With only five months until the election, Trump and his top aides realize they need to take drastic action to both shore up his support with the base and improve his standing with other voters in several key states the campaign had assumed were safe
President Donald Trump and his top aides are planning to rev up their campaign machine in the coming days with an aggressive focus on voters’ perceived fears about crime, China and immigration — invoking parts of their successful 2016 strategy as they try to regain ground lost in recent months.
On Monday, the Trump campaign started rolling out the more aggressive tactics by lambasting liberals who want to defund police departments and divert some of that money to other community programs. The campaign hosted a call with reporters about that idea and issued two statements on Biden and policing. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany also countered the liberal movement with comments in support of police during her afternoon press briefing.
Trump allies fear the election is now shaping up as a simple referendum on Trump and his performance in the White House — with recent polling showing Trump losing ground with noneducated white voters, senior citizens, Catholics and evangelicals. With Biden formally clinching the nomination last week, the Trump campaign wants to focus attention more on Biden and away from Trump personally.
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