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By Rachel Dobkin
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Former President Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner for the 2024 presidential nomination, made known his efforts to flip the blue state of New Jersey.
"I am pleased to announce that very popular and highly respected Congressman, Jeff Van Drew, will be heading up my New Jersey effort for President," Trump wrote in a post on his social media site, Truth Social, on Friday. "We will put it on our List for Rallies and all other forms of Events, and make a concerted effort to WIN!"
Newsweek reached out to Trump's and Biden's campaign teams via email, as well as Biden's director of rapid response, Ammar Moussa, on X, formerly Twitter, direct message for comment.
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New Jersey has voted for the Democratic candidate in the past six presidential elections. In 2020, President Joe Biden won the state by 16 percentage points (57 percent to Trump's 41 percent).
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However, Trump believes that he can flip more New Jersey voters this time around.
He wrote Friday that Van Drew "feels, as do I, that because the Biden Administration has been so bad to the Garden State, that we have a very good chance of winning New Jersey."
"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."
There is limited information on how Trump and Biden are doing in New Jersey, as early polls tend to focus on swing states or early primary states. But in a national poll conducted by Emerson College, Trump leads Biden by 4 percentage points (47 percent to 43 percent). The poll was conducted between December 4 and December 6 and included a sample size of 1,000 registered voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
In the same poll, Biden had an approval rating of 41 percent, while 51 percent of registered voters disapprove of the job he is doing.
Trump also has maintained a big lead among his fellow Republican candidates, including New Jersey native and former Governor Chris Christie, who has been the only outspoken critic of Trump among his fellow GOP candidates.
The former president has 64 percent of voter support in the Republican Primary, according to the Emerson College poll. Meanwhile, former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has 14 percent, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at 7 percent, and Christie and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at 4 percent.
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