Trump has an Oct 2 rally penciled in for deep-red Alabama while his party defends Texas and Alaska. Will he hold it?
82% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 11 predictions cast.
President Trump held a midterm rally at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama, on Oct. 2, drawing a crowd estimated at roughly 8,000 supporters. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for Alabama governor, Sen. Katie Britt, and former Rep. Jerry Carl, the GOP nominee for Alabama's 1st Congressional District, appeared alongside him.
Trump spoke for about 70 minutes, highlighting a $3 billion federal commitment to an Interstate 10 corridor and bridge project connecting Mobile and the Eastern Shore, which he called the largest infrastructure project in Alabama's history. He urged the crowd to "pretend I'm on the ballot" in the November midterms, even though he is not a candidate, and criticized Democrats on immigration, taxes and economic policy.
The rally proceeded despite Alabama's deep-red lean, even as national Republican resources were more heavily focused on competitive midterm contests in Texas and Alaska. Trump has used similar stops in safely Republican states to rally turnout and energize candidates in down-ballot races rather than to persuade swing voters.
Eighty-two percent of Predict Six forecasters correctly predicted Trump would hold the rally as scheduled.