Donald Trump’s national political director will “step back” from his role overseeing the Republican nominee’s ground game with less than three weeks to go before Election Day, Politico reported Thursday.
With Trump trailing Clinton in a number of critical battleground states and lagging in the polls, this announcement could spell trouble for the campaign’s get-out-the-vote efforts.
“I have not resigned but for personal reasons have had to take a step back from the campaign,” Jim Murphy told Politico in a statement, declining to offer more detail on the reason for his departure.
Politico reported that several Trump aides have expressed concern about Murphy’s absence as the race enters its final days.
Murphy’s retreat is only the latest staffing upset for the real estate mogul’s campaign. The veteran GOP operative came on board in June to replace Rick Wiley, who abruptly left the post after only six weeks on the team after clashing with then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
Lewandowski himself was forced out over his brash managerial style and reportedly tense relationship with Trump’s three adult children, and his successor Paul Manafort also left the campaign after only a few months on the job.
Imagine a Trump presidency, with cabinet members lasting as long as campaign members. Only family and Breitbart would be able to hang in there.
Ship, rat?
You mean right up until Trump finds out that he can’t legally nominate his family to any governmental post whatsoever?
I am not even sure of what Trump’s policies really are, the 5 sec soundbites he occasionally spews does not constiute anything like a coherent policy or philosophy. Murphy won’t be missed and can’t have had much to do…
Wow. More harm to the GOP/Trump ground game?
And then you have Roger Stone using their limited resources for exit polls in minority districts?
Heh.