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In his bid to retake the White House, few states hold as much promise for Donald Trump as Michigan.

The former president has already won the state once and President Joe Biden, who reclaimed it for Democrats in 2020, is confronting vulnerabilities there as he seeks reelection. Trump’s campaign promises an aggressive play for Michigan as part of a robust swing-state strategy.

But, at least for now, those promises appear to be mostly talk. The Trump campaign and its partners at the Republican National Committee haven’t yet made significant general election investments in the state, according to Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra. The national committee, he said, hasn’t transferred any money to the state party to help bolster its operations heading into the general election. There are no specific programs in place to court voters of color. And there’s no general election field staff in place.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (6 children)

He is going to lose so bad it’s going to cause the greatest laughter this country has ever experienced.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I can only hope. I'm rather nervous about the election. Since his entire voter base in a cult. And the other side has their eyes on what's going on in Gaza.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The problem is that about 30% of the country could be described as political zombies, because that’s roughly the proportion of people who support him unquestioningly. And don’t forget all the other rich assholes who are trying to help him, for no other reason than they want his tax break handouts.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Take a look, Republicans! You're emulating your hero Russia, where the top officials steal everything! Isn't it great!?!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago

They probably do think it's great.

The only problem they see is that they're not the ones on top of the pyramid. So instead of seeing / fixing the problem, they're focused on grifting their way up there.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Trump wants all the money of the RNC to go to his legal bills. He doesn't have time to worry about trifling things like "battleground states".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Trump's not retaking a fucking thing.

Trump's dying in Federal custody.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

Fuck the republican traitor filth.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd fear a skeleton campaign. They're pretty spooky.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Roll for initiative.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago

This is what I've been saying. The MI GOP is such a mess that they can't mount an effective campaign. They are busy infighting and they are dead broke. Without money and organization from outside, they aren't going to effectively be able to mount any kind of ground game here. The state is Biden's to lose, not Trump's to win, I don't care what the polls say. Once the campaign is in full swing, democrats will be organized, motivated, and effective while Republicans will be confused and disorganized and unable to challenge the narrative of the left.

Time is getting tight for them to fix it, and Trump had surrounded himself with sycophants and grifters rather than effective political experts. He's also going to be very busy with trials which will cut down on his campaigning and hence the effectiveness of his personal brand of "charisma". So I don't think they would be able to fix it if they had all the time in the world, but we will see.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure trump feels he already won. No need to campaign.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (4 children)

it's kind of amazing that campaigns do anything anyway, this election more than ever. what could an ad or a rally convince anyone of at this point?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Bear in mind that you're in a "politics" community comment section, so you're probably much more informed about the subject than the vast majority of people.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Quick check shows that 2020 election had the highest turnout of the 21st Century. About 66% of eligible voters bothered to cast a ballot.

Getting those apathetic folks to the polls would mean a huge win for one side or the other

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 7 months ago (12 children)

Good.

The RNC is dumping so much money on Trumps legal fees and expenses, that running an actual campaign becomes more and more impossible.

I dont remember the source right now, but I read that large parts of the RNC at the state-level are already practically bankrupt. If thats true, then we might have an even weaker GOP in the comming years.

Turns out if everyone is just grifting, you cant build anything in the long run. I hope their efforts are crippled for a very long time. At best they never recover.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


In fact, the former president’s team has rolled back plans under previous leaders to add hundreds of staff and dozens of new minority-outreach centers in key states without offering a clear alternative.

“By combining forces, the Trump campaign and the RNC are deploying operations fueled by passionate volunteers who care about saving America and firing Joe Biden,” he said.

Hoekstra was among a handful of Michigan Republican leaders who trekked to Florida last week to meet privately with Trump and members of his senior campaign team about plans for the general election.

The centers were seen as a critical resource in boosting the Republican Party’s relationships with minority groups who have traditionally voted Democratic, but may be open to the GOP’s populist message.

On Tuesday, Lara Trump wrote “Awesome!” in sharing a social media post from Turning Point founder and CEO Charlie Kirk that highlighted the group’s efforts to organize “full-time ballot chasers” in Arizona and other states.

Meanwhile, Biden’s campaign earlier in the month launched a $30 million six-week advertising blitz targeting swing-state voters with a particular focus on Black and Hispanic-owned outlets and “culture and sports programming such as Comedy Central and ESPN.”


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