Virginia and New Hampshire suddenly drawing interest in election

[Craig Nigrelli]

AS WE HEAD INTO THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND THE CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR FINAL PUSH IN THE BATTLEGROUND STATES, ONE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS RAISING EYEBROWS. TRUMP IS SLATED TO HOLD A RALLY IN SALEM, VIRGINIA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
JOE BIDEN WON THE STATE CONVINCINGLY BY NEARLY 10 POINTS IN 2020 AND MOST PUNDITS HAVE PUT VIRGINIA, AND ITS 13 ELECTORAL VOTES, IN DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’S COLUMN IN THIS ELECTION.
HOWEVER, A NEW POLL OUT THIS WEEK PAINTS A PICTURE OF A VERY CLOSE RACE IN VIRGINIA. THE RASMUSSEN SURVEY OF 1014 LIKELY VOTERS HAS HARRIS UP BY JUST TWO POINTS, 48 PERCENT TO 46 PERCENT, WITH 3% UNDECIDED.
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN WENT ON FOX NEWS THIS WEEK PROCLAIMING THAT VIRGINIA IS VERY MUCH IN-PLAY.
OCT. 30, 2024 :
SUPER: GOV. GLENN YOUNGKIN | R-VA
“I just want to remind everybody in 2020, Joe Biden won by 10 points, we came back the next year, were able to win Virginia and Virginia’s are ready for strength back in the White House and that’s why this state is far more competitive than people would have thought and I’m pleased President Trump will be here on Saturday,.”

SUSAN SWECKER, CHAIRWOMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN VIRGINIA, NOT ONLY DOWNPLAYED THE POSSIBLE CLOSENESS OF THE RACE, SHE NAME-CALLED AND BLASTED TRUMP. SHE TOLD THE A-P, QUOTE “ KAMALA HARRIS WILL WIN VIRGINIA CONVINCINGLY, AS HE KNOWS, AND ANY VISIT FROM THIS DERANGED LUNATIC WILL ONLY WIDEN THE MARGIN.”
ANOTHER STATE THAT IS SUDDENLY GETTING ATTENTION IS NEW HAMPSHIRE. A POLL OUT THIS WEEK, CONDUCTED FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL, SHOWED TRUMP WITH A NARROW LEAD OVER HARRIS, 50.2% TO 49 8%.
IN ADDITION, REAL CLEAR POLITICS HAS NOW MOVED NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ITS FOUR ELECTORAL VOTES INTO THE TOSS-UP COLUMN. JOE BIDEN WON NEW HAMPSHIRE BY SEVEN PERCENTAGE POINTS IN 2020.
THE MOST RECENT RASMUSSEN POLL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM LATE OCTOBER HAS KAMALA HARRIS UP BY ONE PERCENT. SO IF YOU BELIEVE THE POLLS, THE RACE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE APPEARS TO BE TIGHTENING. I’M CN FOR MORE UNBIASED UPDATES, DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP