Republican officials see Trump’s campaign as comparable in size to a midterm election rather than a presidential

Republican officials are raising the alarm that Donald Trump’s campaign has invested far fewer resources for its voter turnout operation in battleground states than previous presidential election races, and attempts to bridge the gap with political action committees have come too late.

The Republican National Committee once envisioned an extensive field operation for the 2024 election, including having about 90 staffers in the must-win state of Pennsylvania.

But the Trump campaign scrapped those plans when it took over the RNC in March, redirecting the focus on field operations to combating supposed voter fraud and pursuing a twin voter turnout strategy of relying on several political action committees and ardent Trump volunteers.

  • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I was going to make a joke how they can’t pay staffers while the war chest is ransacked by the legal teams, but I understand the lawyers aren’t getting paid either…