Trump campaign fires pollsters after mixed messaging

Jun 18, 20190

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Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale arrived to speak before President Donald Trump during a rally on May 8 in Panama City Beach, Fla. Just two days before Trump is set to kick off his re-election campaign, his team was cutting ties with three pollsters as part of an effort to prevent further leaks.

WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump's internal polling suggested he was trailing Democrats in crucial states earlier this year, it did what any campaign would do: tried to bury the bad numbers.

When the findings leaked to the media anyway, an infuriated Trump and his aides first disputed the poll's existence, then tried to dismiss its importance before finally firing some of the pollsters.

http://www.startribune.com/trump-campaign-fires-pollsters-after-mixed-messaging/511425792/