Ex-chair Priebus says RNC needs to focus on three key swing states

Reince Priebus, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), said that as the organization enters a period of transition and ramps up its efforts in the lead-up to the general election, the committee He said there is a need to focus on three key battleground states in 2024.

Priebus He spoke on FOX News on Friday. He said he considers his recommendations to be “very simple.”

“No. 1, the committee has to raise about $40 million over the next 60 days,” he said.

“No. 2. We must send paid workers. Approximately 5,000 full-time paid workers in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are on the ground, using data to vote early and vote absentee.” “We’re targeting voters,” Priebus continued.

Former President Trump confirmed the Republican nomination this week, the same week the committees were reset.

Days after the RNC elected Michael Whatley as its new chair and Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, as its new co-chair, the RNC has cut more than 60 positions.

Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel dismissed financial concerns last year, but questions remain about how the committee will fund Trump’s campaign and congressional Republicans. There is. Lara Trump has said in the past that she would use “every penny” of RNC funds to support her father-in-law’s re-election bid.

The big question going forward is whether the party will pay Trump’s legal costs. The former president was ordered to pay more than $500 million in fines. He faces 91 felonies in four indictments.

Priebus said the RNC should invest in three key battleground states “right now.” Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin all turned blue in the 2020 presidential election, helping secure President Biden’s victory over President Trump.

The former chair added that “a lot of other things,” including continued efforts to eliminate mail-in voting and “after these court cases,” could happen after the RNC focuses on fundraising and campaigning. Ta. Those three states.