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Trump visits California and Nevada to campaign on economy before midterms
President Donald Trump travelled to California and Nevada this week to sharpen contrasts with Democrats on the economy, border security and crime ahead of November's midterm elections. The trip included a Republican…
President Donald Trump travelled to California and Nevada this week to sharpen contrasts with Democrats on the economy, border security and crime ahead of November's midterm elections. The trip included a Republican National Committee fundraising dinner at a golf club his family owns in Rancho Palos Verdes, where authorities said a California man carrying ammunition had been arrested days earlier after appearing to monitor security preparations. Trump was also due to speak about the economy at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. An AP-NORC poll from late July found only 32 per cent of US adults approved of Trump's handling of the economy and 69 per cent called it poor, with his overall approval at 33 per cent. Trump was expected to criticise California Governor Gavin Newsom, who said the visit was aimed at fundraising rather than helping wildfire survivors. Nevada, where Republican Governor Joe Lombardo faces a closely watched re-election contest, is dealing with housing shortages and rising energy demand from AI data centres.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both sides used strong language, Trump's spokesperson framing the trip as contrasting his agenda with Newsom's, and Newsom's office calling it a fundraising trip rather than help for wildfire survivors. The AP-NORC poll put Trump's economic approval at 32 per cent against 69 per cent who called the economy poor, figures that predate whatever effect this trip has on opinion in either state. The November elections, particularly Nevada's governor's race, will be the clearer test of whether these arguments persuaded voters.
Source: indiatoday.in
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