Trump's campaign is still having financial problems. I guess donors don't feel like giving money to someone they are convinced will lose.
Strapped for cash, Trump yanks TV ads in key states as Biden spending surges
President Donald Trump stopped all of his television and radio advertising in three states and substantially reduced it in four others in recent weeks after his lackluster fundraising left him unable to match a surge in spending by his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden.
Mr. Trump’s retreat from Ohio, Iowa and New Hampshire reflects his struggle to change the dynamics of a race that polls suggest he is on track to lose. In the six weeks since his party’s national convention, Trump’s campaign has yanked more than $17 million in ads he’d previously booked in those states.
Two of them, Ohio and Iowa, are must-wins for the Republican president. Polls show him running almost dead even with the former vice president in both. Mr. Trump’s withdrawal of advertising in those states — despite the risk — is a sign of his campaign’s poor financial condition.
Biden seems to be rolling in so much money, he's spending it in states that usually go Republican but are close this time.
By contrast, Mr. Biden has been sharply increasing his ad spending across the entire election map and has begun pouring money into states that once looked out of reach. Among them are Texas, Georgia, Ohio and Iowa. In the week that will end Monday, Mr. Biden’s $36 million in TV and radio spots overall is double Mr. Trump’s $18 million, according to Advertising Analytics, an ad tracking company.
Georgia and Texas? It might be possible. Senator Cruz expressed concerns recently. Georgia could wind up electing a Democratic Senator too.
By the averages of polls at Real Politics, Trump has a 4.5% advantage in Texas at the moment and by 0.4% in Georgia while Biden is ahead in Iowa by 1.4% and by 0.6% in Ohio.
Senator Cruz was trying to stay optimistic but he expressed his concerns honestly on TV on Friday. I do not see what he thinks could turn things around for Republicans in a realistic way.
Cruz: GOP could face 'bloodbath of Watergate proportions' on Election Day
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday warned Republicans the party could face a “bloodbath” in November if voters aren’t feeling optimistic about the economy and the direction of the pandemic.
Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Cruz said the presidential election is extremely "volatile" and that President Trump could still get reelected by a “big margin” if voters feel like the U.S. is recovering from the pandemic-induced economic shutdown.
But he warned the party could also face landslide losses similar to what happened in the midterms following the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon’s resignation.
“I am worried. It’s volatile, it’s highly volatile ... if people are going back to work, if they’re optimistic, if they’re positive about the future, we could see a fantastic election — the president getting reelected with a big margin, Republicans winning both Houses of Congress and I think that’s a real possibility,” Cruz said.