(AURN News) — With Election Day looming tomorrow, former President Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Salem, Virginia, over the weekend, despite the state’s recent history of strongly favoring Democrats. According to New York Times polling averages, Vice President Kamala Harris currently leads Trump in Virginia by 7%, a state Trump lost by 5% in 2016 and 10% in 2020. The race remains tight in crucial battleground states as well. Those same New York Times polling averages also show the candidates deadlocked in Pennsylvania, while Harris maintains slim leads of less than 1% in both Michigan and Wisconsin. Trump holds narrow advantages of less than 1% in North Carolina and Nevada, with stronger leads in Georgia and a 3% edge in Arizona.
In Harrisonburg, Virginia, registered voter Paul Rogers voiced his support for Trump, emphasizing economic concerns as a decisive factor. “I think the country is split with two parties right down the middle. I think obviously you’re gonna have your independent voters, but I think you’re gonna have a few people that are gonna migrate to one side or the other, depending on the economy. And I think that it’s a clear choice that Trump is going to produce a better economy than we’ve seen the last four years,” Rogers told AURN News.
Rogers suggested some voters might cross party lines this election. “I think the majority of people are going to vote their party regardless. So I think that’s why you see a massive like, you know, 50/50, split. But I think that there are some people that are not going to vote their party because they want to see a stronger economy, and I think stronger foreign relations with other countries,” he said.
Reflecting on Trump’s communication style, Rogers added, “When people see someone who is able to speak his mind, even though we don’t always agree with the way he speaks his mind, we at least know what he’s thinking.”
Rogers also pointed to voter dissatisfaction with current conditions as a potential factor in the election’s outcome. “I think the biggest question, I think everybody’s been asking it, ‘Are we better off now than we were four years ago?’ And I think the answer is unanimously ‘No,’ and so in every category,” he said. “When it comes to the everyday American, we’re not better off. And so I think Trump’s the clear choice for a better economy and a better world.”
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