Headline RoundupJuly 16th, 2020

Trump Replaces Campaign Manager Brad Parscale with Bill Stepien

Donald Trump, Elections, Election 2020

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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced on Facebook and later on Twitter that he would replace current campaign manager Brad Parscale with Bill Stepien, who had served as deputy campaign manager. Both Parscale and Stepien worked on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign; Parscale is expected to return to his role as digital strategies manager, which he held in 2016. Parscale's replacement comes after Trump fell 15 percentage points behind Biden, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. Coverage from left-and center-rated outlets were more likely to highlight Trump's decreasing popularity in some polls. Some right-rated outlets framed the decision as being significant to Trump's 2020 campaign strategy.

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From the Left

Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff Wednesday amid sinking poll numbers less than four months before the election, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien.

“I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien has been promoted to the role of Trump Campaign Manager,” Trump said on Facebook. “Brad Parscale, who has been with me for a very long time and has led our tremendous digital and data strategies, will remain in that role, while being a Senior Advisor to the campaign.”...

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From the Center

Who Is Bill Stepien? Political Veteran Takes Helm of Trump Campaign

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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale. Parscale had been Trump's campaign manager since February 2018. Replacing Parscale is former deputy campaign director Bill Stepien. Parscale is expected to remain with Trump's campaign in charge of digital and online strategies.

Parscale's replacement comes as recent polls show Trump trailing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Data released Wednesday from a Quinnipiac University poll showed Biden ahead of Trump by 15 percentage points.

In a Wednesday tweet, Trump said both Perscale and Stepien had been "heavily...

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From the Right

Parscale replacement ‘shocked’ Trump campaign staffers, despite speculation

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Brad Parscale’s abrupt demotion Wednesday night “shocked” some inside the Trump campaign, sources familiar with the move told Fox News, even as President Trump’s sliding poll numbers and the recent Tulsa rally debacle had raised questions about his future.

The president announced on Facebook and later on Twitter Wednesday night that Parscale would be replaced as campaign manager by Bill Stepien, who had served as deputy campaign manager.

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