{"id":2207856,"date":"2024-03-27T20:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T00:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-state-stumble-trumps-revamped-rnc-is-moving-slower-than-biden-in-key-contests\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T20:40:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T00:40:39","slug":"swing-state-stumble-trumps-revamped-rnc-is-moving-slower-than-biden-in-key-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-state-stumble-trumps-revamped-rnc-is-moving-slower-than-biden-in-key-contests\/","title":{"rendered":"Swing state setback: Trump&#8217;s updated RNC lags behind Biden in crucial races"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fswing-state-stumble-trumps-revamped-rnc-is-moving-slower-than-biden-in-key-contests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2207856&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Less\u200c than \u2063eight months before \u2063the election, former\u200d President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign \u2062lacks field staff in Michigan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-state-republicans-lead-democrats-by-six-points-on-generic-ballot\/\" title=\"Poll: State Republicans Lead Democrats by Six Points on Generic Ballot\">crucial battleground state<\/a>. Funding has not \u2063been allocated to bolster operations, leading to concerns raised by\u200c Michigan Republican Party \u2062Chairman Pete \u2064Hoekstra. Despite this, Hoekstra \u2062remains optimistic, noting that the Trump \u2062team is actively involved in\u200d the campaign. Former President \u2063Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign in Michigan is \u200bfacing a crucial\u200c staffing and funding \u200cchallenge less than eight months before the election. Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra \u2064expressed concerns about\u2064 the lack of resources \u200cbut remains\u200c hopeful,\u200c highlighting the active\u2062 involvement of the\u2064 Trump \u2064team in the campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Less than eight months away from the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> campaign does not have a field staff in place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as \"Always the Smartest Person in the Room\" Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground state<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Trump has not transferred any money to the state to help bolster operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got the skeleton right now,\u201d Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to put more meat on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the lack of funds, Hoekstra, who had a private meeting with Trump, says he feels good with where they are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump team is engaged,\u201d Hoekstra told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In another battleground state, Georgia GOP Chairman Joshua McKoon, who has met with RNC leadership, says there is no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-senate-republicans-could-tank-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-program-this-week\/\" title=\"How Senate Republicans could tank Biden's student loan forgiveness program this week\">set time frame<\/a> for the deployment of additional resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat wins elections is having the staff necessary to carry out your get-out-the-vote plan, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m most interested in,\u201d McKoon told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. \u201cI certainly expect to have further discussions in the very near future about the timeline and having some more specifics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to firing former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and 60 staffers of the Republican campaigning arm, Trump has rolled back plans to add hundreds of staff and dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-members-push-back-on-trump-cuts-to-states-early-voting-minority-outreach-programs\/\" title=\"RNC representatives resist Trump's reductions in early voting and minority engagement initiatives in their state\">minority outreach centers<\/a>, which were seen as a crucial resource to bolster relationships with minorities. Many RNC members, including new Co-chairwoman Lara Trump, have made statements <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2924065\/rnc-members-push-back-on-trump-cuts-to-states-early-voting-minority-outreach-programs\/\">affirming<\/a> their commitment to opening these centers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the Biden campaign has opened 100 new offices and added more than 350 new staffers in swing states this month alone, according to campaign spokesman Ammar Moussa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=WE_Search_Brand-Keyword_2024&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=CjwKCAjwh4-wBhB3EiwAeJsppD2jasP4M3Rs1VdB3vglEM-jw5CYbN29QG5ulHpbGBj8lCvZpVwh4hoC31gQAvD_BwE\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, the RNC fires staffers, shutters community centers, and shuts down their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racial-preferences-at-our-service-academies-are-not-essential-to-national-security\/\" title=\"Racial Preferences At Our Service Academies Are Not Essential To National Security\">minority outreach programs<\/a>. Not exactly how to win the hearts and minds of the American people \u2014 or get to 270 electoral votes,\u201d Moussa told the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their tactics appear to be working, as polling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/mar\/26\/election-trump-biden-latest-polls\">shows<\/a> Biden gaining on Trump in six battleground states.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the election less than eight months away, former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign lacks field staff in crucial Michigan. No funds transferred to boost operations. Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra admits, \u201cWe\u2019ve got the skeleton right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2207857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24085639187522-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2207856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24085639187522-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2207857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2207856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2207856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}