EXCLUSIVE: Grassroots Trump Organizers Testing New Club Approach

EXCLUSIVE: Grassroots Trump Organizers Testing New Club Approach
Anthony Ruffa, Louis Aliota, Brad Peganoff, Melanie Brewer, and Greg Hayes gather at an office in Erie, Pa., to work on plans for their new pro-Donald Trump group, AmFirst 47, on May 22, 2023. Janice Hisle/The Epoch Times
Janice Hisle
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ERIE, Pa.—As voters drown in a sea of high-priced negative TV and radio ads, grassroots groups can throw them a lifeline: a meaningful personal interaction that might snare their votes, if research findings hold.

One such group is being formed in Pennsylvania, a critical swing state, to build support for former President Donald Trump. The new group is patterned after a similar organization in Florida, where Dr. Anthony Ruffa now lives after working for 35 years as a physician in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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