Posted on 01/30/2020 6:37:32 AM PST by Magnatron
President Donald Trumps rallies continue to attract a broad coalition. While Democrats are trying to out-compete one another by moving further and further to the left, alienating many voters in the process, Trump pitched the GOP as a big tent party last night. And that shows in his audience.
Trumps campaign manager Brad Parscale polls the audience at all of Trumps rallies, and during last nights rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, the figures showed Trump attracting Democrats and the previously politically-apathetic. 10.4% of attendees didnt vote in 2016, Parsale wrote in a tweet. And 26.3% were Democrats.
While New Jersey leans heavily Democrat, this audience composition continues a trend seen at recent rallies Trump has held in swing states.
At President Trumps rally in Ohio, 42.5% of attendees identified as either Democrats or Independents. At his Wisconsin rally, the majority of attendees were not Republicans, with 57.8% identifying as Democrats or Independents.
Its not just your perception that the Democrat Party is becoming increasingly left-wing. While the GOP has remained ideologically consistent since at least the 1980s, the Dems have veered further and further left, to the point where a self-described socialist is a series contender in their primary. As recently as 1994, an equal share of Democrats identified as conservative and liberal (while barely any Republicans ever identified as liberal).
Now the partys range of ideology stretches from liberal to socialist. Thats not good for the country but it is good for the electibality of their Republicans competitors.
Apparently he wants to campaign in Cali - not to win the state - but to cut the deficit to give him a chance to win the national popular vote.
I suspect it is way too early to have a complete strategy at this point, but as we get to summer, it will be more clear as to what makes sense.
Until a few weeks ago, I didn't think it is possible for Trump to win the popular vote, but my mind is changing on that front. Particularly, if Bernie is the candidate, he may have a shot at it. He will crush Bernie.
Hey kid, got any pre-teen sisters?
Ya but 15 were in a diner in Iowa listening to SLO jo
LOL - you caught me on that one... for a second I thought you were serious.
Wow....that many, eh?
[spelling bees in the future] "Bloodbath, Two thousand twenty, bloodbath." "That's correct."
Dem pols and the MSM are trapped in the bubble, they are clueless as to what is happening outside of the beltway.
“we here at FR regularly railed against this GOPe/RINO/neocon cabal and lamented that we need a third party or for someone to seize the GOP party levers of power and transform the GOP party into the conservative party that they claimed to be, and into a party that actually promoted policies beneficial to the well-being of we the people ... and of course we all know that Donald J Trump is the one who actually effected that transformation that we had all been praying for ...”
I’d put down money that says DJT or at least Don Jr. was lurking here BIGLY!)
How I hope that lots of D voters cross over this fall...
From your mouth to God’s ears.
Isn’t that what the Democrat leaders think as well, and why we are seeing this impeachment crap drag on? We know it will be a landslide, and so do they, and they are trying to make sure he never gets a chance to run for re-election.
“Id put down money that says DJT or at least Don Jr. was lurking here BIGLY!)”
interesting thought!
I’m dreaming of a red Jersey
Because they all are racists there/s
May their backs be hairy
It’s January
And may all deplorables unite
SENATORS: If the Impeachment doesn’t fit....you must ACQUIT!
If Trump wants to win the popular vote, he should give speeches in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and Detroit.
Bernie is seated, stuck in the Senate, while Biden is out campaigning.
Bernie’s numbers are going up, and Biden’s down!
:-O
Biden’s toast...
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