{"id":28385,"date":"2025-12-28T08:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T08:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28385"},"modified":"2025-12-28T08:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T08:47:24","slug":"trump-plans-mega-campaign-blitz-ahead-of-midterms-to-juice-gop-voter-turnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28385","title":{"rendered":"Trump Plans Mega-Campaign Blitz Ahead Of Midterms To Juice GOP Voter Turnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-featured\">\n<div class=\"featured\">\n<figure class=\"image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-main-uc size-bunyad-main-uc no-lazy skip-lazy wp-post-image\" title=\"Trump Plans Mega-Campaign Blitz Ahead Of Midterms To Juice GOP Voter Turnout\" src=\"https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50236251238_16c79e07d3_c.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50236251238_16c79e07d3_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50236251238_16c79e07d3_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50236251238_16c79e07d3_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50236251238_16c79e07d3_c-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50236251238_16c79e07d3_c-450x300.jpg 450w\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"526\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"the-post s-post-modern\">\n<article id=\"post-21926\" class=\"post-21926 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-politics tag-democrats tag-midterms tag-president-trump\">\n<div class=\"post-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"post-content cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p>White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says President Donald Trump plans to campaign aggressively for Republican candidates in the midterms, approaching the elections \u201clike it\u2019s 2024 again.\u201d That strategy breaks sharply from the long-standing Republican habit of sidelining Trump in competitive races out of fear that Democrats could mobilize backlash turnout.<\/p>\n<p>Wiles\u2019 approach reflects a confident rejection of that defensive playbook. Rather than running from Trump, the party intends to run with him \u2014 and to unapologetically defend the policies and agenda that delivered his decisive 2024 victory. Trump didn\u2019t just win that election; he dominated it, defeating Kamala Harris despite an all-out effort by Democrats and a friendly media to rebrand her as the next Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>The message from the White House is clear: Republicans believe Trump is an asset, not a liability, and they\u2019re betting that the same America First platform voters embraced in 2024 will power GOP wins in 2026 as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypically, in the midterms, it\u2019s not about who\u2019s sitting at the White House. You localize the election, and you keep the federal officials out of it,\u201d Wiles said in an appearance on \u201cThe Mom View\u201d podcast. \u201cWe\u2019re actually going to turn that on its head and put him on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause so many of those low propensity voters are Trump voters,\u201d she added, noting that some results in 2025 show \u201cwhat happens when he\u2019s not on the ballot and not active.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to campaign like it\u2019s 2024 again\u2026He\u2019s a difference maker, and he\u2019s certainly a turnout machine,\u201d Wiles said:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1998216316595884477&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Ftrump-plans-mega-campaign%2F&amp;sessionId=ce152e0fecd762daa23d27aa273a4067645b6224&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1998216316595884477\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wiles joked that she hasn\u2019t quite broken the news to President Trump that he\u2019ll be crisscrossing the country on the campaign trail, but it\u2019s hard to imagine him objecting to rallies, red hats and a few rounds of \u201cYMCA\u201d in support of candidates who actually back his agenda.<\/p>\n<p>For conservatives, the news is a welcome change from the frustration of past midterms. In 2018, during Trump\u2019s first term, Republicans lost the House in a bruising defeat, surrendering dozens of seats to Democrats even while holding the Senate. Party leadership responded then by blaming Trump \u2014 not its own lack of conviction or message.<\/p>\n<p>The same cautionary mindset plagued Republicans again in 2022. The much-touted \u201cred wave\u201d fizzled, producing only a razor-thin House majority and no broad mandate, despite voters\u2019 clear dissatisfaction with the Biden administration. In too many battleground races, the MAGA base stayed home, while Democrats turned out and overperformed.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans now objecting to Wiles\u2019 strategy might want to examine that track record before offering advice. Trump has been back in the Oval Office and working at full throttle. The GOP-controlled Congress, by contrast, has often appeared hesitant, divided and slow to deliver.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2004260004757692604&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Ftrump-plans-mega-campaign%2F&amp;sessionId=ce152e0fecd762daa23d27aa273a4067645b6224&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2004260004757692604\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not exactly a record Republicans should be eager to defend.<\/p>\n<p>A post-election study of the 2024 presidential race undercut the media\u2019s favorite excuse for Kamala Harris\u2019 loss: low turnout. Harris didn\u2019t lose because voters stayed home. She lost because Republican turnout surged with Trump at the top of the ticket. The data showed that Trump\u2019s presence energized the GOP base, and that even higher turnout would likely have expanded \u2014 not narrowed \u2014 his already commanding victory.<\/p>\n<p>Even David Shor, a Democratic data scientist and pollster often cited by the left, dismissed the notion that turnout would have rescued Harris. His analysis directly contradicted the idea that Democrats were one mobilization effort away from winning, and instead reinforced what the results already made clear: Trump on the ballot drives voters, and that dynamic overwhelmingly favors Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is if all registered voters had turned out, then Donald Trump would\u2019ve won the popular vote by 5 points [instead of the roughly 1.6+ points],\u201d he explained. \u201cSo, I think that a \u2018we need to turn up the temperature and mobilize everyone\u2019 strategy would\u2019ve made things worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1902019034343759901&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Ftrump-plans-mega-campaign%2F&amp;sessionId=ce152e0fecd762daa23d27aa273a4067645b6224&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1902019034343759901\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says President Donald Trump plans to campaign aggressively for Republican candidates in the midterms, approaching the elections \u201clike it\u2019s 2024 again.\u201d That strategy &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28387,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28385\/revisions\/28387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}