It’s much the same in presidential battleground states across the country, according to Republican operatives and party officials involved in campaign planning elsewhere. Officials on the ground in top swing states are not panicking, but the disparity with the Biden campaign is stark.
Trump’s political operation has been slow to pivot toward the general election in the weeks after executing a hostile takeover of the Republican Party’s national political machinery. 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.
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In contrast, Biden launched a $30 million advertising blitz targeting swing-state voters, with a focus on Black and Hispanic-owned outlets. A campaign spokesperson also said Biden opened 100 new offices and added over 350 new staffers in key swing states.
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