Co-hosts of “The Five” reacted Thursday to the demotion of campaign manager Brad Parscale’s re-election campaign and the installation of Bill Stepien, who previously led the successful New Jersey governor campaigns of Chris Christie in 2009 and 2013, as its replacement.
“Bill Stepien has a record for winning runs against odds,” said Dana Perino when evaluating the play.
Stepien previously worked as the White House director of political affairs until December 2018, when he was appointed senior political adviser to the Trump re-election campaign. He was promoted to deputy campaign manager in late May.
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Jesse Watters added that Stepien’s promotion would allow Parscale to focus on his area of expertise, the campaign’s digital gameplay and online presence.
“I think Parscale did a great job building an army online,” said the host of “Watters’ World.” “They are raising more money from small donors than Joe Biden, they have a better awareness of the situation … and they are more in touch with their base than Joe Biden.”
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“So Brad will pass the torch on to Bill and Bill is more of a national strategist and more of a national campaign manager, but let’s be honest, President Trump is his own strategist and he probably has very good instincts.”
The restructuring was announced shortly after a Quinnipiac poll of registered voters showed Trump behind alleged Democratic candidate Joe Biden by 15 points.
