It was a lot of Democrats in the “Blue Wall” state that crossed over and voted for Trump in 2016. Not so much in 2018 BUT! It seems that what happened for Trump then MAY be starting to rise up again in 2020.
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And the reason why should be shoving shivers into the spines of Democrat strategists (reformatted, emphasis mine).
The Number of Democrats Showing Up at Trump Rallies Continues to Stun
In an appearance on CNN this week, Michael Bloomberg’s campaign manager, Kevin Sheekey, said: “The impeachment proceedings are making the president’s reelection more likely.” CNN host Christiane Amanpour remarked that “many Democrats are not going to like to hear that.”
…President Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, released some very surprising data gathered from attendees at his Tuesday night rally in Broward, FL, which is guaranteed to send a shiver up Adam Schiff’s spine. Of the 31,177 voters who provided data, 24% were Democrats. The significance of this is monumental. I wonder what the percentage of Republicans attending Democratic rallies is. I imagine it would be low to nil.
This tells us that a sizable percentage of Democrats are looking at the weak field of candidates and are searching for an alternative. I would guess many of them are turned off by the injustice of the current impeachment inquiry as well as the party’s sharp left turn. It might surprise Democrats to hear that not every Democrat supports impeachment or the vision of a socialist America. The next data point showed that 19% had voted once or less in the last four elections. Can you imagine if this group were to actually go to the polls next year and cast their ballot for Trump? It’s not a crazy assumption…
Finally, Parscale found that 27% of them were Hispanic. The implications of such a strong Hispanic presence lays waste to the Democratic talking point that Trump’s insistence on building a border wall and taking a tougher stand against illegal immigration is resonating. A 27% Hispanic turnout for a Trump rally is impressive. The Hispanic vote will have a big impact on the results in 2020.
Those were in Florida – a battleground state and one that is being watched closely given the outflux of Puerto Rican refugees from the absolute disaster and corruption that is their home island. Many have posited that the State would have gone Blue this last election and will do so in the Presidential.
That remains to be seen.
(H/T: RedState)
