To try to understand his enduring appeal, Reuters spoke to five Trump supporters in five general election battleground states: Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
Trump currently leads Democratic President Joe Biden in several swing state general election polls, suggesting he will be highly competitive in a likely re-match next November.
None are full-blown "election deniers" backing Trump's false claims that he, and not Biden, won the 2020 election.
The second issue that swung Ruiz back behind Trump was the multiple criminal charges against him.
Johnson likes Trump's tough stance on migration, and believes Trump will slow the crossings and deport as many migrants as feasibly possible.
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