For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic sidelined his reelection effort, President Donald Trump will reportedly resume in-person campaigning next week.
Multiple sources told ABC News that Trump Victory, a joint effort between the president's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee, will begin its summer kickoff next week by sending volunteers and staffers back on the ground for door knocking, in-person training sessions and voter registrations.
“Starting next week, Trump Victory field teams will resume in-person volunteer activities and campaigning where states allow,” RNC National Press Secretary Mandi Merritt told ABC. “Just as Trump Victory was able to transition to virtual campaigning in less than 24 hours, our teams across the country will seamlessly adapt again just as efficiently.”
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At the same time his face-to-face reelection effort is getting back underway, Trump and GOP officials continue looking for a new home for their national convention.
Earlier this week, Trump confirmed the main Republican National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 24-27 in Charlotte, N.C., would not be held in the Queen City.
North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper told GOP officials on Tuesday that, without “proper health protocols in place,” Charlotte could not move forward with hosting a full-fledged convention.
While Vice President Joe Biden, Trump’s presumptive opponent this fall, has limited his public appearances over the last several weeks because of the coronavirus, Biden continues leading Trump in many polls.
A new Monmouth University poll out this week shows Biden with an 11-point lead over Trump, with 52% of registered voters saying they'd support Biden if the election was held today and 41% saying they would support the president.
Biden also holds a 10-point lead over Trump among registered voters in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. Biden has the support of 52% of registered voters, and Trump has the support of 41%. The Democrat’s lead has been slowly widening. It stood at 50% to 41% last month, 48% to 44% in April, and 48% to 45% in March.
Nonetheless, the president continues to have an overwhelming lead in fundraising. Figures released in late April show Biden and his party, according to The New York Times, are nearly $187 million behind Trump and the Republican National Committee.
According to the numbers, Biden could raise almost $1 million every day between now and Nov. 3 and still not reach what Trump will have by Election Day.
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The Democratic National Convention has already been postponed to Aug. 17-20 in Milwaukee.
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