Posted on 11/23/2024 10:49:36 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Even though Donald J. Trump is cloistered in Florida and planning his return to Washington, it seems like he has been stuck in a New York state of mind.
He went out of his way to throw rallies in the Bronx, Nassau County and at Madison Square Garden, and then, after winning the election, he went right back to the Garden to watch a fight there. He has been uncharacteristically friendly toward the governor and both of the state’s senators (and they have been uncharacteristically friendly back). He keeps talking about how he wants to fix the subways and rebuild Penn Station. The Trump Organization just announced it is trying to get back control of Wollman Rink in Central Park. And he has been stocking his new administration with New Yorkers (Elise Stefanik, Lee Zeldin, Howard Lutnick).
This thaw follows a decade-long freeze in which Mr. Trump was reviled in his hometown. During his presidency, his very name became tantamount to a curse in Manhattan. He could barely step foot on the island without protests erupting. In 2019, he and his wife, Melania, officially switched their residence to Palm Beach, Fla. But those who know him say he never really became a Florida man.
“He’s a New Yorker — that’s what he is, that’s the first thing he is,” said Cindy Adams, a longtime New York Post columnist and Trump confidante. The president-elect is such a New Yorker, she said, that he even has a special phone line that can be reached only by “a few super New Yorkers” he trusts. Naturally, she is one of them. “I just talked to him on his private number,” she said. “I call him, and he answers it automatically. Nobody else answers that phone.”
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LOL- the NYSlimes grasping at straws....
“He went out of his way to throw rallies in the Bronx, Nassau County and at Madison Square Garden”
And he was embraced at all of them with the “love” they talk about. I was at the rally in the so Bronx- it was unreal and i, a white male, was in the minority.
*Yawn*
With the NYT, there’s always a glass-half-empty side to ANYTHING pertaining to any Republican.
The tapeworms don’t have a clue.
I think a lot of American’s felt the same way they did when Slick Willie was getting clobbered in office. People just get tired of it. The commie RATS really went overboard with Soro’s horde of ghettopotamuses, Leteatia, Ms. Big Fani, Fat Alvin and Jack the Ripper Smith.
Trump won the popular and electoral votes by a big margin. However, given the hard core anti Trump vote, I wonder what the Margins would have been if the Republican candidate was someone like De Santis?
Cool that Barron chose to live where he has lived all his life...and commute to College. A fine example of a young man making decisions.
And she posted the answers she received. Most of which were, "Both you and Trump seem real. Kamala was fake."
Democrats’ 2024 debt-ridden $1 billion collapse, up close.
<><>Dems lost the White House, the House, the Senate and the popular vote.
<><>Dems were rejected coast to coast,
<><>Republicans won majorities in 31 out of 50 states
<><>Trump’s big victories: Wy (72.3%), WVa (70.1%), N/Dk (67.5%), Idaho (66.8%), Ok (66.1%).
<><>Ohio Sen Sherrod Brown, working-class champion, toppled by a Republican
<><>Biden’s party is increasingly dominated by elite voters.
<><>Pa Democrat Sen Bob Casey lost, but refused to concede,
<><>Trump Won More Black Voters Than Any Republican in 48 Years—
<><>Trump won 101 Chicago precincts-—home to high numbers of city workers,
<><>Trump won 22% of the Chicago vote-—increased from 2020’s 16%
<><>Pelosi’s own deep-blue S/Francisco base saw a 7-point swing to Trump.
<><>President Trump won 312 of 538 electoral votes, including all seven battleground states.
<><>Georgia Republicans create a private-school vouchers program.
<><>Republican flips CA seat (district has 14 pt Dem registration advantage)
<><>Republicans control the Georgia General Assembly.
<><>Trump-backed Republican takes Alaska’s only House seat.
<><>NYC Asian precincts saw a 31% rightward shift to Trump.
<><>Pubbies popular vote lead is 4 million (1.4 mill by “Dem count”)
<><>late votes increase lead for Ca Republican House incumbent
<><>pitching for Harris, Obama is wrong about Trump, a-g-a-i-n.
<><>issues Trump ran on polled landslide majorities.
The Slimes should focus on how many illegal votes there were to see the real margins.
I love how Trump was never afraid to go into lion dens. He campaigned _everywhere._ Even in states he _knew_ he would lose. Just to keep spirits up and project the well-earned winning attitude. That, I think really encouraged folks in swing states. He exuded the confidence of being 10 points up and campaigned like he was 10 points down. He took nothing for granted.
Contrast with McCain, who wouldn’t go to Michigan because he thought a waste of time, money, and effort. So much so, that he wouldn’t let his best asset, Sarah Palin, go there on her own to give Michaganders hope and the will to fight.
This is how he won the popular vote. He didn't care. He knew he'd never win NY. But he also knew there were millions in NYC who would vote for him.
Flipping the popular vote might have been Trump's greatest accomplishment this election. A GOP presidential candidate hasn't won the pointless (but massively bragworthy) national popular vote since 2004. And only twice since 1988.
Why is Trump stuck on these old liberal New Yorkers from the 1980s?
Presidential election in New York, 2024 (NYTs)
Kamala Harris (D) 4,413,634
Donald J. Trump (R) 3,484,124
Total votes: 7,897,758
Presidential election in New York, 2020 (Ballotpedia)
Candidate/Running mate % Popular votes Electoral votes
Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) 60.9 5,244,886
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) 37.7 3,251,997
Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) 0.7 60,383
Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) 0.4 32,832
Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independence Party) 0.3 22,656
Other write-in votes 0.0 4,107
Total votes: 8,616,861
Trump won more votes, but Harris got a lot less votes than Biden. Also 719,103 less total votes cast.
I bet some New Yorkers who do not like his policies somewhat admire his ‘Never Say Die’ comeback and his sheer will to fight.
I think it was excellent that he came to California. Some posters here scoffed at the idea. California is a big red state with moldy blue edges.
And she posted the answers she received. Most of which were, "Both you and Trump seem real. Kamala was fake."
Good for her to reach out to her constituents with an honest question and for posting their honest responses.
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