Conservative influencers who helped President-elect Donald Trump declare victory in Pennsylvania are now focused on New Jersey, suggesting the state could turn red in future elections. are.
Vice President Kamala Harris in November secured victory in New Jersey With 52% of the vote, he defeated President-elect Donald Trump by less than 6 percentage points in a state that was not considered a battleground state. The gap between the two candidates is even narrower than in 2020, when President Biden led the state by almost 16 points.
Some analysts are now suggesting New Jersey has moved from a blue state to a swing state.
Scott Pressler, founder of the political action committee (PAC) Early Vote Action, seemed to agree with this sentiment in a conversation with FOX News Digital.
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Scott Pressler, founder of Early Vote Action, told Fox News Digital that he is trying to use the “Pennsylvania model” to turn New Jersey red. (Spencer Pratt/Michael Maslan/Corbis/VCG Getty Images)
“We're going to use the Pennsylvania model of voter registration, and we're not going to reinvent the wheel, but we're just going to apply everything we've learned to New Jersey. And we're going to do it the hard way. “We're going to do it smarter, not harder,” he said.
Pressler said his work in Pennsylvania for the 2024 election was an attempt to build infrastructure for the Republican Party that was “lacking” in past election cycles. He said his work in the state focused on three main components: education, the ground game and voter registration.
“One of the biggest hurdles we had heading into the 2024 presidential election was trying to get conservatives to vote by mail, vote early, and ultimately swing Pennsylvania to Donald. “I want them to understand all of the above approaches,” Trump added.
Pressler said Republicans have struggled over the past four years to overcome Democrats' advantage in voter registration. In 2020, the Democratic Party had a 650,000-person advantage in registered voters. Now, that margin has shrunk by 300,000.
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“I love numbers. I always look at things from a mathematical perspective,” Pressler said, noting that his focus is on key demographics likely to support Trump.
“We went to truck stops to talk to that community about mail-in voting. They may not show up on Election Day. There are 90,000 Amish, but Fox News Digital said our job… I know there was even a team following “Farmers Market and Lancaster,'' he said. “There are 800,000 veterans. So we went to the VFW and the American Legion. There are 930,000 hunters. So we went to gun stores and shooting ranges.”
Above all, Pressler said the “secret sauce” to winning Pennsylvania in 2024 is to stop the “proverbial bleeding” in big cities and increase rural voter turnout.
Next week, Pressler will be heading to a Christmas party in Sussex County, New Jersey. The region borders Pike County, Pennsylvania's red countryside. His organization aims to build relationships on the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border.
Mr. Pressler also hired a voter registration staff on the Wildwood Boardwalk during the spring and summer, not only to register New Jersey voters but also to “double-dip” Pennsylvania votes. I'm going.
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Photo: Large crowd gathers on Wildwood Beach for Trump's rally. (Fox News Digital Image Direct)
“Our staff is going to help New Jersey, and after we help New Jersey in 2025, we're going to ask New Jersey and say, 'Cross the border legally and we're going to run for Pennsylvania governor in 2026. Can you help me?'' he said.
President-elect Donald Trump held a rally in Wildwood during the 2024 campaign. Pressler noted that many people make fun of President Trump for holding a rally there, but don't understand that the area has a certain political significance.
“Wildwood is where Philadelphia goes to the beach,” he said.
The last time New Jersey voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988, when Vice President George H.W. Bush defeated Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. The state voted for Republican candidates from 1968 to 1992, and the state began a continuing trend of blue voting.
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