Trump campaign makes a radical break from 2016
The president’s 2020 campaign is flipping the script from its ham-fisted approach the first time Trump sought elected office.
By GABBY ORR
06/16/2019 07:02 AM EDT
President Donald Trump is sitting on a war chest topping $40 million, has boots on the ground spread across nine regions crucial to his 2020 map and owns a sprawling network of volunteers who’ve been rigorously trained for the months ahead.
When he takes the stage Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., to announce his bid for reelection, Trump will be joined by 20,000 guests whose personal information — names, zip codes, phone numbers — was meticulously recorded when they requested tickets to the rally. First-time attendees will receive relentless emails and texts in the coming weeks, reminding them they can help “Keep America Great†by contributing $5, $10 or $15. Some maxed-out donors who gave generously to his 2016 campaign will trek to Florida to witness what they delivered — and decide whether to give big again.
It’s a straightforward strategy to get the president four more years in the White House: be the political juggernaut Trump lacked in 2016.
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