Former President Donald Trump’s chief pollster, Tony Fabrizio, listed Minnesota, Virginia, New Jersey, and New Mexico as toss-ups and implied Maine is in play while speaking to the Florida GOP at the Republican National Convention.
None of those states have voted for a Republican since 2004, when both Virginia and New Mexico turned red before flipping back to blue in 2008. None of those states have been considered toss-ups by the Cook Political Report, though they’re considered more competitive, except for New Jersey.
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