Karen Giorno, a former Donald Trump campaign senior adviser and Florida campaign director, announced Friday she is a candidate to be the state’s National Republican committeewoman for the Republican National Committee.
On the last day of early voting in Florida, the Donald Trump campaign and the RNC expressed confidence in the Sunshine State ground game. Yet questions remain even after a Sunday morning press call regarding the Florida effort. Ahead of the call with representatives from the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign, Team Trump circulated stats that said Trump was outperforming the Mitt Romney campaign of 2012. Republicans comprise 1.4 percent more of the early vote share than at this point in 2012, said…
For Donald Trump, the fight for Florida begins and ends with mass appeal: signature rallies and direct social media contact with voters who believe he can “make America great again.” Add some 30 Florida Trump employees to about 80 Republican Party field workers deployed around the state, and that pretty much covers the GOP nominee’s conventional ground game operation in the largest battleground state. Then there’s Hillary Clinton: 51 offices, with more on the way, and 500 employees combing Florida,…
As he attempts to find a way to get to 270 electoral votes on November 8, Donald Trump will be focusing heavily on Florida, and in particular, the Interstate-4 corridor running from Tampa to Orlando. “That’s what we call the big enchilada. You have to win it,” said senior Trump adviser Karen Giorno, “But, all of Florida matters.” Giorno made the remarks to Bay News 9 reporter Julie Gargotta on Thursday. Giorno was made a senior adviser to the campaign earlier this month. She had…
Donald Trump fans in Tampa will have a chance to unite on Tuesday night to watch the returns from the New York presidential primary. Karen Giorno, the Trump political director for the Southeast, issued out an email to supporters on Monday announcing that there will be a Trump watch party at the Hideaway in Tampa from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.on Tuesday The Hideaway is located at 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd. Attendees should contact Mireya Linsky at [email protected] Be advised that there…
Despite his declining poll numbers coming out of the Iowa caucuses, the Florida state director of the Donald Trump presidential campaign says this weekend is going to be a busy one for Trump supporters and volunteers. “We invite you to join us this weekend for a variety of volunteer events for the Trump Campaign,” Karen Giorno writes in an email to supporters. “We will have a great time meeting fellow Trump supporters and helping the campaign to get Mr. Trump elected…
Donald Trump, who continues to dominate in all statewide polls in Florida, said Tuesday that he’s adding four more staff people to his growing campaign team in the Sunshine State. Jennifer R. Locetta will be deputy state director, Ken Mayo has been named director of field operations, John Ross Pughe is joining as the southeast regional field director, and Craig Bachler will serve as director of coalitions. “I have created thousands of jobs and own some of the most iconic assets in the state,” Trump said…
