GOP incumbents and hopefuls in tight races have to determine if they want to court his supporters or avoid upsetting voters who don’t like the former president.
Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a luncheon at the California GOP Convention in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Starting with his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump has been a polarizing figure in American politics. Candidates in Southern California’s swing districts these past election cycles — like Rep. Michelle Steel in California’s 45th,
A spokesperson for Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, also did not respond to requests for comment. His social media accounts of late, too, did not reference the trial. While voters do care about “law and order” or “the rule of law,” Schnur said, it’s only one of many issues that may be at the top of their minds this election season.
Case in point: While neither Kim nor Steel has posted about Trump on social media, both have used their respective X accounts, formerly Twitter, on Friday to discuss the southern border. Trump’s campaign says it has raised nearly $53 million in online donations since the verdict. The news release says more than one-third of the donors are “new to the campaign” but offered few other details.“Even over the course of the trial, there already was a marked increase in Trump’s fundraising,” said Schnur. “That’s likely to continue and even intensify.
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