If you are covering Joe Biden FINALLY staffing up in Maine, please consider the following from the Republican National Committee:

“Joe Biden staffing up in Maine less than four months before Election Day shows how little he cares about the state. Trump Victory has had boots on the ground since 2016, and spent years building our grassroots army and infrastructure. Mainers are ready to re-elect President Trump, and the campaign’s early investment in our state will pay off in November.” – RNC Spokesperson Nina McLaughlin

Background:

• Maine Trump Victory has already made nearly 600,000 voter contacts in the state.
  • Last week alone, Maine Trump Victory knocked over 16,150 doors and made over 50,100 calls.
• Maine Trump Victory is projected to knock over half a million doors this cycle.
• In 2018, Maine Trump Victory made over 1.1 million voter contacts to improve our data and turnout capacity.

Donald J. Trump for President. Inc.
Republican National Committee
September 5, 2019

TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND RNC ANNOUNCE MAINE TEAMS

Donald J. Trump for President. Inc. and the Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced the members of the Maine Trump Victory effort, which will work to deliver a statewide victory for President Trump and Republicans up and down the ballot. The Trump campaign team includes a Trump campaign honorary state chair. The RNC's Maine team includes a regional political director and state director.

"Our Maine Trump Victory leadership team will work to build on the successes of 2016 to win statewide in 2020," said Brad Parscale, Campaign Manager of Donald J. Truimp for President, Inc. and Ronna McDaniel, Chairwoman of the RNC, in a joint statement. "President Trump has delivered a soaring economy, rebalanced trade relations, lowered healthcare costs, and fought to secure our border. His successes can be felt nationwide and electing Republicans across Maine will help to ensure he can achieve more victories for the American people for many years to come."

BACKGROUND
Since President Trump took office, he has added 14,000 jobs to Maine's economy, lowering the state's unemployment rate from 3.7 to 3% after the state hit an unemployment peak of 8.2% under President Obama. While President Obama lost 4,400 manufacturing jobs, President has added 2,300 – a truly remarkable turnarund for the manufacturing community. President Trump has added money back into the paychecks of Maine voters, with the average Maine taxpayer receiving a tax cut of $1,423. President Trump has lifted the prospect of voters across Maine, overseeing a 31,892 decline of Maine residents on food stamps. Finally, as President Trump lowers prescription drug costs and healthcare premiums, Democrat plans would cause 723,000 Maine resident to lose their current insurance plans – an unacceptable prospect.

TRUMP CAMPAIGN HONORARY STATE CHAIR
Former Governor Paul LePage

TRUMP VICTORY REGIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTOR
Elissa Voccola

TRUMP VICTORY STATE DIRECTOR
Joe Turcotte

In addition to the soar;lng Trump economy, the Trump Victory Maine team wlll share the President's clear record of accomplishments:

• Increasing paychecks by thousands of dollars through tax cuts and wage growth.
• Creating more than 6 million jobs nationally.
• Controlling healthcare costs, as the average exchange premium will go down thrs year after skyrocketing in cost year-after-year because of Obamacare.
• Reducing prescription drug costs, with prices dropping for the first time in half a century resulting in consumers saving $26 billion.
• Putting America first in our trade deals and protecting American jobs while also opening new markets and expanding existing ones.
• Protecting our border and enforcing immigration laws, in contrast to Democrats who call for open borders.