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As Donald Trump\u2019s MAGA minions desperately try to prove themselves to him tonight, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter spending all day trying to provide the smallest man who ever lived with emotional support in Lower Manhattan, Donald Trump\u2019s MAGA minions are desperately trying to prove themselves to him by cozying up to his billionaire buddies in an effort to save his flailing, cash-strapped campaign. This motley crew of third-rate politicians and conspiracy theorists is in lockstep in pushing an extreme agenda to rig the economy for the ultra-wealthy, ban abortion nationwide, and undermine our democracy. With Trump at the top of the ticket and this pathetic parade of extremists falling in line behind him, Republicans are making it clear that Trump\u2019s MAGA GOP is just as out of touch and unpopular as the billionaires they\u2019re begging for money from.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump is relying on his MAGA minions to help his cash-strapped campaign and provide him with emotional support \u2013 and they are desperately obliging.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News<\/a>: \u201cVP hopefuls dueling for dollars as they show off their fundraising clout for Trump\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs they audition for the role of Donald Trump’s running mate, potential vice presidential nominees are showing off their ability to help the former president raise much-needed campaign cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClosed-door fundraisers with top-dollar Republican donors appear to be the latest screen test venue for those vying to land on the GOP ticket alongside Trump, joining a list that includes teaming up with the former president at his rallies and showing up at his criminal trial in New York City in support of Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFour potential running mates \u2014 Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, Govs. Doug Burgum of North Dakota and Kristi Noem of South Dakota and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy \u2014 will team up with the former president Tuesday night in New York City at a fundraising dinner for Trump<\/strong> as he aims to narrow his fundraising deficit with President Biden in their 2024 election rematch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cTrump grip tightens with high-profile loyalty test\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump’s vice presidential contenders show their support \u2014 and loyalty \u2014 in court\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is spending his time golfing at Mar-a-Lago or in backroom fundraisers with billionaires rather than talking to voters on the campaign trail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cTrump’s basement campaign\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cAs Biden tours the country and visits swing states, Trump is fundraising and playing golf\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump tells billionaires he’ll keep their taxes low at $50 million fundraising gala\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump has spent most of his court-free days without public campaign events\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cTrump Claimed Trial Interferes With His Campaign, but on His Day Off He Went Golfing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s campaign and the RNC remain in organizational disarray.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s trimmed-down campaign has swing state operatives worried\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cTrump’s team is behind in organizing state staffs, in part because his takeover of the Republican National Committee involved ousting many RNC staffers.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dispatch<\/a>: \u201cRNC-Trump Campaign Field Program Runs Aground\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeither the [RNC] nor the Trump campaign has much infrastructure or personnel in the swing states that will decide the November 5 election<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat means few if any regional and local campaign headquarters; little to no deployed field staff; and little to no traditional voter turnout activities, such as door-knocking, phone banking, or volunteer organizing.<\/strong> Even after the Trump-led RNC\u2019s reimagined field program eventually emerges, their strategy is to concentrate almost exclusively on the half-dozen states that will determine Trump\u2019s fate. Republicans elsewhere? They\u2019re on their own\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe field program is lagging, especially compared to the voter turnout operation stood up by President Joe Biden\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe checked in with Republican operatives in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. They see little evidence, if any, that typical get-out-the-vote activities\u2014including voter registration and volunteer recruitment and training\u2014are happening. Nor have they seen any signs that there is staff on the ground to conduct such activities. They say they do not expect the RNC to address the problem anytime soon.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cBiden is building a behemoth of a campaign. Trump at this point seems to be playing catch-up.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s advisers would not disclose staffing levels, but his ground game still seems to be at a nascent stage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cWhile the new RNC leadership has centered its messaging on a combination of Trump-centric fundraising and budgetary cuts, the latest filings don\u2019t yet reflect significant changes on either end. On the spending side, the latest filings show that the RNC\u2019s operating budget actually increased by nearly $1.2 million over the previous month\u2026 A closer look at the RNC\u2019s own filings reveals some persistent hidden weaknesses.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial Times<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump falls $75mn behind Joe Biden in money race as donor base shrinks\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s political operation is struggling to catch up to Biden on fundraising and organization.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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