One of the biggest problems about the republican party is their inability to adapt with the times.
While the democrats have perfected the act of ballot harvesting (legally or otherwise), the republican party has struggled to keep pace.
During the COVID-19 saga of 2020, democrats capitalized on changes in voting rules by making huge efforts to harvest ballots for their nominees, which included Joe Biden.
This left many republicans feeling that their party missed some big opportunities that cost them 2020.
Newly appointed Co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Lara Trump is now pushing for republicans to catch up to the times.
She’s hired Scott Presler, a conservative activist known for starting the “Early Vote Action” organization.
Presler has helped organize the early voting efforts for republicans in many of the key swing states.
Trump said of Presler’s hiring, “We cannot wait until it’s too late.”
GREAT NEWS: The RNC is FINALLY Hiring Conservative Activist Scott Pressler to Lead Ballot Chasing Effort for 2024 via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/XaOwZNyX3m
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) March 16, 2024
The Gateway Pundit has details:
Conservative activist Scott Presler is finally getting hired by the RNC to do what he has been doing for free for years.
Presler is going to lead efforts to chase ballots for the 2024 election. He has been registering voters to support Republicans in various states for a long time, with tremendous success.
This is only happening because Lara Trump has been placed in charge of the RNC.
Lara Trump is credited with making the push to match the democrat effort.
Lara Trump Announces RNC Hiring Popular Conservative Influencer For Key 2024 Posthttps://t.co/vDLSHquWWX
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 16, 2024
The newly elected Co-chair of the RNC made the announcement of Pressler’s hiring on Friday.
Daily Caller broke the story:
“But we also have to start thinking about legal ballot harvesting, something we have never embraced as a party. We are going to start doing it now. I am going to have a call very soon with Scott Presler, who is an amazing voter registerer. He has registered so many people in this country. I think he is fantastic. I want him on our legal ballot harvesting division,” Trump told Johnson.
ADVERTISEMENTPresler, a conservative activist, started the “Early Vote Action” organization, which focuses on mobilizing Republicans to participate in early voting efforts. The efforts are concentrated to key swing states such as Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Lara Trump spoke to Benny Johnson about Pressler’s hiring:
🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: The RNC will Officially WORK with Scott Pressler to increase Republican voter turnout.
New RNC Co-Chair @LaraLeaTrump confirmed to me that she will HIRE @ScottPresler to LEAD Legal Ballot Chasing Operations.
Laura Trump: “He is the first person I thought of…” pic.twitter.com/rjElugQmMO
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 15, 2024
Pressler himself responded to the attention he’s receiving on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter):
Oh my gosh.
Since I’m trending on X, please allow me to introduce myself:
My name is Scott Presler.
I’m an Eagle Scout, the son of a retired Navy Captain, & graduated w/ honors from George Mason University — go Patriots!
ADVERTISEMENTI’ve worked as a dog walker, elementary school employee, & was even the guy who returns the shopping carts @ Giant.
My first political job was in Galveston, Texas, working to elect Governor Greg Abbott. Then, I spent 2 years of my life working to defeat Hillary Clinton & elect President Donald Trump.
Life changed forever when President Trump brought attention to the city of Baltimore, Maryland. With 200 volunteers, we organized a cleanup & picked up 12 tons of trash in 12 hours.
I realized that concerned citizens could do a better job of helping clean up cities than the gov’t ever could. So, I traveled across the country & organized dozens of cleanups in America’s most needy cities. You might remember the video of me speaking about illegal aliens on the streets of San Francisco.
After the soul-crushing loss of 2020, I was determined to regain control of Congress. So, I spent the following 2 years focusing on voter registration. We flipped Pinellas County, FL, from 🔵🔜🔴 contributing to electing Congresswoman APL & I spent a good amount of time on Long Island. The latter effort resulted in helping win NY03 & NY04.
In January 2023, after seeing so many things go wrong on Election Day the previous November, I launched
@EarlyVoteAction. The simple goal of this organization is to use an all-of-the-above approach to voting in order to elect Republicans. We are focused on AZ, NC, NV, PA, & WI.So, I’ve spent the last year traveling to each of these states & helping to recruit/train new volunteers.
Our voter registration efforts & drives at places like gun shows, places of worship, gas stations, rodeos, farmers markets, country music concerts, & mud sales are making an impact.
To show how serious I am, I’m even looking to relocate my life to Pennsylvania — my heart has always had a soft spot for PA.
I promise to spend the next 8 months doing everything within my power to elect President Trump & give him a Republican Congress he can work with.
My heart is in this, my passion is unbridled and unmatched, & I’m proud to be an American. I look forward to working with each of you to save the country we love.
Oh my gosh.
Since I’m trending on X, please allow me to introduce myself:
My name is Scott Presler.
I’m an Eagle Scout, the son of a retired Navy Captain, & graduated w/ honors from George Mason University — go Patriots!
I’ve worked as a dog walker, elementary school…
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) March 15, 2024
This move has many GOP voters energized heading into the 2024 election cycle.
New RNC co-leader #LaraTrump wants to work with #ScottPressler to register more Republican voters. This is a SMART move… they will make a GREAT team. pic.twitter.com/Z8f3WU9lUl
— Giordano Bruno (@GioBruno1600) March 15, 2024
The RNC has announced that they’ll be hiring Scott Pressler for his expertise in voter registration!
.@ScottPresler you rock my friend! I love it! pic.twitter.com/tg0GRO3yW5
— 🇺🇸 PENNSYLVANIA IS TRUMP™ (@RED_IN_PA) March 15, 2024
Read this 👇🏼 This is what I mean when I say:
LOCAL ACTION = NATIONAL IMPACT
Thank you Scott Pressler for all you are doing to save America and to #MAGA
And to return to the true values represented by #AmericaFirst principles. https://t.co/0OHqAIpC0Q— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) March 16, 2024
No one works harder than Scott Pressler. Some people thought if they ignored him, he would go away. Grassroots are bigger than they are. We appreciate you!
Congratulations, @ScottPresler
— Kambree (@KamVTV) March 15, 2024
Scott Pressler is the American Dream. An inspiration.
A guy who just got out there and went after it until he could no longer be ignored.
Proud of him and so glad the new MAGA RNC is bringing him in.
If we create 2,500 Scott Presslers, America will be in good shape.
"The…
— Paul Villarreal (AKA Vince Manfeld) (@AureliusStoic1) March 15, 2024
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