Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign has struggled to find its footing in the aftermath of Kamala Harris’ sudden arrival into the race and, according to a dozen different Trump Team insiders, the former president’s high-ticket donors are beginning to notice that there’s a serious problem.
Multiple Trump Team insiders spoke with Reuters this week and painted a picture of a desperately struggling presidential campaign as they flounder, trying to keep up with a younger, trailblazing Kamala Harris, while Trump himself continues his out-of-control, racist, and sexist rants and ravings that are landing with Americans about as poorly as his vice presidential choice — and it’s left campaign staffers as well as high-money donors “baffled,” “alarmed,” and rapidly losing any hope they had of a landslide victory for the former president in November.
“It doesn’t change the map as much as shrink it,” a Trump campaign staffer told Reuters. “Now there’s no reason to talk about places like New Jersey anymore.”
Trump’s campaign staff has now been left desperately scrambling to find an effective strategy against Kamala Harris’ campaign, as they continue to fight the uphill battle of the former president’s legal troubles, felony conviction, and J.D. Vance’s controversy surrounding his vocal scorn for childless Americans.
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Sources further report that donors are beginning to raise serious concerns over Donald’s unhinged and relentless attacks against his Democratic opponent that are based on little more than blatant racism and sexism.
Reuters reports, “That left donors and aides baffled and alarmed, according to a Republican donor, an operative at a pro-Trump super PAC spending group, and a Trump-supporting union leader.”
Sources also said the Trump campaign has struggled with delays when it comes to rolling out its attack ads, which many said was a result of needing to run the messaging by focus groups first, and a struggle on what to do or say as they awaiting Harris’ VP pick announcement.
According to the report, Harris’ choice of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz caused even more alarm behind closed doors, as they’re now forced to pit their “Childless Cat Ladies” VP against a wholesome midwestern former school teacher.
“The Republican National Committee and the campaign have been fielding calls from some donors who fear Vance has become a distraction and is dragging the ticket down,” two inside sources told the publication.
One senior Trump advisor said, “It’s clear to everyone [Harris] could win.”
According to Reuters, nine different Trump Team insiders admitted that Harris will be far tougher to beat than Joe Biden.
Corey Lewandowski, a longtime Trump adviser, told Reuters, “The race has changed. There’s a lot of us that wanted to very actively run against Joe Biden. We felt very good about our race.”
Republican Party spokesperson Anna Kelly told the publication that Harris’ trailblazing arrival on the election scene has not affected Donald Trump’s swing state strategy, while Harris spokesperson Ammar Moussa simply called Trump’s policies “backwards.”
Find the full report from Reuters here.
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