Posted on 08/14/2020 11:01:26 AM PDT by Mr_Moonlight
President Trump said during an exclusive Oval Office interview on Thursday that his campaign is putting New York in play against Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Trump told The Post that he believes a spike in violent crime and high taxes can help him win his home state in an upset against Biden and running mate Kamala Harris.
Over the last six months whats happened is insane. Its insane. So were going to try very hard to win New York and that will be the first time is that since Ronald Reagan, I guess? Since Ronald Reagan, Trump said.
I will bring down taxes and Ill make sure that New York City is a safe place. I mean, this is one of our cherished this is a cherished diamond of this country. And we cant let this happen to New York.
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Is Florida his home state now?
In 1968, Nixon was a resident of New York.
For the 1972 election he switched back to California as I recall.
See this kind of mindset is why the GOP always has such a narrow path to victory in a presidential election if you dont even try how do you even know? I dont see the democrats ever writing off any states but man the Republicans are like well we cant win here btw he got 41.3 percent in 2016 and a NJ congressman change to the Republican Party during impeachment why not try hes got over a billion dollar war chest throw 20 mill in Jersey see what happens
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