One day after former President Trump was convicted in his New York silence case, his campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) are launching a major grassroots voter outreach program in key swing states.
O “Strength Trump 47” The program plans to involve tens of thousands of volunteers in “neighbor to neighbor” organizing as the former president prepares for a November rematch against President Biden.
The joint effort by the Trump campaign and the RNC will lean on state and local parties, as well as district-level organizing, according to a statement. Supporters can become a “Trump Force 47 captain” or be trained and reassigned as election observers, according to RNC Chairman Michael Whatley.
The release comes just one day after Trump became the first former president convicted of a crime, a decision the presumptive Republican nominee and his supporters called fraudulent.
“This was a fraudulent and disgraceful trial. The real verdict will be given by the people on November 5th, and they know what happened here, and everyone knows what happened here,” Trump said Thursday after the verdict.
Biden, who Trump will face on Election Day, said Friday that “it’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible” to call the matter rigged “just because they don’t like the verdict.”
Some experts predicted in the run-up to the verdict that a conviction could actually add fuel to Trump’s framing of the race as fraudulent and energize his base — and Republicans rushed to defend the former president and echo their claims about a politically motivated outcome.
Trump’s campaign reported a $35 million fundraising haul following the verdict, and House and Senate Republicans’ campaign arms posted their best online fundraising hauls on a single day of the cycle.
Trump surpassed Biden in April, but the incumbent has the advantage in available cash. New polls also have the former president ahead in swing states, and the latest polling averages from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ have Trump up 1.5 points nationally.
“Trump voters and Republicans are more motivated than ever to do their part to defend President Trump from Joe Biden and his band of corrupt liberals, while supporting his mission to save our country from destruction.” , Trump campaign advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles said in a statement. statement, adding that the former president’s candidacy “will continue to capitalize on unprecedented momentum” through the new program.
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