President Trump’s supporters are so enthusiastic that “thousands” of them welcomed the commander-in-chief to the deep blue state of California on Sunday, according to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
McEnany wrote on Twitter that supporters lined the streets for miles as the president drove toward the home of Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey for a fundraising event in Newport.
“Thousands of thousands of people lined up along our motorcade route in CALIFORNIA to cheer on President @realDonaldTrump!!!!” she said.
INCREDIBLE??
Thousands of people lined up for miles along our motorcade route in CALIFORNIA to cheer on the President @realDonaldTrump!!!!! pic.twitter.com/tp0oGQ34MH
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) October 18, 2020
Luckey, 28, sold his virtual reality company to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014, according to CNBC. He is one of the state’s top Republican Party donors.
Although Newport Beach is a conservative-leaning area in the deep blue state, the enthusiasm is similar to that enjoyed by the president across the country, as evidenced for the first time by his high vote share in the primary.
[I]in 23 of the 27 states that held primaries both this year and in 2012, when President Obama was running for re-election, Trump received a higher total vote than Obama – often doubling or tripling his predecessor’s vote total. His primary vote total was also greater than President George W. Bush’s vote total in 2004.
Strong Trump turnout emerged not only in reliably Republican states like Montana and Arkansas, but even in deep blue strongholds and purple states that Joe Biden hopes to flip in November.
In Michigan’s March primary, Trump won 639,144 votes, eclipsing the 174,054 that Obama received in 2012. A few weeks later, Trump won 713,546 votes in Ohio — more than twice Obama’s 2012 vote total of 285,990 .(New York Post Office)
Now that we’re approaching Election Day, Trump may be lagging behind in the polls, but as Matt reported on Sunday, he’s enjoying some advantage that pollsters are missing: “GOP voter registration gains in key states.”
