Elon Musk's 'Get Out' Trump Effort Fails

Elon Musk spends $75 million to vote for Trump, but the operation suffers from knocking on enough doors and lying about the number of contacts with voters.

Reuters reported.

The challenges, in key battleground states including Wisconsin and Nevada, come as the group, America PAC, struggles to rally voters behind the Republican nominee in the final two weeks before the Nov. 5 election. Four people involved in the group's outreach told Reuters that managers had warned researchers they were missing targets and needed to increase the number of potential voters they contacted.

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A manager in Arizona said leaders there have issued similar warnings. Three other people familiar with the operation told Reuters that Musk aide and longtime Republican operative Chris Young recently traveled to Nevada to check whether door-knocking numbers there had been inflated by some workers hired by contractors. Another person with knowledge of the matter said America PAC is having trouble finding enough people to conduct audits in other states.

These problems may sound familiar because they just happened to Ron DeSantis when he outsourced his get-out-the-vote efforts during the Republican presidential primaries.

Super PACs that work at the polls are a bad idea because, unlike campaigns, they have to hire door-knockers, retain them, and hope they don't lie about the number of voters they contact.

Door-to-door canvassing is very difficult and time-consuming work that can involve walking miles a day to knock on doors and talk to voters. Those knocking on Musk's door complain that wages are too low at $20 an hour.

Donald Trump has dismantled the GOP's get-out-the-vote campaign, and there have been warnings that the Trump campaign and the RNC are struggling to connect with voters. By contrast, Kamala Harris has an army of motivated volunteers and staff in swing states reaching out to voters every day.

In a close election, getting out the vote could be the difference between victory and defeat for Trump The decision to rely on Elon Musk and outside groups could be a fatal mistake for his campaign.

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Jason is the managing editor. She is also the White House Press Center and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. Her graduate work focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.

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