Donald Trump’s political operation was widely praised for its professionalism and effectiveness throughout the Republican nomination fight. But Trump has been slow to pivot toward the general election in the weeks since executing a hostile takeover of the GOP's political machinery. In fact, Trump's team has rolled back plans under the previous regime to add hundreds of staff and dozens of minority-outreach centers across the country. For now, Trump’s Republican Party has little general election infrastructure to speak of. Officials in top presidential battlegrounds are not panicking, but the disparity with the Biden campaign is stark. This month alone, Biden opened 100 new offices and added more than 350 staffers in swing states.
