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Trump’s Republican Turnout Boost Extends to Battleground States
If Trump wins his party's nomination, white, working-class voters could help him in key general election states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa.
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Donald Trump is helping increase Republican turnout virtually everywhere he competes, including in traditional battleground states he’d need to win to become president.
The real estate mogul routinely brags about booming participation in primaries and caucuses as evidence he's bringing new voters to the party. His opponents dismiss that explanation, saying the big field of candidates and resulting media attention have been the main propellants.