Former President Donald Trump has largely been absent in Arizona \u2014 limited staffing and no advertisements. On Thursday, he returned to the Grand Canyon state after nearly two years to back up on-the-ground organizing from outside groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Thursday, Trump held a town hall event sponsored by Turning Point Action, which focuses on mobilizing young conservatives, at Dream City Church in Phoenix. To a chanting crowd of thousands, Trump vowed to make his voter mobilization efforts this cycle \u201ctoo big to rig.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a nod at his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Those false claims began in Arizona. And the state really became the center for election denialism theories and claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event also underscores a new campaign tactic: directly using outside organizations to lead canvassing efforts to turn out voters. Trump\u2019s presence in the state, his first this cycle, is seen as an endorsement of Turning Point\u2019s new \u201cChase the Vote\u201d initiative. The townhall also comes days after the trump campaign and the Republican National Committee announced a\u00a0\u201cSwamp the Vote\u201d initiative\u00a0that promotes early and mail-in voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are going to make November too big to rig and we are going to overwhelm the ballot boxes,\u201d said Charlie Kirk, the founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, during the event doubling down that \u201cthere is no path to the White House without Arizona.\u201d \u201cWe are going to out register them, we are going to out work them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former President Donald Trump has largely been absent in Arizona — limited staffing and no