Trump Launches A Fellowship Program, Pledges Big Investment In California

The Huffington Post ^ | July 5, 2016 | Sam Stein, senior politics editor

[2ndDivisionVet]

Donald Trump’s campaign is launching a venture called the Trump Leadership Initiative fellowship program to ramp up its organization in key states. But at least one of the states where Trump is organizing could best be described as a long shot.

In an email sent out by Donald J. Trump for President Inc., the campaign seeks volunteers and fellows based in California, with a seminar being held in Stanton on July 13.

The email, passed along by a recipient to The Huffington Post, gives a clear indication that Trump is following through on his pledge to put traditionally Democratic states in play. Trump has said he would compete in California during the general election, though few people assumed he’d follow through on those plans owing to the state’s long liberal drift and his own immense difficulties with Hispanic voters, who make up 28 percent of the state’s electorate. Republicans have criticized the idea, arguing that it would drain his campaign of resources that would be better spent in easier-to-win states.

Trump, apparently, believes he can play in the Golden State. The fellows program, the email reads, will be “the backbone of the Trump strategy to launch the largest, earliest, and most diverse ground operation in California history.”

Just what the TLI actually is, is not entirely clear....

[MuttTheHoople]

I like Trump's 50 State strategy. Mitten's blowing off 47% of the electorate guaranteed his loss.

Donald Trump literally wants EVERY vote, and it looks like he's willing to do what it takes to get them.

[Defiant]

I wish he’d invest in Paul Nehlen.

[faithhopecharity]

while Californication is strongly D, that includes MANY voters who do NOT want or like Hilliarty

and many additional people who see her as the most dishonest corrupt person to run for the presidency in their lifetimes

Trump could win CA, and even win it by a pretty good margin... provided...
1. he gets a real ground campaign going there (poll watchers, get out the vote people with cars, etc.)
2. he campaigns and spends there (remember how much enemy IslamoNazi $ and Soros $ Hilliarty’s got, also she has the CA mass media in her corner..so DT has to organize and spend)
3. he keeps emphasizing how corrupt Hilliarty is (there are MANY Bernie supporters who WILL consider voting for Trump ON THIS ISSUE especially)

he’s got to work for it (no R has worked for California really since RWR, they’ve mostly treated it in a very perfunctory manner...guaranteeing them to be LOSERS there)

if Trump works the state, he could win it.