The field organization behind Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Iowa— typically a well-oiled machine geared toward wooing the fickle Iowa voter—may be in trouble, according to a Wednesday report from the New York Times.
The team of people working to turn out caucusgoers for Trump in Iowa on Feb. 1 is a motley crew. The Times reported one volunteer had yet to knock on any doors or make any phone calls to potential caucusgoers; another is a 9/11 truther who was told by senior campaign officials to not mention 9/11 to voters.
Rick Shaddock, a precinct captain in Fairfield who maintains a 9/11 conspiracy website, told the Times that so far he’s gotten 12 people to agree to caucus.
“I got 12 to go to the caucus, but I don’t know if they will actually vote for Donald Trump,” Shaddock told the paper.
The article did note a few promising signs for Trump’s field operation in Iowa, including large rally attendance numbers.
The Trump campaign didn’t respond to the Times’ request for comment. Read the full story here.
