Democrats in Virginia are ready for Donald Trump’s arrival for a Saturday rally and have booked dozens of electronic billboards to display poll results showing he trails Kamala Harris by 10 points in the state.
Trump is taking time of from the seven battleground states to campaign in a state where Republican presidential candidates have not won since 2004.
And a poll published a day before his visit showed Harris tightening her grip and extending her lead over Trump to 10 points in the state.
The results of the Roanoke College poll will be shown 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 site to rub his nose in it,’ said the source.
Democrats in Virginia are preparing to troll Donald Trump during his visit with billboard ads
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 messages are due to go live at midday.
Trump campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday and is scheduled to visit Salem, on Saturday.
Last Sunday he held a rally in Madison Square Garden, New York.
Trump aides believe he is well ahead in the race, and is benefiting from early voting that makes him competitive in states that he would not normally be expected to win.
Turning up in expected places generates media coverage and promotes a sense of strength, they say.
But it comes with risks. Seven states are expected to decide the outcome of the election: Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.
Hillary Clinton was criticized in 2016 for failing to spend enough time in Wisconsin, Michigan or Pennsylvania.
Trump is taking time off from battleground states to campaign in a state that hasn’t been won by a Republican presidential candidate since 2004
J.L. Partners polled 1000 likely voters from Oct 26 to 29. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 points, but put Donald Trump back in the lead after he fell behind
The scale of the task facing Trump 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 were backing Trump.
That is a stark change from August 20, when Harris had only a three-point lead.
The national picture is better for Trump. The final Daily Mail.com/J.L. Partners poll ahead of Election Day found the former president had a three-point lead over his opponent.
