Trump Runs the Kind of Campaign He Likes, but Not the One He Might Need

By artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 1:47pm |

In public, the Trump campaign boasts of 2016. In private, recriminations are beginning about a potential loss for a candidate who sees himself as his own strategist and believes the solution for almost all problems is more of himself @alexburnsNYT and me https://t.co/HfZAQBUV3f
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 18, 2020

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Advisers see rallies as a way to keep Trump happy and tweeting less. But the travel schedule is shifting frequently and Trump wants to make personal and less-than-ideal diversions, like a trip he may make to SC for Graham this week https://t.co/HfZAQBUV3f
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 18, 2020

They see the next few days through Friday, when the debate has happened, as the last likely chance to change the trajectory of a remarkably stable race. But Trump isn't planning debate prep like he did before, aides say https://t.co/HfZAQBUV3f
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 18, 2020

There is a lot of frustration at Meadows over how Trump hospitalization was handled. And there's growing anger on the Hill that the WH has not driven consistent message around Barrett nom (which also serves to remind folks of a superspreader COVID event) https://t.co/HfZAQBUV3f
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 18, 2020

"From the start, the campaign has never had a dominant strategist — that role has always been played by a president with a dim view of the political professional class." https://t.co/HfZAQBUV3f
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 18, 2020

"his campaign appears to be concentrating its advertising on a handful of states that provide a slim route to an Electoral College victory: the Sun Belt battlegrounds of Florida, Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina, as well as Pennsylvania, the largest Northern swing state"
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 18, 2020

The president's aides and advisers are prepared for the likelihood of a bigger popular vote loss than last time, and still hopeful he can eke out an electoral college win. https://t.co/HfZAQBUV3f
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 1:52pm

It's unusual for Maggie to take the time to tweet this much content from a story. ^ She must think it important for many to know about.

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 1:54pm

Or feels under pressure after passing on Red Star Rudy's Russian Post disinfo.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 2:35pm

The NYT published a piece on that too:

.@ProjectLincoln @katie_robertson @reedgalen @TheRickWilson @stuartpstevens The corruption at the New York Post is astounding. The dishonesty is just breathtaking. This is an extraordinary piece of reporting by Katie Robertson. https://t.co/i3TrPb9Rx9
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) October 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 1:08am

as to what the underlings are doing:

From the attempt by Trump's campaign to put @GovWhitmer in danger to @RonJohnsonWI playing into a classic Russian intel smear tactic, this is the kitchen sink attempt to attack all other Americans that we knew was coming once the panic and humiliation among the Trump camp set in.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 5:17pm

In every campaign cycle, right around this time of year, Republican-aligned media rolls out a closing argument against the Democrats. In 2014: Ebola. 2016: "Her emails." 2018: The "caravan." This year, it's an echo of 2016 – it's about HIS emails... pic.twitter.com/QhpfVGl1wO
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 5:19pm

When JFK Jr becomes VP things will change

QAnon will make sure if that

This is pure cult insanity pic.twitter.com/2PHOV8MXlI
— #PresidentFart(*) (@jtkirklin) October 18, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 1:38am

Today he's doing the "vote for the experienced criminal" thing, "I got a million more crooked ideas, vote for me and you'll see":

This is a serious crime. https://t.co/AN4cYhXb0a
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) October 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 5:20pm

and targeting Fauci because Fauci spoke up against the ad:

220,000 Americans are dead and infection rates are climbing in 43 states.

After deceptively using Dr. Fauci’s words in a TV ad last week, now Trump is attacking him as a “disaster.”

For what? For telling the truth.

We all know who the disaster is here, Mr. President.

You. https://t.co/WjC0Uw4VbF
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) October 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 5:25pm

Great point: the hypocrisy, stupids:

Since Trump mocks science on #COVID19, he should now:

Give back his synthetic antibody drug

Give back his remdesivir

Give back his dexamethasone

Stop bragging about vaccine trials

Not listen to his doctors who saved his life

And then let COVID dominate him. https://t.co/v1RbuVFT0K
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 7:06pm

Exxon feels it has to say something, lol:

Corporate statements during the Trump administration are a genre all their own. https://t.co/8cnnxiYS60
— Carrie Levine (@levinecarrie) October 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 6:55pm

Trump Runs the Kind of Campaign He Likes, but Not the One He Might Need

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