zito<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2357156,"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\/10\/Trump-steelworker-endorsement.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33169,32431,33017,34951,32076],"class_list":["post-2357155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2016-election","tag-2024-election","tag-political-analysis","tag-salena-zito","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-steelworker-endorsement.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357155","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\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}