“I think this is what happens when you have a bunch of fraudsters taking over,” a Trumpworld source said of Musk’s seat-of-the-pants operation, and internal discussions about the campaign’s lack of a turnout strategy. He requested anonymity to speak candidly about the matter. “Shit will always beget more shit.”
Musk’s PAC continues to do much of the heavy lifting, outsourced for Trump, much like Never Back Down did for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was denounced by the Trump campaign. Carrying out ground combat. Musk is offering voters a chance to win $1 million after a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments was turned into a sweepstakes, with Musk’s door knocker saying, They are paid $30 an hour with a corresponding bonus. But President Trump’s trajectory raises serious questions about how effective his second-half efforts will be.
“What happens is they scoop up a bunch of money and then hire the dumbest people and pay them a pittance,” said a Trumpworld strategist. “There’s no way to track whether it’s working or not. Tracking the output, and therefore the effectiveness of the output, is difficult.”
Victoria Lacivita, President Trump’s Michigan communications director and daughter of Chris Lacivita, Trump’s co-campaign manager, called the campaign’s turnout strategy “the most sophisticated and modern project ever.” “It’s part of an election campaign.” Our team is ever-expanding, adding new staff, offices, and volunteers every week, bringing more enthusiasm, energy, and support from the people and states that Democrats have taken for granted. I am. ”
A spokesperson for the Trump campaign also told WIRED that there are “dozens of campaign offices in the state.” [Upper Peninsula]Detroit, Macomb, Oakland, Lansing, Livingston, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Burton,” plus 100 Michigan paid staff members, an additional 6,000 “Captain Trumps,” and “countless volunteers in every corner of Michigan.” ”.
A spokesperson for Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers’ campaign says the company has 36 staff in “multiple” field offices and is targeting “more than 70,000” visits per week. said.
Democrats are also touting a robust turnout operation targeting 52 field offices and at least 375 employees. But Michigan Democrats who take to the streets every weekend are wondering when the Trump cavalry will arrive.
“It was fascinating. Was it weird? It was weird,” Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Harris campaign agent sent to address young voters in battleground states, told WIRED. spoke.
