Donald Trump’s presidential campaign may have hit a snag in Ohio.
While Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has an Ohio team in place, Trump is reportedly lagging behind.
Ed Rollins, co-chairman of the pro-Trump Great America political action committee, told the Wall Street Journal it feels like Trump’s team is “at ground zero.”
“I think we have a superior candidate,” Rollins told the Journal. “It’s a question of whether you can build the resources. Campaigns are used to building for two years, and we have far less time to do it.”
Trump reportedly has no “general-election staff” in the Buckeye State, and the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s senior aides have not made contact with Ohio’s Republican Party.
Ohio is a critical swing state. Its outcome in previous elections has been predictive of the results nationwide. The state’s 18 electoral college votes could become determinative in a hard-fought race between Clinton and Trump.
