Former President Donald Trump made a bold prediction about winning a deep-blue state in next year's presidential election — even though he got positively blown out there on two previous occasions.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump crowed about his chances in the Garden State while announcing that Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) would be chairing his campaign there.
"Because the Biden Administration has been so bad to the Garden State... we have a very good chance of winning New Jersey," Trump claimed.
"We will put it on our List for Rallies and all other forms of Events, and make a concerted effort to WIN! I spend a great deal of time in New Jersey, love the State, and its people. With what is going on in our Country now, Open and Broken Borders, Record Setting Crime, High Taxes and Regulations, Disrespect of our Military and Vets, the Worst Inflation in 72 years, and a Terrible Economy, we will win New Jersey, and possibly by a lot."
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In 2016, Trump lost New Jersey to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by 14 percentage points.
In 2020, after New Jersey had experienced four years of his presidency, he lost it to President Joe Biden by an even larger 16-point margin.
Additionally, New Jersey has not backed a Republican presidential candidate since 1988, when it backed the late President George H.W. Bush.
