Trump is 'fighting asymmetrical warfare,' one strategist said.
Former President Donald Trump smiles during the 'Save America' rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, April 23, 2022.Donald Trump's comeback campaign has both cemented his status as primary front-runner and fundamentally altered the way candidates have historically approached the GOP presidential primary by skipping party-sanctioned debates and opting out of retail politics writ large.
"Look, Trump has won every time by running an asymmetrical campaign, fighting asymmetrical warfare, and his opponents consistently fight in conventional warfare, be it Hillary Clinton or Ron DeSantis or any of us in 2016," said GOP strategist Terry Sullivan, who managed Sen. Marco Rubio's, R-Fla., 2016 presidential campaign.
"There's like six candidates trying six different strategies, and I'm not sure any of those strategies have really panned out yet. Now, I still believe in the last 45 days of Iowa, somebody's going to break," said one source familiar with former Vice President Mike Pence's thinking. "It's got to be all the pieces of the puzzle coming together at the right time, and I think if you're not moving in December, you got a problem.
"To play in the caucus, you have to pay $55,000 that goes to a state party in the bag for Trump. It’s about momentum, and true to the Haley campaign’s responsible spending -- they’re smart to play in the primary,” said one GOP operative. And Pence, meanwhile, is set to complete the so-called "full Grassley," the 99-county tour made famous by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, even amid speculation that stubbornly low polling may threaten his spot on next month's debate stage in Miami.
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