Elon Musk-backed pro-Trump PAC fumbles outreach, faces allegations
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The America PAC, heavily funded by Elon Musk to back Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, is struggling to meet voter outreach goals. The PAC is tasked with securing critical votes in swing states, and now faces allegations that canvassers have been lying about voter contacts, according to insiders. Key battleground states like Wisconsin and Nevada, where every vote matters, are seeing serious issues. Four people connected to the PAC’s outreach told Reuters that canvassers are falling short of expectations. Despite a large budget, paid for by Musk, the effort to secure Trump’s re-election is floundering. Door-knocking targets missed In Wisconsin, canvassers were expected to contact 450,000 voters by Election Day. Alysia McMillan, a canvasser for the PAC, revealed that organizers told the team they weren’t reaching daily targets. In an October 8 meeting, McMillan recorded a manager admitting that they were far from hitting the 450,000 mark. “We’re not going to hit 450,000, not with what we’ve got now,” the manager said. McMillan, who worked with two contractors hired by America PAC to knock on doors, spoke out about the issue. She is concerned that this shortfall could cost Trump the election, especially in a place as important as Wisconsin. “If this isn’t looked into in a timely manner, this can result in a waste of time and money and risk President Trump winning the election,” she said. Despite being fired by one contractor after a pay dispute, she was rehired by another almost immediately. In Arizona, canvassing managers have issued warnings to their teams about missing voter-contact targets. Chris Young, a Musk aide, recently traveled to Nevada to audit the door-knocking numbers there. Sources close to the outreach efforts claimed that Young’s visit was triggered by reports that some canvassers had inflated their numbers. Another insider said that the PAC…
Filed under: News - @ October 19, 2024 9:16 pm