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Trump converts voters in deep-blue California – was it all about the economy?

people hold up Trump flags along a highway
Trump supporters cheer the election results at Santa Monica Beach in California. Photograph: Chin Hei Leung/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Donald Trump on 5 November expanded his coalition across the United States, and he did so even in deep-blue California.

While Kamala Harris unsurprisingly beat out Trump in the Golden State – receiving about 60% of the vote – the former president nonetheless pulled off a victory, winning eight counties that supported Joe Biden in 2020.

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