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Trump's Campaign Is 'Pulling Out of Virginia'
NBC ^ | 10-12-16 | ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ALI VITALI

Posted on 10/12/2016 11:45:18 PM PDT by Anti-Hillary

Donald Trump's campaign is "pulling out of Virginia," a move that stunned staff in the battleground state, three sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News.

The decision came from Trump's headquarters in New York and was announced on a conference call late Wednesday that left some Republican Party operatives in the state blindsided. Two staffers directly involved in the GOP's efforts in Virginia confirmed the decision.

The move to pull out of Virginia shows Trump is "running essentially a four state campaign," with the focus now shifting to battlegrounds critical to his chances in November: Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio, a source with knowledge of the decision told NBC News.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: North Carolina; US: Ohio; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2016swingstates; denial; trump2016; va2016
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1 posted on 10/12/2016 11:45:18 PM PDT by Anti-Hillary
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To: Anti-Hillary

It could be good, it might be that Trump’s polling show him leading Clinton in Virginia.


2 posted on 10/12/2016 11:50:07 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Anti-Hillary

Well by now, if you do not know who Trump is and why he is a far superior alternative to a felonious witch, you are probably too dumb to vote anyway!


3 posted on 10/12/2016 11:50:39 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: Anti-Hillary
What's Virginia's last name? /s

Too much voter fraud w/McAuliffe's helping hand. I mean, that's how HE got 'elected' in the final hour, right?

4 posted on 10/12/2016 11:51:17 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Females DESTROYED America.)
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Good idea. The state was FUBAR and he should concentrate his forces.


5 posted on 10/12/2016 11:51:23 PM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: Anti-Hillary

Trump is aiminv for the rust belt.


6 posted on 10/12/2016 11:51:50 PM PDT by Darth Gill
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To: Anti-Hillary

It’s a good decision. He’s closer in the polls for states like Wisconsin and Michigan than he is in Virginia.


7 posted on 10/12/2016 11:52:03 PM PDT by SweetPatriot84
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To: Timpanagos1
It could be good, it might be that Trump’s polling show him leading Clinton in Virginia.

Doubtful. If Trump is leading, then why push for Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio? It would seem the latter three should be givens if he is leading in Virginia.

8 posted on 10/12/2016 11:52:55 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Timpanagos1

I don’t think he is leading in Virginia - if he was they would not do this....... they would simply shift some resources and maintain appearances.

Crap. There is not a good way to spin this and it will be more fodder for the enemedia.


9 posted on 10/12/2016 11:53:25 PM PDT by volunbeer (Clinton Cash = Proof of Corruption)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

I saw, I read, & I laughed!


10 posted on 10/12/2016 11:53:27 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: CatOwner

Trump needs all those states and Virginia.


12 posted on 10/12/2016 11:55:14 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Anti-Hillary

“sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News”

Hmm


13 posted on 10/12/2016 11:55:19 PM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

“The Trump campaign also fired the head of the Va. Trump Campaign, Corey Stewart, a real fighter for conservative principles, for being at a protest against the RNC by Virginia conservatives.”

Another smart move by Trump. Corey didn’t have the bosses permission. He had no right to step on toes.


14 posted on 10/12/2016 11:55:31 PM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: Timpanagos1

He doesn’t need Virginia is he gets Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio. The election is his if he wins those four states.


15 posted on 10/12/2016 11:57:22 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: proust

With the backstabbing RNC, you don’t just step on their toes, you kick them in the nuts to let them know that you are serious and won’t take their betrayals any more.

I have a friend, a Holocaust survivor, who, despite some health limitations, is going to make about 100 calls on Trump’s behalf.

What do I tell her now? Forget it, we’ve been abandoned? I think she went through this once before in something called WW2.

NEVER AGAIN!


16 posted on 10/12/2016 11:58:24 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Timpanagos1

Trump doesn’t need Virginia, doesn’t need Pennsylvania.

Article seems bogus. What does pulling out mean? Trump never had campaign offices and hundreds of staffers in Virginia.


17 posted on 10/12/2016 11:58:37 PM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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To: Anti-Hillary
The Founders miscalculated.

DC should have been much larger (Texas-sized?), and its residents should have been explicitly barred from voting for president or being represented in Congress.

After all, DC is the government, and it is a conflict of interest for the government to vote for the government.

18 posted on 10/13/2016 12:02:09 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: CatOwner

That leaves little margin for error.

Virginia would seal a Trump Victory.


19 posted on 10/13/2016 12:02:30 AM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Anti-Hillary

Sounds false. Trump never quits.


20 posted on 10/13/2016 12:02:56 AM PDT by Raycpa
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