Donald Trump’s scheduled rally in Minnesota on Saturday is, in his campaign’s view, proof that the former GOP president is ready to invest real time and money in a battleground that hasn’t backed a Republican nominee in more than 50 years.
Not everyone thinks Trump’s commitment is genuine.
With roughly 100 days to go before the election, political operatives in both parties are closely watching whether Trump — ahead in the polls and boosted by a fundraising surge — can expand his map and push into territory once considered safely blue.