GOP hopeful could be first Republican since Reagan to take deep-blue Empire State as his popularity surges among black and Hispanic voters According to a new poll, Trump only trails Biden by seven points in NY The GOP frontrunner hopes to replicate Reagan's success in the state Read more: Trump hush money judge warns parties of incriminating Facebook comment day before the verdict By Mitchell Goodbar For Dailymail.Com Published: 00:22, 8 June 2024 | Updated: 00:27, 8 June 2024 e-mail View comments Former President Trump is increasingly likely to become the first Republican since Ronald Reagan to carry New York. According to a recent poll conducted by Emerson College, President Biden leads Trump by just seven points in the famously-liberal Empire State - a meager margin which leaves Trump within striking distance.
In New York, the circumstances are auspicious for the Republican party . There has been a groundswell of support for Trump after his conviction in the hush money trial, which many New Yorkers, including moderates and some liberals, have seen as the weaponization of justice. A Dailymail.
com poll conducted after his conviction found that Trump's approval received a six-point bump. Trump, himself a native New Yorker, has also improved his chances in the thoroughly Democratic state by drawing inspiration from Reagan's campaign playbook. There has been a groundswell of support for Trump after his conviction in the hush money trial, which many New Yorkers, including modera.