REUTERS — The political action committee funded by billionaire Elon Musk to help re-elect former US President Donald Trump is struggling in some swing states to meet doorknocking goals and is investigating claims that some canvassers lied about the number of voters they have contacted, according to people involved in the group's efforts.
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, US, Oct 17, 2024.
Alysia McMillan, who canvassed for the PAC in Wisconsin, said field organisers recently told campaigners there they weren't reaching daily objectives and were on track to miss an ultimate goal of contacting 450,000 voters by Election Day. In one meeting with canvassers, recorded by McMillan and reviewed by Reuters, a manager warned of the shortfall.
McMillan said she was fired by one contractor, after a pay dispute, but was hired by another shortly afterward.One canvassing manager in Arizona said leaders there had issued similar warnings. Three other people familiar with the outreach told Reuters that Chris Young, a Musk aide and longtime Republican operative, had recently travelled to Nevada to audit whether doorknocking tallies there had been inflated by some of the workers hired by contractors.
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