Last Tuesday in Arizona‚ former President Donald Trump continued his 2024 domination of President Joe Biden in battleground states. So far this year‚ both parties have held primary elections in three of the six states that decided 2020’s presidential outcome. Trump has out-polled Biden in all three. Handily. While pollsters may give insights into how people will vote‚ primary voters offer outcomes as to how they have voted. Right now‚ it’s not close. Despite both men having already sewn up their nominations‚ each faced some drama in Arizona’s primary election. Biden faced a protest vote over his policy in the Israel–Hamas conflict. Trump still faced numerous challengers who garnered over 20 percent of the Republican votes. READ MORE: Trump Should Sue Letitia James for Sex and Race Discrimination As in 2020‚ Biden won last Tuesday‚ this time gaining over 370‚000 votes and beating his 2020 primary showing (in a then-crowded field) by over 110‚000 votes. However‚ the overall Democrat vote dropped by over 200‚000 votes from its 2020 level. In 2020‚ Republicans canceled their Arizona primary because Trump was the incumbent president and had the nomination locked up. Last Tuesday‚ he won over 490‚000 votes‚ beating former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley‚ his closest challenger‚ by over four-to-one. Overall‚ Republicans received roughly 620‚000 votes. In this year’s Arizona primary‚ Trump outpolled Biden by almost 120‚000 votes. He also outpolled the entire Democrat field by over 70‚000 votes. Overall‚ Republicans received over 200‚000 more votes than Democrats. The significance here is that in 2020’s presidential election‚ Biden beat Trump in Arizona by just over 10‚000 votes. Arizona marks the third time this year that Trump has beaten Biden in battleground state primary voting. Despite losing by over 115‚000 votes‚ Arizona has been the closest Biden has come to Trump in any of these three: In Michigan‚ he was roughly 140‚000 votes short of Trump; in Georgia‚ he was over 220‚000 votes short. While Democrats will argue that in Michigan‚ Trump still faced a challenge for the nomination (of course‚ Biden faced a protest vote over the Israel–Hamas conflict then too)‚ the race was over by Georgia and Arizona. In the last two primaries‚ the candidates have been on a level footing. Thus far in these three primary states‚ Trump has yet to lose to Biden. In total‚ he has outpolled Biden by over 450‚000 votes — an average margin of over 150‚000 votes. Why is this so significant? In 2020’s presidential election‚ Trump lost to Biden by roughly 150‚000 votes in Michigan‚ by roughly 12‚000 votes in Georgia‚ and by 10‚000 votes in Arizona. How pivotal these states are in 2024 can be seen by looking back at 2020’s presidential election results. Although Biden won the popular vote by roughly 7 million votes and 51.3 percent to Trump’s 46.9 percent‚ the electoral vote was much closer: 306 to 232. The electoral votes of six states — Arizona‚ Georgia‚ Michigan‚ Pennsylvania‚ Nevada‚ and Wisconsin — proved the difference. In 2024‚ those six states will account for a combined 77 electoral votes. Because only 270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidency‚ and the states Trump won in 2020 gain three electoral votes‚ Trump only needs to flip 35 electoral votes from Biden to win this November. Arizona‚ Georgia‚ and Michigan’s combined electoral votes are 42. National polling showing Trump leading Biden is nothing new. According to RealClearPolitics‚ Biden has not led Trump (44.5–44.3 percent) in its average of national polling since Sept. 10 of last year. On March 26‚ RCP’s average shows Trump leading 46.6–45 percent. In RCP’s 5-way average‚ Trump’s margin is slightly larger: 2.3 percentage points. In the battleground states‚ Trump’s margin is 3.6 percentage points. However‚ these are just results in polls. The results in the pivotal battleground primaries — votes cast at the polls‚ not simple answers given in polls — are more solid. Yes‚ they confirm polling’s findings of a Trump lead‚ but they also tell us that Trump’s voters appear more motivated. For whatever reason‚ Trump’s are showing up; Biden’s are not. These are just one more indication that Biden has ground to make up. He is going to have to campaign hard in 2024 — versus hardly campaigning in 2020. The downside there is that Biden is poor in public. Under pressure‚ Biden could easily wind up hurting his chances further‚ even as he seeks to improve them. In other words: Things are worse for Biden than the “bad” that they appear now — and they very likely could get worse still. J.T. Young was a professional staffer in the House and Senate from 1987-2000‚ served in the Department of Treasury and Office of Management and Budget from 2001-2004‚ and was director of government relations for a Fortune 20 company from 2004-2023. The post Trump’s Three-Peat Foretells Nationwide Victory appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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Two-thirds of American households own a pet‚ most commonly dogs‚ cats‚ and fish. A small percentage of pet owners‚ though‚ have more exotic tastes and take in less common animals‚ such as tigers or peacocks. One such family was Sandra and Jerome Herold‚ who in 2001 adopted a chimpanzee from a Missouri compound. They named him Travis after Travis Tritt‚ Sandra’s favorite singer. Although chimpanzees are abnormal pets‚ that is not what would make Travis famous. Instead‚ his legacy would revolve around a tragic and violent incident with one of Sandra’s friends.  Travis Herold’s Life Travis was born at what is now named the Missouri Chimpanzee Sanctuary in October of 1995. He was adopted with a fee of $50‚000 at just three days old by the Herold couple from Stamford‚ Connecticut. In an unrelated incident‚ Travis’ mother Suzy would be killed in 2001 when she attempted to escape the sanctuary. Her death could later be seen as a foreshadowing of the violence that Travis would display.  But for over ten years‚ Travis would be a loyal and loving member of the Herold family. He would accompany the couple into town on errands and would help around the house. He learned how to open‚ close‚ and lock doors‚ water plants‚ and would socialize with his adoptive parents and their neighbors. In nearly every way short of speaking‚ Travis became the Herold’s child. This sentiment reached its peak for Sandra by 2005‚ after losing her only child in 2000. For the next few years‚  she struggled to maintain contact with the outside world‚ including her grandchildren. Then in 2005‚ Jerome passed away which was difficult for both Sandra and Travis. Sandra recalls Travis waiting at dinner time for Jerome to enter and eat with the family. With only each other‚ they became a closer family than ever.  Charla Nash’s Life A friend of the family who had lost touch with Sandra in the first half of the 2000s‚ Charla Nash reconnected with Sandra shortly after the death of Jerome. Nash and her daughter had been struggling. Nash was taking odd jobs and doing manual labor to get by. During this time‚ they were forced to stay in a homeless shelter. After reconnecting‚ Sandra offered them a place to live in her deceased daughter’s old apartment and a job working for her towing company. They were immensely grateful and once again became close friends with Sandra and Travis‚ as Nash commonly would visit.  A photo of Charla before the attack. Image: Splash News/NBC The Tragic Incident February 16‚ 2009‚ would be the date that Travis and Charla became inextricably linked. Nash was visiting Sandra because she had noticed that Travis was irritated. She asked for help in bringing him back inside. Sandra had given Travis Xanax in some tea to calm him down‚ but it seemed to have the opposite effect. Travis had taken Sandra’s keys and went out into the yard‚ and the two women followed him. Charla with Travis before the attack. Nash followed with one of his favorite toys‚ a Tickle Me Elmo‚ to bring him inside. Seeing her with it made Travis fly into a rage though and he attacked Nash. In an attempt to defend her‚ Sandra hit Travis with a shovel and stabbed him in the back with a knife twice. With a look of almost betrayal‚ Travis turned to her and Sandra fled to her car where she locked herself inside‚ calling 9-1-1. Emergency medical personnel arrived first‚ but fearing the chimpanzee‚ they held back until police arrived. Once they did‚ Travis attacked the police cruiser‚ which led Officer Frank Chiafari to shoot him four times in the chest. The chimpanzee fled back inside‚ where he was found dead next to his crate.  The Long Road to Recovery Everyone assumed that Travis had killed Nash‚ but as police approached her body she reached out for help. Bits of her flesh littered the yard‚ as Travis had ripped off parts of her scalp‚ face‚ and both hands. She had an inconceivable amount of damage done to her body and doctors faced a massive challenge in treating her. After over seven hours of surgery and millions of dollars in medical procedures‚ Nash was able to return to a sense of almost normalcy. She received a face transplant‚ and although she originally received hand transplants‚ they needed to be removed when she developed pneumonia. Unfortunately‚ doctors were unable to recover her sight‚ but Nash is lucky to be alive. Charla’s scars after many surgeries on her road to healing She sued Sandra and attempted to sue many others concerning the incident to help her pay for the medical bills. She received only a portion of what she asked for.  The tragedy also raised questions about the ownership of exotic animals as pets. Sandra Herold’s decision to keep a chimpanzee as a domesticated companion highlighted the potential dangers associated with the ownership of wild animals‚ even when seemingly raised in a human environment. Other incidents of Travis’ troubling behavior began to emerge. This included one instance where he escaped for a few hours which led the state to ban the adoption of chimpanzees over 50 pounds.  Charla Nash faced agony unlike nearly anyone else has ever faced and survived. She was incredibly lucky to remain alive and receive the medical attention needed to continue her life. The procedures they pioneered with her treatment would go on to help many others with tragic injuries.  References Associated Press‚ “Chimp attack victim who received face transplant sees rejection five years later.” The Guardian‚ May 4‚ 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/04/face-transplant-chimp-attack-charla-nash-rejection.  Gallman‚ Stephanie. “Chimp attack victim appeals to legislators for permission to sue Connecticut.” CNN‚ March 19‚ 2014. https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/justice/connecticut-chimp-victim-lawsuit/index.html.  Lavender‚ Jane. “Horrifying injuries of woman who had face and hands ripped off by pet chimp – and survived.” The Mirror‚ May 22‚ 2020. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horrifying-injuries-woman-who-face-22045752. The post Charla Nash and Travis Herold: Surviving a Chimpanzee Attack first appeared on History Defined.