Posted on 07/09/2020 8:32:22 AM PDT by Kaslin
The mainstream media and Beltway pundits may not understand why Donald Trump chose New Hampshire as the home for his next campaign rally, but here in the Granite State, it makes total sense. After all, the President nearly corrected the GOP’s losing streak at the presidential level in 2016. This year, he is even better poised to put the state back in the red column.
With polls in other battleground states looking unpredictable, New Hampshire’s four electoral votes could make all the difference in November.
When President Trump takes the stage in Portsmouth on Saturday night, he will be in a state where the COVID-19 cases are decreasing and that was enjoying an unemployment rate of 2.5 percent pre-pandemic. Although the President narrowly lost the state as a whole in 2016 - the 0.4% margin was the second smallest behind Michigan - he carried the First Congressional district, which is home to Saturday's rally.
From the beginning, New Hampshire voters were drawn to Trump’s no-nonsense style. His tough stance on border security resonates with an electorate who has been ravaged by the opioid epidemic fueled, in part, by drugs streaming across our southern border. His pledge to finally stand up to China hit home with the forgotten men and women who have seen their jobs and livelihoods shipped overseas.
Granite State voters are smart and they can spot a phony a mile away. They may not agree with everything President Trump has said and done over his first term, but they know when the chips are down, the President will fight for them. He is an outsider, not a career politician. His take-no-prisoners mantra propelled him to a 20-point victory in the 2016 primary, a win so resounding that he became the unstoppable runaway train.
Even in this year’s Republican primary, with no serious opponent, the President managed to garner the greatest number of votes cast for an incumbent President in the Granite State’s history. The enthusiasm for the President on the ground is palpable here, making New Hampshire an ideal venue to set the tone for the rest of the campaign.
Expect the President to make the case about the stakes before us in November’s election. New Hampshire had eight years of the Obama-Biden Administration, and the results weren’t pretty. Voters grew weary of the economic stagnation, ISIS running wild in the Mideast, and a federal government that didn’t care about the working class of America.
Electing Joe Biden would be a step in the wrong direction. A 77-year-old candidate who has spent close to half a century in Washington D.C., he is embedded into the failed status quo that has left Americans behind. Joe Biden and the Democrats in the Pelosi Congress have already committed to the most expensive, left-wing agenda in American history - and they will stick our middle class with the bill. None of this sits well in the Live Free or Die state.
Even in this year’s Republican primary, with no serious opponent, the President managed to garner the greatest number of votes cast for an incumbent President in the Granite State’s history. The enthusiasm for the President on the ground is palpable here, making New Hampshire an ideal venue to set the tone for the rest of the campaign.
Expect the President to make the case about the stakes before us in November’s election. New Hampshire had eight years of the Obama-Biden Administration, and the results weren’t pretty. Voters grew weary of the economic stagnation, ISIS running wild in the Mideast, and a federal government that didn’t care about the working class of America.
Electing Joe Biden would be a step in the wrong direction. A 77-year-old candidate who has spent close to half a century in Washington D.C., he is embedded into the failed status quo that has left Americans behind. Joe Biden and the Democrats in the Pelosi Congress have already committed to the most expensive, left-wing agenda in American history - and they will stick our middle class with the bill. None of this sits well in the Live Free or Die state.
So that the rip van biden campaign will flood the airwaves in Vermont? For a friend.
Electing Joe Biden would be a step in the wrong direction. “
Probably the biggest understatement in a decade.
“Live free or die”
The “Old man of the Mountain” may have crumbled, but the spirit, however muffled, still glows in embers.
I think NH is a good choice because Trump is motivating millions by his rallies, not just those who attend in any chosen State.
Bump
I heard from a reliable source that the Republicans (and Trump) have decided not to challenge Nevada this year...which is disappointing but given the prevalence of foreign workers and the union strength in the south, understandable. Trump is going to concentrate in the east, south and midwest. The west is a mess of radical leftism.
Portsmouth seems a bit odd tho, due to the proximity to unhinged lefties from Durham/Dover, coastal Maine, and Boston.
Sad news if true. Then again, the commie/socialist have lied their way into power and we’re sort of left thinking we ain’t going back. Vegas alone crushes the rest of the state. Toss in the folks that have moved into the Truckee Meadows area and nevaDUH probably ain’t going back. That’s why I propose that the candidate that wins more land mass wins the (s)election.
I suppose you’re right, I never considered the proximity of ME. and MA.
Expect the President to make the case about the stakes before us in November's election. New Hampshire had eight years of the Obama-Biden Administration, and the results weren't pretty. Voters grew weary of the economic stagnation, ISIS running wild in the Mideast, and a federal government that didn’t care about the working class of America. Electing Joe Biden would be a step in the wrong direction.
NH is definitely winnable this year.
ME is possible but more difficult.
Portsmouth is outdoors at an airport. Maybe the largest he could find in NH. Boston is an easy fly-in for people from other places getting to Portsmouth. I’m hoping that tropical rain holds off through Saturday night.
Portsmouth, NH? I believe you’ll see people all over New England be there. I could’ve been in Portsmouth from my house in Connecticut in an hour and a half.
The Biden signs around here say “Biden works for NH.”
I laugh. When Biden was campaigning in this area, he didn’t know the difference between NH and VT.
TRUMP works for us!
Nevada? What is the polling in Nevada and Arizona say?
Not that we trust them.
This is brilliant. I think PA and FL are a lock for President Trump. That means if he takes NH, he has a lot of paths to victory. If you look at the states he won in 2016, it is hard to say that he will loose any of them. MI and WI are my two that bare watching and extra effort.
My guess is that Trump takes all of the 2016 states and adds NH and MN. An outside chance of ME and VA. The latter is because the dems have really pissed off the conservatives in the state and many, many more will be going to the polls.
“Nevada? What is the polling in Nevada and Arizona say?”
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I don’t know about the polling, but it’s safe to say that NV is in play.
I was simply trying to establish the importance of NH’s 4 EVs. I’m sure the scenario I shared is one that is being discussed by the Trump campaign.
The bitch Michigan governor won’t let Trump hold a rally unde4 strict lockdowns NO WAY!! Wisconsin is wide open though after state SC struck down governors lock down orders!!
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