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brooklynite

(94,587 posts)
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 10:52 AM Aug 2020

Trump's defiant campaign amid pandemic ramps up ground game, as Biden looks for another way [View all]

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Source: ABC News

President Donald Trump is on the ropes -- down in the polls, facing scathing criticism of his handling of the coronavirus crisis and a shakeup of his campaign staff, all less than 100 days until Election Day.

Also largely gone are the seemingly endless string of massive rallies that buoyed his candidacy in 2016 and propelled him from outsider to front-runner.

But the Trump team sees an opening, plowing forward with front-line campaigning in key states as Joe Biden appears content to stay on the sidelines and hold small press events.

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The Trump approach couldn't be more different. Last weekend alone, as part of the Trump campaign's "100 Days Out Weekend," the Trump team held at least 70 events ranging from veteran outreach to voter registration drives from Mohave County, Arizona, to Madison, Maine, according to the Republican Party's public schedule.





Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-defiant-campaign-amid-pandemic-ramps-ground-game/story?id=72081863




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"You tell 'em, Logan!" - Ghost of Herman Cain 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2020 #1
Not a mask in sight. Looks like a self correcting Phoenix61 Aug 2020 #2
Senior citizens in a closed space, no one wearing a mask, while breathing re-circulated air Yavin4 Aug 2020 #8
Yawn. Another article trying and failing to stir up a horse race. stopbush Aug 2020 #3
another" Dems are in disarray" bogus waste of column inches... agingdem Aug 2020 #4
Yep. Of course, the opposite is true. tRump's campaign is in disarray, stopbush Aug 2020 #9
as Biden looks for another way 2naSalit Aug 2020 #5
and Milbank is anti-Kamala because agingdem Aug 2020 #12
The only thing Biden is looking for chriscan64 Aug 2020 #6
+++++++++++++++!! 2naSalit Aug 2020 #14
a cardboard cutout ?? dweller Aug 2020 #7
You should see the Melania doll. They keep it in the VIP room. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #15
I agree it's trying to stir the pot but jgmiller Aug 2020 #10
Exactly, and complacency is our greatest enemy The Mouth Aug 2020 #21
They keep this up long enough and there won't be enough trump supporters alive to elect him. George II Aug 2020 #11
I see no problem as every time trump speaks he makes MORE democratic voters beachbumbob Aug 2020 #13
This is the political version of "rope-a-dope" DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #17
While Biden chooses from a growing array of attractive options. DavidDvorkin Aug 2020 #16
I see no one wearing a mask and a bunch of older Americans. This won't end well. nt Sloumeau Aug 2020 #18
I wish these articles would stop saying... moose65 Aug 2020 #19
As of 2pm today... Talitha Aug 2020 #20
LOCKING Mosby Aug 2020 #22
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