JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Just 50 days away from the presidential election, the country is dealing with a second apparent assassination attempt against former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Our First Coast News political analyst says while the second apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump is alarming, the impact on voters will be minimal, largely because many people have already decided who to vote for.
“It’s certainly an incredibly unusual election cycle," John Daigle, FCN's political analyst, said. “If you’re a die hard Trump supporter, I don’t think you need any motivation to come out and vote. And the truth is for those who oppose Trump, I don’t think the assassination changes much about their voting plans either.”
In a national poll take by Data for Progress post debate, only 4% of voters surveyed were still not sure who would get their vote.
Daigle says this group is typically swayed by a candidate's policies and plans for the country.
"There will be a ton of money spent on those undecided voters and what moves them is probably not something like we saw over the weekend," Daigle said.
The FBI is investigating the second assassination attempt and the suspect has been charged, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has also announced the state would be conducting it’s own investigation.
“There’s federal congressional members who are talking about calling the secret service back in to testify again this week and that wouldn’t surprise me. I just don’t know what the state might do at this point is going to add much to what we’ll see at the federal level," Daigle said.
The presidential election is just 50 days away.
The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7.