Exclusive: Trump campaign considering putting resources in Oregon

[DonViejo]

By Dana Bash, CNN

Updated 8:00 AM ET, Tue June 11, 2019

(CNN)The Trump campaign is considering putting resources into Oregon, CNN has learned, a state where Hillary Clinton beat the President by 11 percentage points in 2016.

In fact, Oregon is so blue that it has not voted for a Republican for president since 1984. But the Trump campaign is flush with cash and is looking for ways to spend its money and time wisely while Democrats duke it out for the chance to run against President Donald Trump.

CNN obtained a memo to the Trump campaign from pollster Tony Fabrizio about ideas for "expanding the map" to give the President more options for getting the 270 electoral votes needed to win the re-election, where he mentions looking at Oregon.

In the memo, Fabrizio maintains that New Hampshire, New Mexico and Nevada -- all states that Trump lost in 2016 -- are now "highly competitive." Those are three states where the Trump campaign already has resources on the ground.

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/11/politics/oregon-donald-trump-campaign-election-2020/index.html

[gratuitous]

1. Bring it on

We have vendors who will happily take your money and then vote against you next November.

[Turin_C3PO]

2. He's not going to win New Mexico.

Guaranteed.

[nmgaucho]

4. Agreed, I live here

and know of only about 5% that are Trump supporters

[marble falls]

3. I hope he spends a fortune, other than some idiots on the east end of the state his appeal ...

is extremely "limited".

[rurallib]

5. Why do I think Trump will rake some money off such a move?

nothing but a grifter.

[zipplewrath]

6. Wonder what "considering" means

Not sure there are alot of bright minds working the campaign right now. Besides, does he have any properties in Oregon?

[sacto95834]

7. Hope Trump considers campaigning in California

Expensive media markets and large state; but if he has money to burn, California vendors will take his money.