Donald Trump’s campaign once spoke of expanding his electoral map into blue-leaning territory like Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico and New Hampshire.States that top campaign officials had said they had the luxury of pursuing are no longer considered add-ons to the president’s electoral vote tally but backstops to keep him afloat, according to multiple people close to or involved with his reelection operation.
public polling — much of which has shown the president trailing far behind Biden nationally, and more narrowly in battleground states — does not jibe with their own internal numbers. mean the president has to win some proven Trump-averse states to crack the 270-vote threshold needed to clinch a second term.
That strategy accounts for a base of 260 electoral votes, a sum of every state Trump carried four years ago minus Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which total a combined 46 Electoral College votes. To ensure its effectiveness, the campaign has recently moved to shore up its base states, including North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Iowa.
“We’re shoring up the base of our house to build to 270. We need to solidify them the best we can, with Florida being the linchpin of all of it,” said the top Trump adviser, who added that Iowa and Ohio are “closer than we want at this juncture.”
The Trumptanic, be sure to keep the deck chairs well organized for the sinking party!
I thought he could walk on water.
He is gonna try and have absentee voting allowed from ICU..
Trump may be afloat but even turds can do that. TrumpIsLosing
Wow, write sentences much?
Even airzona and texas are saying he isnt doing anything to help them and that they are on their own. If he cant keep red states he will lose worse then mondale in 84. He wont get cali he wont get new york texas is maybe guess he gets the bible belt thats 39 votes with WV 44.
You underestimated him the first time, and you want to do it again.
He should be paying attention to the number of virus cases and the power plays that China and Russia are making on the world stage while he further weakens and isolates our country.
Can I make a suggestion? If Trump wants to win Florida, I would take all of the campaign’s money, buy a time machine, go back to December and lead us through the pandemic like a real POTUS would do? Also don’t tell FL they have to “live with” the virus because people die.
I'm in Austin, Texas. I've seen Trump ads. In Texas. In late June. If I'm seeing that, his campaign is 'very concerned.
If Trump loses just 3 of the swing States he took in 2016 he's all washed up. If 1 of them is Florida he only needs to lose 2 to flush his tenure down the toilet.
Campaigns say crazy shit all the time but thinking they can win MN, NV, NM or NH if Biden wins PA, MN and WI is down right comical.
You really think he didn't cheat in 2016? These campaign officials are the ones sending him out for Covid rallies. Zip tie the chairs? Hell why not the people? Political instincts aren't their strongest suit.
realDonaldTrump FYYFF
The Trump campaign is desperately trying to produce a winning campaign strategy America will listen to. The problem is they are running neck and neck with the Democrats for last place.
I notice that you article mentions 'sources close to the campaign' and 'top Trump advisors'. No names of sources. Not buying it!
Question; is anyone actually seeing these ads? I watch a healthy amount of tv but it’s all through streaming services. I haven’t seen a commercial in years outside of the first 5 seconds on a YouTube clip that I skip asap. Are Politicians spending millions to reach me?
Who thought that was a well written tweet?
Can’t wait until he goes down
😂🤣😂🤣😮🙄👀😶🤭🤫🤣😭😂🥳🥳🥳
Wrong again!
This terrible trump era must end. He and all his conspirators must go
I don’t think that outside of Alabama, there is not another that I can see him winning
He is completely fucked. Won’t win Iowa. Which means no Florida Ohio Arizona let alone Florida Michigan or Wisconsin.
Slip sliding away...
Hey New Hampshire do you really want to be an add on, is that what you are to this clown?
He is going to get obliterated.
That is a very convoluted tweet.
You guys never learn.
Electoral map shrinking and chances of winning difficult to keep up
You mean like the predicted 'landslide' for Hillary last election? The invisible majority will have the say in this election!
Maybe the top bullet point on their strategy page should be: 'stop killing off our base's voters'?
Trump in a landslide
Trump team trying to figure out how Arkansas, Mississippi, Wyoming help him win re-election.
Raise your hand if you think November2020 will make 'Bush v. Gore' look legit. (Voterfraud, VoterSuppression, defundingusps, ballottampering, Ballotstuffing, ConfusingBallots, gerrymandering, PollRelocating, CorruptJudges, NotEnoughPollPlaces, etc. etc)
BWAAA HAAAAA HAAAA HAAA HAAA
Small hands, small everything
Biden has no cognitive abilities, he is not fit to run bridge night at the Villages in Florida!!!! The debates will be fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep, it's going to be a cakewalk for a man who's handlers won't even let him out of his basement and take real questions from real media people instead of Democrat stooges. I'm certain Hillary would agree.
Yea that’s really intelligent
Bull-oney
Bs
No, his co conspirators are trying to figure out how he can steal the election in spite of a resounding loss. This will be a fight until he goes to jail.
I think Mr. realDonaldTrump WhiteHouse is aware that people do not understand him, because he sees that socialism, populism, tinsel and consumerism destroyed the world. People don't understand that socialism is not freedom, socialism is a new version of slavery !.
That's a shame.
The political map is growing the Democrats are living in an alternate reality of illusion. Trump has gained more support from the silent majority.
Trump is a failure as a President. I look forward to living in a country where EVERYONE matters with a leader who is NOT an egomaniac but brings all parties together. A country respected and revered not laughed at and pitied.
I found a typographical error towards the end of the article where you mentioned New Hampshire twice, but I do not know how else to inform you about it. I hope you have a good day.
Never get over confident. People can participate in polls and still not vote. Keep working. VoteBlue.
He lost the minute he opened his cesspool mouth and Republicans lost as soon as they let him do whatever he wanted with NO accountability. His base loses every day but they don't see that they are the ones being conned. Talk about cockroaches supporting a can of Raid....
Pure propaganda
Say that again?
Politico is FakeNewsMedia
Change comes local. This guy is just the cherry on top!
Nonsense.
Unf for Trump (and America) his feckless, stubborn and ignorant approach to covid has killed 130,000 grandmas, grandpas, brothers, sisters, neighbors and workmates. In all 50 states. He dug his own grave. Biden2020 nevertrump landslide resign
Gaslighting.
Biden2020Landslide
That means cheat .
Yeah, because the polls in 2016 were super accurate! 😂
Trump2020VictoryNowMoreThanEver 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
TrumpLandslide2020
The worst human being ever to come to earth as are his followers and enablers.
Trump 2020!!!
And yet it’s not enough to just beat him. He must be wiped away like this virus.
There are so many errors in this article. Corrections. 1. Georgia went democrat in 1992. 2. NM went gop in 2004. 3. It lists NH twice as states Trump wants to flip.
My suggestion: RESIGN
For those who say the media serves the left, ask yourself why so many media outlets are trying to lull democrats into complacency about the election?
Winning Florida by 1.5 points is not winning it “handily”. Can you please proofread and not pretend your audience are uninformed boobs!
You are going to be wrong again. All you need to know is that five non-stop hours of fireworks last night in Los Angeles is a clear indication that real Americans are FED UP!
He won Michigan by less votes than Rick Snyder made disappear. And all those farmers that had huge signs on their farms around southern part of state? Gone. Michigan is dead to him.
Jorgensen4POTUS is the way for Americans to truly win. ImWithHer ShesWithUs
He is done
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 You wish. After the draconian lockdowns by Democrat Governors, the Democrats will be lucky to even take California. And with what's happening in NYC, it may go Republican too.
This kind of headline could easily lead to Democrats taking a victory in November as a done deal and staying home. Dems need EVERYONE to vote!Biden2020
Again America is faced with voting for some asshole they don't like or staying at home. POLITICO's job is to make sure its another 49.5% election. When you're divided by 49.5% you remain 99% powerless in a democracy.
SYPHILLIS TALKING ITS TOLL. TRUMPO SAID DESERT STORM TOOK PLACE IN VIETNAM
By Labor Day, the Trumpers will be fretting about how they can hold Biden under 400 electoral votes.
Wanna cry bunker bitch?!!
Geez. Why didn’t you say so? I can help with that biggly. Resign while there’s still time.
DON’T BE FOOLED
Resigning isthe best way to avoid humiliation.
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