Trump is campaigning outside of battleground states. Is that confidence or hubris?
Former President Donald Trump is swerving off the battleground map this week to host rallies in New Mexico and Virginia.
Former President Donald Trump is swerving off the battleground map this week to host rallies in New Mexico and Virginia — states that haven't voted for the GOP presidential nominee in two decades and where he lost by double digits in 2020 — and he is flirting with a trip to New Hampshire.
Trump heads to Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, with his campaign newly confident that he is in such good shape to beat Vice President Kamala Harris that he can afford to divert his focus from the seven main battlegrounds the two sides have focused on for the entirety of the race.
A Trump campaign official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss strategy freely said the barnstorming of the final week is part of a strategy to expand the map and capitalize on what the campaign says are Trump’s diverse coalition and favorable positioning on the map and the broader momentum it claims it is seeing with the electorate.
"Trump has created a broad and diverse coalition by unifying the GOP, attracting independents and appealing to disaffected Democrats with his message," the official said.
"The momentum includes states that have recently trended for a Democrat," the source added. "All Americans understand that Kamala has broken our border, economy and ability to lead in the world.”
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