| | | Top Trump volunteer in Mass. no longer with campaign after warning New Hampshire is ‘no longer a battleground state’RNC says campaign remains on the ground in New Hampshire
By Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated September 2, 2024, 1:06 p.m.
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 Supporters of former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump wait for poll numbers to come in during a "Victory Party" for the "Super Tuesday" election primaries in Quincy, Massachusetts, on March 5, 2024.JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images
A top Trump volunteer in Massachusetts “will no longer have any involvement” in the campaign after he sent an email Sunday evening raising alarm about the Republican ticket’s chances in neighboring New Hampshire.
Tom Mountain, who had served as one of several vice chairs for the former president’s effort in Massachusetts, wrote in an email to Trump volunteers in the state that “the campaign has determined that New Hampshire is no longer a battleground state,” and advised supporters to instead direct their attention to Pennsylvania. The GOP had been bullish about winning New Hampshire before President Biden dropped out of the race.
In the email,Mountain, a former official with the Massachusetts GOP, said Trump was “sure to lose by an even higher margin” in New Hampshire than in 2016 and 2020, citing “campaign data/research.” He claimed resources would be suspended and the campaign would not send Trump or high-profile surrogates such as his sons. The email was obtained by the Globe and confirmed with multiple recipients.
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