Support Climbs For Trump Following Coachella Rally
Gains seen amongst Latino voters, nearby swing state voters
By Evan Symon, October 14, 2024 5:20 pm
Former President and Presidential candidate Donald Trump gave a rally at a polo field on Calhoun Ranch in Coachella on Saturday, with his unusual mid-October rally with multiple goals in mind a success, despite an arrest before the event.
In the days leading up to the rally, Trump had vowed to go after Vice President Kamala Harris in her home state, shore up the Latino vote, bump up support in nearby Nevada and Arizona, meet with donors, and help bring out voters for close House election. Some Harris supporters, and even members of Harris’ own staff, mocked the Trump campaign for the decision. Despite that, the rally still happened, with Trump going out to Coachella between an event in Las Vegas earlier on Saturday, and an Arizona rally on Sunday. While there was a small 60 person protest in Coachella and a man with firearms, fake I.D.’s and a fake press pass was apprehended by police, it did little to alter the event, with some attendees only having to stay longer as a result for the latter incident.
As promised, Trump went after Harris on uniquely Californian issues and some national issues, like water usage, homelessness and cost of living. He also went after Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), Governor Gavin Newsom, and President Joe Biden, amongst other people.
During his speech, Trump said at one point “California has the highest inflation, the highest taxes, the highest gas prices, the highest cost of living, the most regulations, the most expensive utilities, the most homelessness, the most crime, the most decay and the most illegal aliens. Other than that, you’re doing quite well, actually. We’re not going to let Kamala Harris do to America what she did to California.
“We’re going to take care of your water situation, force it down his throat, and we’ll say: Gavin, if you don’t do it, we’re not giving any of that fire money that we send you all the time for all the fire, forest fires that you have.”
He also went after protestors there, including mocking a protestor with a sign that said “Go Back Home To Mommy”.
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Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA) said of Trump’s Saturday rally “We are familiar with having presidents come and leave a mark here, and we respect and love them. But ex-President Trump is different. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of respect for the demographics that live here. Not just in his vile rhetoric but also in his policies.”
While Ruiz and other criticized the speech, preliminary polling afterwards found that the rally hit the high water marks. Latino voters in the tri-state region responded positively, along with supporters who came from Nevada and Arizona.
“For the voters from Arizona and Nevada, it is due in part to his visits to them during his whole West Coast swing, but Coachella, held in Harris’ state, was definitely the crown jewel,” explained voter outreach coordinator Luis Valdez to the Globe on Monday. “You know, Nevada (Latest polls there show Trump with a minor advantage) and Arizona (Polls there have him ahead by several points) needed to be more solidified, and these events on Saturday and Sunday helped that.
“But it was Latino voters who were critical. We have a phone poll going right now, and we are still very early in results. You know, we want to get Latinos from all demographics. But what we have seen so far, after the rally, that Trump was seen more positively by Latinos. The big reason why is the economy and the cost of living. Him going after Harris for that and other California problems was big. Farm workers, usually voting for Democrats, we saw a lot more come towards Trump because of what he wants to do with water out here, switching out some environmental usage for more farm usage. Harris can’t match that.
“Again, early numbers, but the event was received a lot more positively. The media is focusing mostly on that apprehended man with a gun, but with those who were there, he spoke to them. Yeah, it was hot, and yeah, people had a hard time getting out. But it was like the namesake concert in those ways too on those regards. But he came, he spoke, and he did what he aimed to do. The only thing we don’t know is if Congressional candidates saw any rise. The poll didn’t ask about that. But I’m guessing it helped by a non-zero percentage.”
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The rally was great and the crowd impressive. But I heard President Trump say that Garvey was a hell of a ball player, but “doesn’t understand politics.” Why wasn’t Garvey at Coachella?
Sigh. Garvey seems like he doesn’t really want the job? Maybe he was chosen to lose the election by the Democrat/RINO Uniparty cabal?
How dare President Trump intrude on the bastion of the far left? And how dare he criticize the deplorable conditions in California created by the Democrat leadership?
The Democrats sound like a bunch of butt hurt Communists that they are. Maybe they need to retreat to their safe spaces now.
The rally was historic. I was there with my husband and friends. We drove 9 hours each way. Donald J. Trump must be our next President. With him we can rebuild our nation better than ever, and bring peace to our world.
I am running for Oakland City Council At Large, I will work with Donald J. Trump and with his help I can help make Oakland Safe and Productive Again, bring back industry, small and medium businesses . I will clean up the drugs filling our streets, as well as clean out the Wall Street interest bankrupting our city.
Vote for Donald J. Trump for President, Vote for me, Mindy Pechenuk, for Oakland City Council At Large
Go for it Mindy. California needs millions more with your attitude.
If the question ” Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago compared to when President Trumps was running the country? If you say you are can you tell all of us other Californian’s in what ways are you and your family better off.”
Waiting to read all those answers.