Virginia Democrats troll Trump with billboard ads highlighting Harris’ 10-point poll lead ahead of rally
Virginia Democrats are ready for Donald Trump to arrive for a rally on Saturday and have booked dozens of electronic billboards to display poll results showing him leading Kamala Harris by 10 points in the state.
Trump is taking the time to use the seven battleground states to campaign in a state where Republican presidential candidates have not won since 2004.
And a poll released a day before his visit showed Harris tightening her grip and expanding her lead over Trump to 10 points in the state.
The results of the Roanoke College survey will be displayed on billboards along the route Trump’s motorcade is expected to take, according to a source familiar with the plan
“Democrats have bought up every billboard from the airport to the rally grounds to rub their noses in it,” the source said.
Democrats in Virginia are preparing to troll Donald Trump with billboards during his visit
According to an image shared with DailyMail.com, the ads read: “Roanoke College Poll: Harris leads Trump by 10 points in VA.
“Paid for by the Democratic Party of Virginia.”
The cheeky posts will go live around noon.
Trump campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday and will visit Salem on Saturday.
Last Sunday he held a rally at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Trump aides believe he has a big lead in the race and is benefiting from early voting, making him competitive in states where he would not normally be expected to win.
Showing up in expected places generates media attention and promotes a sense of power, they say.
But it comes with risks. Seven states are expected to determine the outcome of the election: Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
Hillary Clinton was criticized in 2016 for not spending enough time in Wisconsin, Michigan or Pennsylvania.
Trump takes time off from battleground states to campaign in a state that hasn’t been won by a Republican presidential candidate since 2004
The magnitude of the task Trump faced in Virginia was illustrated in the Roanoke College poll.
It found that 51 percent of likely voters said they planned to vote for Harris. Only 41 percent said they supported Trump.
That’s a big change from August 20, when Harris had just a three-point lead.
The national picture is better for Trump. The latest Daily Mail.com/JL Partners poll ahead of Election Day showed the former president with a three-point lead over his opponent.