Why Donald Trump is making 'final pitch' to voters at a sold-out Madison Square Garden rally in blue New York

Donald Trump is heading to New York City's renowned Madison Square Garden to make his closing statement to Americans astir why he should beryllium backmost successful nan White House.

The sold retired arena will spot astir 20,000 MAGA fans travel retired conscionable 9 days earlier what could beryllium nan closest statesmanlike predetermination successful history arsenic Trump and Kamala Harris are virtually tied successful each poll.

Trump choosing to clasp 1 of his last rallies astatine Madison Square Garden is funny as Harris is polling a coagulated 14 points up of him successful nan state. 

While New York is simply a solidly bluish state, nan Big Apple is still Trump's original hometown and wherever nan billionaire started his business empire respective decades ago. 

And he hopes to infuse momentum into respective important down-ballot races successful nan authorities that Republicans request to clasp onto if they want to support their slim mostly successful nan House of Representatives.

Former TV prima Trump loves a show and MSG is bound to springiness him nan spectacle he desires. 

Meanwhile, Democrats are slamming his venue action arsenic they effort and overgarment him arsenic a 'dictator' successful nan days earlier nan election.  

Just this week, Hillary Clinton called backmost to a Nazi arena astatine MSG and said nan erstwhile president is simply a 'fascist.' 

Trump's 2016 rival compared nan upcoming arena to nan 1939 pro-Nazi rally astatine Madison Square Garden conscionable complete six months earlier World War II collapsed out.

'You know, 1 different point that you'll spot adjacent week is Trump really reenacting nan Madison Square Garden rally successful 1939,' Clinton said successful an question and reply pinch CNN connected Thursday evening.

She went on: 'Neo-Nazis, fascists, successful America were lining up to fundamentally promise their support for nan benignant of authorities that they were seeing successful Germany. So I don't deliberation we tin disregard it.'

It comes connected nan heels of Kamala Harris calling Trump a 'fascist' aft his erstwhile Chief of Staff John Kelly accused him of being a instrumentality of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., who will beryllium attending nan MSG rally this weekend, told DailyMail.com Clinton's comments are 'disgusting' and 'pathetic.'

'It conscionable shows you why group rejected Hillary Clinton [in 2016],' he went on. 'I mean that hateful, antagonistic and divisive rhetoric is simply a point of nan past. People are fed up pinch it, and it needs to end. And it should beryllium rejected by everybody, you know, Republicans, Democrats alike.' 

Usually successful nan past run-up to nan election, nan main candidates walk each their clip successful captious battleground states, of which New York is not one. 

Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are nan 7 plaything states basal to nab for a triumph adjacent month.

But Trump has courted New Yorkers' votes this predetermination rhythm contempt nan authorities voting for Democrats each statesmanlike predetermination rhythm since 1988.

He held respective events successful nan authorities for illustration astatine nan Nassau Coliseum connected Long Island past period wherever he told his supporters: 'We are going to triumph New York.'

'President Trump's been expanding nan playing field,' Scalise assured, suggesting that nary authorities is retired of play for nan Republican nominee.

And New York City is simply a nostalgic location for Trump contempt its expanding leftward tilt. 

'New York is nan media superior of nan world,' Trump run elder advisor Tim Murtaugh told DailyMail.com erstwhile describing nan erstwhile president's action of nan venue.

He added: 'There's gonna beryllium much tv cameras astatine this rally, astir apt than immoderate rally to date, and it will beryllium beamed straight into each of nan battleground states.'

Murtaugh explained that nan MSG rally will beryllium for illustration Trump's governmental homecoming successful nan Empire State wherever his family is from and his businessman persona was born. 

'You know, it's wherever Trump Tower is, it's wherever he built his empire, wherever he became Donald Trump successful nan first place,' Murtaugh disclosed of nan individual relevance nan metropolis has to nan erstwhile president.

'We're nearing nan end,' he continued. 'It's not nan last event, but it is building to nan finish.'

'And to header astatine Madison Square Garden is an arena that really is fitting to bespeak what Donald Trump has built.'

And it's a awesome main shape for Trump to make a last transportation to voters: Kamala collapsed it, and Trump will hole it. 

Scalise is looking guardant to nan rally, noting: 'Madison Square Garden is specified a historical venue, and it's a ample venue, which shows you nan assurance that President Trump has.'

'I mean he's going to capable that arena up pinch excited group who are happy astir and optimistic astir this connection that President Trump has been delivering each crossed nan country,' nan congressman said.

Madison Square Garden is simply a historical tract that still holds monolithic concerts and events today. 

Both Democratic and Republican National Conventions person been held astatine The Garden since nan 1800s. MSG was nan tract of nan 1976, 1980 and 1992 Democratic National Conventions and nan 2004 Republican National Convention.

Adding to nan lore of nan arena, it was besides nan tract of nan celebrated day bash for John F. Kennedy successful 1962 erstwhile Marilyn Monroe took shape to singing Happy Birthday to nan then-president. 

A stacked lineup of guests and speakers are expected to grace nan shape aliases look astir nan MSG arena connected Sunday. 

This includes members of Republican legislature activity for illustration Scalise, House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik.

'We're getting into nan closing days of nan predetermination and you tin consciousness not only nan power and nan affirmative momentum, but you besides cognize that we're virtually conscionable days distant from nan astir consequential predetermination of a lifetime,' Scalise told DailyMail.com erstwhile asked why location will beryllium specified a large show of legislature support astatine nan rally.

'And we're each going to tally done nan portion and time off it each retired connected nan field.'

He added: 'And, you know, Kamala Harris couldn't capable up a venue for illustration that because she doesn't person a affirmative connection that group are rallying around. And truthful it conscionable shows 1 much opposition betwixt Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and why President Trump is appealing to truthful galore people.'

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, who represents an upstate New York district, told DailyMail.com that Trump's sojourn to MSG will thief Republicans successful competitory races successful nan state.

'Trump is simply a assistance connected each Republican campaigner moving for agency crossed nan country, and that's nan lawsuit for nan New York legislature territory wherever he's complete performing wherever he was successful 2016 and 2020,' she said. 'So this is simply a boost for Republicans.'

Specifically she thinks nan erstwhile president's travel could effect 2 adjacent New York races. 

The GOP Conference Chair said she expects Republican candidates successful New York's 3rd and 18th Congressional Districts - some seats presently held by Democrats - to use from nan trip.   

'President Trump connected nan ballot is simply a nett summation for House Republicans,' she said. 

Stefanik noted location is simply a 'political realignment' happening successful nan Empire State and Trump has led nan complaint connected that front.  She besides noted really accepted New York Democrats person had debased favorability ratings, making Trump look for illustration a amended action to some. 

'President Trump has higher support ratings successful nan authorities of New York than nan Democrat sitting governor,' she claimed. 'Eric Adams is nan slightest celebrated New York Mayor, moreover little truthful than Bill de Blasio.' 

'So location are absorbing things happening, and President Trump knows that he has helped thrust that and lead nan measurement for Republicans.' 

Trump's return to MSG is scheduled for Sunday evening astatine 5 p.m. ET.