A state that has historically been a blue state located in New England might end up being flipped red come Nov. 5, as the hype for former President Donald Trump just keeps on growing and growing among American voters. What’s truly astounding is how far Trump has managed to expand the electoral map since he entered politics. He’s accomplished what no other modern member of the GOP has been able to do. Many years from now, I believe Trump will be looked at as one of the most important political figures of the 21st century.
Who would’ve thought, right? The host of “The Apprentice.” What a crazy world we live in, guys.
According to a report from Trending Politics News, the state of New Hampshire could flip for Trump during the presidential election next week, according to data culled from a recent poll done by Praecones Analytica and the New Hampshire Journal. Newsweek has reported that the 45th president has taken a surprising 0.4 percent lead over his nemesis, Vice President Kamala Harris, with the totals being 50.2 percent to 49.8 percent. The survey spoke with 622 registered voters in the field between the dates of October 24th through the 26th. If the results continue this direction, Trump would be the first Republican presidential candidate to take New Hampshire in 24 years, when George W. Bush won it in the race against former Vice President Al Gore.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Praecones Analytica / @NewHampJournal poll:Trump 50.2% (+0.4)
Harris 49.8%622 RV, 10/24-26
— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) October 28, 2024
Trump has not led in a single New Hampshire poll since late July when the same consortium showed him leading President Joe Biden by a single point, according to FiveThirtyEight. That the embattled Democrat managed to hold on to his lead nearly a month after giving the worst debate performance of his life indicates just how far out of play the Trump campaign believed New Hampshire to be. Now, with Harris’s numbers steadily declining and momentum on Trump’s side during the final week, Republicans must consider whether they want to divert resources from the traditional seven swing states and make a play there. Down the ballot, New Hampshire Republicans are feeling optimistic about Kelly Ayotte’s chances in the race for governor: she leads Democrat Joyce Craig 52-48%. Ayotte, a former U.S. senator who lost her reelection in 2016, has posted modest but steady leads for most of the year. During her 2016 campaign, Ayotte kept Trump at arm’s length, denouncing him for the Access Hollywood tape but ultimately losing to now-Sen. Maggie Hassen. This time around, however, Ayotte has been vocally more pro-Trump, encouraging his campaign to make a play for New Hampshire and posting a big win in the GOP primary over a more conservative opponent.
“Betting markets give Harris an 80% chance of carrying the state, but other polling firms are showing a tightening race which may upend the presidential contest. Emerson College last week reported that Harris was only up by 3%, and Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has been bullish about his chances there. ‘Granite Staters will not vote for dangerously liberal Kamala Harris, whose policies as vice president have increased our energy bills and created the most unaffordable housing market in New Hampshire’s history,’ Leavitt told Newsweek,” the report concluded.
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