Trump allies in Congress have warned that the former president’s close ties to the far-right provocateur so close to the election could backfire, writes Kelly Rissman
The GOP is going to hold locksteady either way. The goal is to get the undecided.
In the debate, Harris played Trump like a fiddle. She made him go on a rant on her cue and he didn’t disappoint. He ranted about Haitians eating dogs. Turns out he said this because he was manipulated by a nutjob in his circle, most likely Laura Loomer.
So Trump was goaded into doing a rant by a woman and the most memorable part of the rant was something planted into his head by another woman. Kind chips away at the “Trump is alpha” thing that might be influential to low information undecided male voters.
Also in 2016 it was Trump himself dominating the news cycle, not the nutjobs he surrounded himself with. If Trump can be convinced to rant about the dog thing, what else can the people he surrounds himself convince him to do? If Trump is portrayed as easily manipulated, that puts Project 2025 back on the table. Because no matter what he might say about it now, everyone knows the likes of Laura Loomer can manipulate him into doing it.
Anyway it all fits into the news cycle on the debate. Trump lost, ranted about people eating dogs, and showed everyone he’s easily manipulated. Next week Harris will push for another debate, probably landing on “Trump is too scared to have another debate.” The media will latch onto that in hopes Harris can succeed in goading Trump into another debate, because the last one had an audience of 67 million. Either there’s another debate or Trump looks weak. Which is good for Harris either way.
The GOP is going to hold locksteady either way. The goal is to get the undecided.
Honestly, I don’t believe that. I believe the goal is to further radicalize the base, because that’s what fascists need – paramilitary zealots, not actual majorities – in order to undemocratically seize power.
Well I meant the goal of the Dems is to get the undecideds as opposed to trying to get the MAGA base.
But it seems to be the goal of the Trump campaign too, but their candidate doesn’t have any discipline and can’t stop himself from just speaking to the faithful in the dwindling crowds that go to his rallies.
