It’s been 40 years since a Republican nominee has carried New York state in a presidential election.
You have to go back to President Ronald Reagan, who won the state as part of his landslide re-election victory in 1984.
But that’s not stopping former President Trump from holding a rally Wednesday in his native state, which he has no serious chance of carrying in his election faceoff with Vice President Kamala Harris.
And it’s Trump’s second large campaign event this year, after drawing a large crowd in the New York City borough of the Bronx in May.
While there was some chatter of New York potentially being in play as President Biden’s poll numbers started cratering following his disastrous late June debate performance against Trump, the conversation was fleeting and quickly dissipated when Harris replaced Biden atop the Democrats’ 2024 ticket.
Nassau County is no stranger to massive gatherings.
Security will be tight as the Nassau County police are working alongside the Secret Service and other federal, state and local agencies to keep the event safe.
“The State Department of Homeland Security, the federal Department of Homeland Security. We’ve gotten assistance from the Suffolk County Police Department, NYPD, and the Freeport Police Department and the MTA police Department,” Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman said.
Trump’s visit comes just days after his second assassination attempt this past Sunday at his golf course in Florida.
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