Garden State of Mind

Donald Trump broke several records last weekend with his attendance-shattering rally in Wildwood, NJ. Now he looks to break the trend and flip the Garden State red for the first time since 1988

With the backdrop of the Boardwalk, and behind that, the setting sun, with the smells of sausage and peppers and pizza filling the air, Donald J. Trump, the 2024 Republican Presidential nominee delivered remarks before a crowd in excess of 100,000 potential voters and supporters in Wildwood, New Jersey last weekend.

Outside of the record-setting numbers and the A-tier delegation of guests who included New Jersey House Representative, Jeff Van Drew, North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum and NFL Legends and Super Bowl Champions, former New York Giants Lawrence Taylor and Otis (OJ) Anderson, you had the former President, aiming to become the next Commander-in-Chief bringing more than just his interactive A-game to the tens of thousands potential voters who packed the venue to hear his message last Saturday down at the Jersey Shore.

Whether you were reading between the lines of both the President’s remarks and who he was sending out praise to throughout the rally event, by the end of the day, one thing had become abundantly clear:

The state of New Jersey was most certainly in play.

Before Donald Trump began delivering his remarks, former congressional candidate, talk show host and America First Republican Chairman, Mike Crispi spoke before the massive audience and outlined his blueprint to flip the traditionally blue state red and into the win column for America First for the first time since 1988.

As Crispi laid out his initiative, titled “Project 14” he disclosed how the grassroots organization, America First Republicans plan to target individuals who can identify “fourteen” low-propensity voters and engage them to vote in any fashion (ballot harvesting, mail-in, early vote or in-person on Election Day) which in turn could tip the scales (and the state) from Democrat to Republican on November 5th, 2024.

During the rally, President Trump praised Crispi, citing that “he made a helluva speech” and that “he (Trump) knows that you (Crispi) has big plans for the future, and we’re with you,” before reaffirming Crispi as a, “good man.”

Now, many would argue that New Jersey at the moment is currently designated as a “Safe to Lean Blue” state, however, there is currently no countermeasure by the democrats to take on such an initiative which is set to kickoff on June 14th of this year; which consequently happens to be both Flag Day and Donald Trump’s birthday as well.

Such an operation could and should in fact, pull valuable resources that the democrats are currently pouring into battleground states over in the Rust Belt and up in the Blue Wall in their defense of Donald Trump’s surging poll numbers across the country.

In addition, the Crispi-led front could help solidify growing supporting in the states of Pennsylvania and New York, two locations that Donald Trump will already be campaigning in.

When asked about the prospectus of Project 14, Crispi had this to say earlier this week: “Project 14 is how we beat the left at their own game. If they (the democrats) are going to ballot harvest, we will ballot harvest, if they vote by mail, we will register to vote by mail, if they encourage early voting we will do so as well and then on Election Day we will have a tidal wave of support. Project 14 is simple: engage 14 low propensity voters who don’t often vote to begin with, and have them sign up to vote *any* one of these ways. New Jersey has 14 electoral votes, everyone engages 14 people, and we do it from President Trump’s birthday, on June 14, all the way through Election Day and we WIN New Jersey. It’s the pathway to becoming Too Big To Rig!”

With less than a month left before the Project 14 operation kicks off, Crispi and the America First Republicans of New Jersey have little time to haste if they’re going to successfully pull of this modern day electoral version of the Italian Job.

Luckily for President Trump, the America First Movement and New Jersey Republicans, the man at the head of the table certainly brings enough passion and energy to handle some business in the Garden State.

Rone is the Executive Producer and Host of the Steak for Breakfast Podcast. You can catch the America’s Favorites and Fastest Growing Political Podcast airing four episodes a week on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your news 🥩🎙️