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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Presidential predetermination results truthful acold amusement Trump gaining much enactment from definite California counties than helium did successful 2020- the inclination is astir pronounced successful the Central Valley with the cardinal origin being the economy.
While Kamala Harris won the State of California, according to the California Secretary of State's Office, 10 counties that voted for Biden successful 2020 person flipped from bluish to reddish arsenic of Thursday with astir 55% of the votes counted.
In the San Joaquin Valley, they see Merced, Stanislaus and Fresno counties.
Thomas Holyoke, Fresno State Political Science Professor, said 1 of the mistakes the Harris Campaign made was failing to code America's economical hardship.
"One of the takeaways from Harris's decision is going to beryllium that she did not absorption capable connected economical problems nor did she separate herself capable from President Biden," Holyoke said.
According to the Fresno County Registrar's Office Website, Biden won Fresno County successful 2020 by 52.9% with Trump astatine 45.7%.
As of Thursday, Trump won Fresno County by 53.3% with Harris astatine 44.38%.
"A batch much radical person been hurting present owed to ostentation than astir apt different parts of California. So it was a overmuch much of a visceral absorption present successful the valley," Holyoke said.
Holyoke said Trump's messaging connected a anemic system resonated successful the Central Valley.
"Since Donald Trump had the grounds to constituent to, a batch of radical were attracted by that message. And so, yeah, a batch of the vale seems to person truly supported him. And Fresno County whitethorn person turned red," Holyoke said.
CAGOP Vice Chairman Corrin Rankin said the precocious outgo of surviving successful California is astir intolerable for many.
"The prices successful California conscionable look unattainable. Buying a home, starting a family. These things are unattainable for the younger generation. So, erstwhile radical perceive President Trump's connection of the things that helium wants to address, the things that helium wants to hole passim the United States and California included, this is what they're looking for," Rankin said.
Rankin said Harris did virtually thing to abstracted herself from President Biden's economical policies.
"She said, 'I can't deliberation of anything,' that told America close determination that determination was going to beryllium nary difference, that they tin proceed to proceed to expect rising cost, rising costs, rising crime, an unsecured borderline and struggle astir the world," Rankin said.
For much accusation connected predetermination results successful California, visit https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/
