Cliff Maloney

Well, look, I actually think it's a little worse than that. I think we were pushed out because, you know, people want to be able to take full credit. The nice thing about 2024 is we all work together. Right. We all say, look, we don't care who gets credit. We just want to win. And so we took the different tactics.

We took the different assignments for certain states and certain ways that we were going to reach voters. And we all just owned it. And so what I find is, yeah, Charlie, I'm looking at the reports here. These folks are lining their pockets. They're not understanding how to communicate with voters.

We took the different assignments for certain states and certain ways that we were going to reach voters. And we all just owned it. And so what I find is, yeah, Charlie, I'm looking at the reports here. These folks are lining their pockets. They're not understanding how to communicate with voters.

And it's every single excuse that we hear from the Ronna McDaniel types, from the previous GOP leaders, it's candidate quality. It's too extreme of a message. They're too MAGA. They're too America First. This is all the Monday morning quarterbacking you're hearing now because the consultants just don't get it. So yes, they're lining their pockets.

And it's every single excuse that we hear from the Ronna McDaniel types, from the previous GOP leaders, it's candidate quality. It's too extreme of a message. They're too MAGA. They're too America First. This is all the Monday morning quarterbacking you're hearing now because the consultants just don't get it. So yes, they're lining their pockets.

But I also think they just don't understand we're not the party of Karl Rove anymore. The rules don't allow us to just spend millions on TV ads and then wonder why we didn't win. It's an election month. It is not an election week. It is not an election day in Pennsylvania. And it's time we actually adapt. I think the silver lining here, Charlie, is that these consultants have been so embarrassed.

But I also think they just don't understand we're not the party of Karl Rove anymore. The rules don't allow us to just spend millions on TV ads and then wonder why we didn't win. It's an election month. It is not an election week. It is not an election day in Pennsylvania. And it's time we actually adapt. I think the silver lining here, Charlie, is that these consultants have been so embarrassed.

That even the most, you know, I would call them establishment type voters are like, how in the world did you lose a Trump plus 15 seat? Maybe this chasing of ballots is what we should focus on. So I'm hoping this is the wake up call for all of the patriots across PA to say we cannot miss an election. We have to chase ballots in every election in Pennsylvania.

That even the most, you know, I would call them establishment type voters are like, how in the world did you lose a Trump plus 15 seat? Maybe this chasing of ballots is what we should focus on. So I'm hoping this is the wake up call for all of the patriots across PA to say we cannot miss an election. We have to chase ballots in every election in Pennsylvania.

Yeah, well, I'm with you. I think if it gets to be pretty close, you know, we like Elise, but I think the power of having the majority is extremely important. So I would double down on that. But I think, Charlie, it's what we preached for the last year and a half, which is look in a lot of these areas. Look at Randy Fine's district. You know, look at Jimmy Petronas in this district, Florida one.

Yeah, well, I'm with you. I think if it gets to be pretty close, you know, we like Elise, but I think the power of having the majority is extremely important. So I would double down on that. But I think, Charlie, it's what we preached for the last year and a half, which is look in a lot of these areas. Look at Randy Fine's district. You know, look at Jimmy Petronas in this district, Florida one.

They have the voters. OK, we're not talking about swing districts where, hey, you know, maybe we have to work on registration or maybe we have to do persuasion or maybe we have to message correctly. No, we just have to do the ground game to turn out our voters. So, yes, do they need to run traditional advertising? Sure.

They have the voters. OK, we're not talking about swing districts where, hey, you know, maybe we have to work on registration or maybe we have to do persuasion or maybe we have to message correctly. No, we just have to do the ground game to turn out our voters. So, yes, do they need to run traditional advertising? Sure.

But I think the shift in mindset, the shift in the culture within Republican strategic circles has to be taking the model from 2024 and making it permanent infrastructure. Right. I mean, that's what we're doing in PA. We're doing 500000 doors every year.

But I think the shift in mindset, the shift in the culture within Republican strategic circles has to be taking the model from 2024 and making it permanent infrastructure. Right. I mean, that's what we're doing in PA. We're doing 500000 doors every year.

And I think the folks in Florida and the folks in New York, if it does come up for an election, we have to understand if you have the voters and you said this, you're the first person I heard ever say this. Take Trump supporters and make them Trump voters, meaning we have the people, we have the energy, but we need to double down on the ground game the same way the Democrats do.

And I think the folks in Florida and the folks in New York, if it does come up for an election, we have to understand if you have the voters and you said this, you're the first person I heard ever say this. Take Trump supporters and make them Trump voters, meaning we have the people, we have the energy, but we need to double down on the ground game the same way the Democrats do.

And by the way, this race in PA, Josh Shapiro had 105 full-time people on the ground. He gets it. They might be in disarray nationally. They might not have a leader, but politics is business to them, and they take it seriously.

And by the way, this race in PA, Josh Shapiro had 105 full-time people on the ground. He gets it. They might be in disarray nationally. They might not have a leader, but politics is business to them, and they take it seriously.

We as Republicans have to start understanding and taking it serious that we are going to double down, work the doors, chase the ballots, and exploit the rules legally the way the Democrats do.