DON’S POLL VAULT
Blacks, Hispanics buoying Trump
Former President Donald Trump would handily win the presidential election if it were held today, thanks in part to a stunning boost in support from black and Hispanic voters, according to a poll.
The survey from The New York Times and Siena College found Trump defeating President Biden by 5 points — with Biden getting the support of just 43% of the electorate compared to Trump’s 48%. A further 10% said they didn’t know whom they would vote for or declined to answer.
The numbers showed Trump making sweeping gains above and beyond his traditional bases of support from white men. Trump pulled 23% of black voters, a demographic of which Republicans typically never win more than in single digits; Biden’s support among black voters was at 66%.
Among Hispanic voters, Trump led Biden 46% to 40%.
“The big takeaway for Democrats is they have to be concerned, and they are going to do everything they can — keeping Trump off the ballot or tying him up in court. Do not underestimate them,” Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) told The Post.
“Anybody that believes that blacks and Hispanics don’t care about safety in the urban areas in which many of them live, they’re wrong,” added Van Drew, who chairs Trump’s New Jersey campaign effort.
The survey of 980 registered voters nationwide was conducted Sunday through Wednesday and has a margin of error of 3½ percentage points.
Also Saturday, Trump took a step closer to facing Biden by racking up a hat trick of Republican caucus wins, in Idaho, Michigan and Missouri.
Trump, 77, scooped up all 39 delegates at the Michigan GOP’s caucus convention in Grand Rapids.
In Missouri, all 924 caucus precincts went in Trump’s favor by 50% or more, adding 51 of Missouri’s 54 convention delegates to his tally. Three more at-large delegates will be free to vote at will under party rules.
Idaho’s registered Republican voters also overwhelmingly turned out for Trump in the state’s caucuses, hosted at more than 210 locations throughout the Gem State. Trump collected all of the state’s 32 delegates after winning 84.3% of the vote.
The wins brought Trump one step closer to sweeping the map and securing the 2024 GOP nomination over his sole remaining challenger, Nikki Haley, who has vowed to stay in at least through this week’s 15 Super Tuesday contests.