Former President Donald Trump‘s campaign stop in Coachella, California, on Saturday marks a sharp departure from the usual stumps in the seven battleground stops that will determine the next president of the nation.

Trump is almost certain to lose California, and that won’t change after his scheduled Saturday stop in Coachella, a desert city east of Los Angeles best known for the annual music festival bearing its name. Still, there are practical reasons for him to visit, despite the Republican nominee’s prospects Nov. 5 in the most populous state.

Here is where he stands today on key issues important to California voters. During the presidential debate on Sept. 10, Trump said he would not sign a federal abortion ban into law and rather said that it should be up to the states to decide.

California and New York are not battleground states — why is the campaign spending time there in the final weeks?

With the presidency on the line in battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, why would Donald Trump venture into California, one of the most solidly Democratic states, just weeks before Election Day?

California is highly unlikely to give Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, a win on election day. In his two previous White House runs, he’s received 34% in 2020 and 33% in 2016. Polls show him at about the same levels now.