Posted on 08/02/2015 8:03:20 AM PDT by mandaladon
Donald Trump is assembling a team of political strategists and campaign staffers charged with sustaining his lead in the Republican presidential polls.
While strategists say Trump still got a ways to go to catch up to his rivals for the White House, he is taking aggressive steps to build a political machine, particularly in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.
With his popularity among Republican voters seemingly impervious to controversy — even rival Jeb Bush has called his candidacy a “phenomenon” — the billionaire businessman is in an enviable position heading into the first Republican debate on Thursday in Cleveland.
“The proof is in the pudding: He’s winning. So by definition doing the right thing… People like his attitude. He’s a scrapper. He fights,” one political strategist said.
“He jumped into the race and stunned everyone by soaring to the top of polls — and maintaining a lead,” the strategist said. “Now he’s building the infrastructure around it and he’s putting together a pretty good campaign team.”
Earlier this week, Trump announced that he’d hired Michael Glassner, a former chief of staff to 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Glassner was also an adviser to former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) during his presidential campaign.
Glassner is joining a Trump team that is expanding on the ground in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina — key caucus and primary states that are often decisive in the march to the nomination.
While strategists suggested that Trump is lagging behind the infrastructure of other campaigns, Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski expressed confidence that their organizing efforts are on track.
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Ping!
“The Trump steamroller keeps on going... “
And he’s doing a lot of it “for free” because the press he’s getting. Wait until he starts really spending money!
While strategists say Trump still got a ways to go to catch up to his rivals for the White House, he is taking aggressive steps to build a political machine, particularly in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.
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He leads in every poll there is...but he has a ways to go....REALLY????? MSM=obuma butt kissers......
I heard Biden was thinking about running! HA! Wait until the Clinton machine rolls right over him...
Steam roller staff?
I can't envision any circumstance where anybody except die hard lefties would vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. Trump, just by being Trump, is more believable, more genuine, and more honest than Hillary Clinton. That's why he's stomping everyone else and that's especially why he'll stomp Hillary.
The plan IS for trump to lose to Hillary!.
Hehe.
Welcome to FreeRepublic ........
I think it’s a little to early to decide that someone is ‘steamrolling’ anyone.
Heck we haven’t even had one debate and it’s seven months or so until the
first primaries. Lots will happen during that time.
In not sure he is going to have to spend it in the normal campaign way. Yesterday there was a thread of various groups who were forming PACs to support him
One was a group of Hollywood technicians who planned on producing some mini series of his life using their expertise
They said his life in military school could take three segments.
Also saw pointed out yesterday according to official records Trump was denied military service twice 1. as he exited high school (Then he got education wavers while in college ) The second denial was years after the first. He left military school as a Captain and could no doubt entered as an officer if he had qualified.
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Lewandowski said that Glassner "is going to work to ensure that Mr. Trump has the best grassroots network in the country."
Trump has nabbed top political strategists in Iowa and South Carolina who had a role in pulling off major political upsets in those states during the 2012 Republican cycle.
Veteran strategist Chuck Laudner is spearheading the efforts in Iowa, managing a team of about 10 full-time staffers.
Laudner's claim to fame was being one of the chief architects of Rick Santorum's stunning Iowa caucus political victory in 2012, which propelled him forward to an overall second-place finish in the delegate count behind Mitt Romney.
"We're going to run the best ground game in the country out there," Lewandowski said. "Chuck is the best political operative in the state of Iowa."
In South Carolina, Trump has a team of about seven full-time staffers working to make inroads in the state. He's nabbed Ed McMullen, the state's GOP co-chairman, and Gerri McDaniel, who worked on Gov. Nikki Haley's (R) gubernatorial campaign and Newt Gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign.
Gingrich, a former Speaker of the House, won the South Carolina primary in 2012.
In New Hampshire, Matt Ciepielowski is leading up a team of about five full-time Trump staffers, and Lewandowski said they're "quickly assembling a top team." Ciepielowski is a former AFP field director for the Granite State.
So many names from 2008, is Glassner one of the good guys and did Trump get his name and a recommendation from Sarah.....
Oh to be a fly on the wall...
Wishful thinking seldom triumphs over reality on the ground. Yeah sure, Hillary with more baggage than a cargo ship, will defeat Trump with no skeletons in the closet. Keep dreaming.
The Trumpster should bring Gingrich on board. They've both fighters.
As a tactician behind the scenes yes. I am not sure he is good with strategy, or do I have it backwards...
Are there polls showing a head to head match with Clinton ? I’m guessing Trump may be currently around 5% support out of the total voting population.
Trump Vs. Hillary polls are way to premature.
Think of it this way. Who is really paying attention to politics 15 months before election?
Do you think democrats and independents know much about Trump agenda? Even the 1st debate has not taken place yet.
It’s interesting and entertaining to see the WAG-based opinions of many journ-O-lists go down in flames. It demonstrates for all thinking people to see, just how vacant and brainless these lying media blowhards are.
I’m referring to the mealy-mouthed predictions that Trump will go nowhere because he has no political organization. Frankly, I don’t know how much organization he really needs when everyone on the planet knows his name, what he stands for and what he plans to do. But I digress. How can we take the measure of Trump? How can we get a window into what kind of Chief Executive he would be?
EXHIBIT-A: If you really want to know just what caliber of man we’re discussing here, take a few minutes to educate yourself. Google “trump golf properties”and then Google “trump hotel properties” and just for crax, Google “trump condo properties”.
Look at the elegant pristine condition of EVERY ONE of them, shining like a newly minted penny. And then ask yourself, is the builder and operator of such properties, with such exquisite attention to detail that they shout to any honest observer; “Is the owner of such gorgeous properties likely to attach his name to a slipshod, half-assed ANYTHING?! #$%& No!
So why would we give ANY credence to the whiney, sour grapes carping of these pipsqueek, pantywaist MSM putzes who never built anything, never owned much, and couldn’t find their own kiester using both hands and a five-cell flashlight?!
And let’s not allow green eyed envy to blind us to what talents, capabilities and guiding principles this man brings to the table.
EXHIBIT-B: His MANIFESTO, “Time To Get Tough” hits the stores on Thursday. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy.
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