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Kellyanne Conway argued in an op-ed for the NYT that Donald Trump has a path to victory in 2024.
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To do that, she wrote, the Trump campaign must avoid the “disastrous mistakes” it made in 2020.
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Trump’s 2020 campaign quickly spent most of the $1.6 billion it raised, ABC News reported.
Kellyanne Conway, former White House adviser to Donald Trump, says the former president’s 2020 campaign made a “disastrous mistake” and squandered $1.6 billion in campaign funds, which in part caused his chaos. I believe it led to the election loss.
so New York Times op-ed published on FridayConway said despite some criticism of Trump’s ongoing legal troubles, lackluster performances by his preferred midterm candidates, and his bombastic personality, Trump has no chance in the 2024 election. They claim that there is a way to win.
“Shrugging Trump’s 2024 candidacy or writing his political obituary is a ridiculous errand. “Of course, that cat has nine lives, but that could change.”
To succeed in 2024, Conway wrote that Trump must avoid some of the mistakes he made in the last election.
“With about $1.6 billion to spend and Joe Biden being the opponent, the 2020 election should have been a big hit,” she said. “Instead, they proved the adage that the fastest way to make a small fortune is to have a very large fortune and squander most of it.
Conway won’t delve further into specific strategic or spending mistakes made by the Trump campaign.
Ah Report from ABC NewsCited in an op-ed, it found that Trump’s re-election team raised about $1.6 billion in two years and spent about $1.4 billion in about 10 months.
The majority of the money was spent on advertising, around $490 million, according to reports.
Elsewhere, campaigns have spent millions of dollars in donor gifts and Trump’s possessions. About $56 million was spent on campaign merchandise and donor gifts, ABC News reported.
Some of that included hundreds of thousands of dollars in the purchase of Donald Trump Jr.’s books Triggered and Liberal Privilege. Daily Beast reported In 2020, the Republican National Committee paid $300,000 for Trump Jr.’s book, which was distributed to party donors.
According to ABC News, more than $5 million was spent on Trump-branded hotels, including $900,000 to rent space and cater at one of his properties. rice field.
A Trump spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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