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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe latest Gabriel Sherman Vanity Fair piece on Trump, a laundry list of 100% self-inflicted wounds.
With Donald Trumps approval sinking to Jimmy Carter levels and coronavirus cases spiking across the country, Trump is reluctantly waking up to the grim reality that, if the current situation holds, his reelection is gone. Republicans that have spoken with Trump in recent days describe him as depressed and down in the dumps. People around him think his hearts not in it, a Republican close to the White House said. Torn between the imperative to win suburban voters and his instincts to play to his base, Trump has complained to people that hes in a political box with no obvious way out. According to the Republican, Trump called Tucker Carlson late last week and said, what do I do? What do I do?
To console himself, Trump still has moments of magical thinking. He says the polls are all fake, a Republican in touch with Trump told me. But the bad news keeps coming. This week, Jacksonville, Floridawhere Trump moved the Republican National Convention so he could hold a 15,000-person rally next monthmandated that people wear masks indoors to slow the explosion of COVID-19 cases. According to a Republican working on the convention, the campaign is now preparing to cancel the event so that Trump doesnt suffer another Tulsalike humiliation. They probably wont have it, the source said. Its not going to be the soft landing Trump wanted.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/trump-despondent-as-numbers-crater-loser-label-looms
To console himself, Trump still has moments of magical thinking. He says the polls are all fake, a Republican in touch with Trump told me. But the bad news keeps coming. This week, Jacksonville, Floridawhere Trump moved the Republican National Convention so he could hold a 15,000-person rally next monthmandated that people wear masks indoors to slow the explosion of COVID-19 cases. According to a Republican working on the convention, the campaign is now preparing to cancel the event so that Trump doesnt suffer another Tulsalike humiliation. They probably wont have it, the source said. Its not going to be the soft landing Trump wanted.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/trump-despondent-as-numbers-crater-loser-label-looms
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The latest Gabriel Sherman Vanity Fair piece on Trump, a laundry list of 100% self-inflicted wounds. (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jul 2020
OP
Trump campaign internal polls show Trump's level of "strong support" dropping from 21 to 17 points
hedda_foil
Jul 2020
#2
In other words "Look for some crazy 'hail Mary' type shit to go down before Labor Day.". nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2020
#5
dalton99a
(81,700 posts)1. So the two grifters Kushner & Parscale are in firm control of the White House
Kushners vast sway over West Wing decisions has become a flashpoint between him and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, sources say. The two have been engaged in a cold war over control of the campaign. Meadows pushed Trump to replace campaign manager Brad Parscale, a Kushner ally, the Republican close to the White House said. Kushner wasnt happy that Meadows is close with Kushners adversaries Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie. Meadows is in real shit. He went to war with Jared and tried to get Brad out, the Republican, briefed on the internal debate, told me. A couple weeks ago, Meadows unloaded about Kushner over dinner with his predecessor, Mick Mulvaney, at Sette Osteria near the White House. All Mark did was complain how much operational control Jared has and how it leaves very little space for the chief of staff, said a Republican briefed on the conversation. Mark whined to Mick, why didnt you warn me before I accepted the job? Theres nothing for me to do.
hedda_foil
(16,377 posts)2. Trump campaign internal polls show Trump's level of "strong support" dropping from 21 to 17 points
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)3. what can he do? what can he do?
why not try shutting the fuck up for a change
cwydro
(51,308 posts)4. His name doesn't belong in the same sentence as Jimmy Carter's.
Never.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,512 posts)5. In other words "Look for some crazy 'hail Mary' type shit to go down before Labor Day.". nt
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)6. YUP
Hey Bud
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,512 posts)7. .
It's been forever.... Or it feels like it. Especially since this individual was inaugurated 13 years ago.
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