Trump’s visit to Long Island today is steeped in nostalgia, advisers say
With just 48 days until Election Day, former President Donald Trump is traveling to deeply blue Uniondale, New York, for his first large-scale rally since the second apparent assassination attempt on his life this weekend.
While Trump lost the Empire State by more than 20 points in both 2016 and 2020, he insists he has a “real chance of winning” New York in November.
Trump advisers described the visit as being somewhat steeped in nostalgia. The former president has long wanted to hold another large-scale rally in New York, his initial hometown, even more so after his event in the Bronx this May drew thousands of supporters.
“He’s always wanted to do a New York rally, in an arena,” one senior Trump adviser told CNN. Months ago, discussions over whether Trump would potentially host a political event at Madison Square Garden percolated within Trump’s campaign — initiated by the former president — though there were logistical problems that made doing so unfeasible.
Another adviser said that the trip “is part nostalgia and part mutual admiration for New York. There’s a long history where President Trump and the major metro media markets of NY state are forever linked over many decades.”
Despite the state not being a battleground, Trump’s advisers argue there’s merit to visiting Long Island, noting its large immigrant population as well as it being home to many blue-collar, working class voters and small business owners that the campaign is eager to court in the weeks leading up to November 5.
New York is also home to several key US House races that could determine control of the chamber in the next Congress.
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