The GOP has lagged behind Democratic candidates every election cycle since 1988, but polling for 2024 shows the gap narrowing.

Trump segued from his over-the-top lie ― perhaps exaggerated for effect or plucked from a fictional stats cavern in his head ― into a promise to renovate the subway and “get the criminals the hell out of there” if elected. Many critics cast a jaundiced eye toward Trump’s reminiscence of being dropped off at the subway.