UNIONDALE, New York — It has been 40 years since a Republican candidate won a presidential election in New York state.

You have to go back to President Ronald Reagan, who won the state as part of his landslide re-election victory in 1984.

However, this will not stop former President Trump from holding a rally in his home state on Wednesday, even though he has no serious chance of success in his election duel with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump’s rally in Uniondale is taking place in Nassau County on Long Island, a longtime Republican stronghold in the reliably blue state of New York.

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Former President Trump will hold a rally at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Wednesday. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

And it is Trump’s second major campaign rally this year, after attracting large crowds in New York’s Bronx borough in May.

While there were some rumors that New York might be in play when President Biden’s poll numbers began to decline following his disastrous performance against Trump in the debates in late June, the talk was fleeting and quickly dissipated when Harris replaced Biden on the Democratic ticket for 2024.

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So why is Trump holding a campaign rally just outside New York City, with just 50 days to go before Election Day and time at a premium?

Former President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in the South Bronx in New York City on May 23. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)

“New York is clearly the biggest media hub in the country,” Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh told Fox News.

Murtaugh stressed: “When (Trump) delivers a message there, it goes straight into the homes of all markets in all swing states. The most valuable commodity we have is President Trump’s time. And this event is about using it efficiently.”

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It is Trump’s first rally since the apparently second failed assassination attempt on the former president last weekend.

And numerous people who had lined up hours before the rally to see the former president said they were coming to “show their support” for Trump.

Supporters of former President Trump stand in line for hours outside his rally at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Wednesday. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

While it is highly unlikely that Trump will win the White House race in New York, the boost could help Republicans in their efforts to maintain their majority in the House of Representatives in November’s elections.

Several Republican-controlled seats in the New York State House of Representatives are considered at risk this year, including that of Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of Long Island.

Esposito said in a live interview with Fox News’ Bryan Ilenas on Fox News Channel: “It’s perfectly clear — maybe New York isn’t a swing state, but there is a swing state, right here on Long Island. And if Trump wins on election night, he’s going to need a majority in the House of Representatives, and that majority in the House of Representatives extends across the Empire State.”

Jennifer Johnson of Fox News contributed to this report

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