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​Donald Trump’s campaign insists that they’re pursuing multiple strategies against Kamala Harris, but the true picture that is emerging is that the Trump senior advisers’ grand plan, for now, is to pray that the former US president ​has a good night at the presidential debate next month.

​The game plan, in other words, has become one of hoping that Trump wins the debate so they can regain momentum – a stunning approach that shows the serious predicament for Trump and his campaign as he struggles to find ways to land effective attacks against the vice-president just months before the election.

​What has happened internally in the Trump campaign in recent weeks is the realization that nothing they do in the period up to the debate is likely to cut through in a significant way that blunts Harris’s gains that have her level in key swing state polls, according to people close to the matter.

​And because they don’t think the messaging will cut through, senior advisers are left hoping that Trump can energize voters with his performance on stage, the people said.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 months ago (5 children)

She's a former prosecutor. He's a compulsive liar, misogynist and racist former reality TV star with dementia who isn't used to being told to wait his turn before he can speak.

He better pray to every god he can come up with.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Harris didn't do well in 2020 (edit: 2019) though. She was very uncharismatic. To her credit, she seems to have worked on that a lot since then.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn’t say Trump has much charisma left either.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I agree, plus people are generally tired of him. He rode a transient wave in 2016 but things are different now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Trump came very close to winning in 2020. Progress is good, but we have a very long way to go, and an alarming number of Americans who still support him.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only because of the EC. He got massacred in the popular.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So? The popular doesn't matter.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think the point is that any candidate would come close because of the EC. You could put a red hat on George of the Jungle and he'd come close.

[–] vaultdweller013 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Geoege of the jungle would be infinitely better than Trump.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

No argument here

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but he has a cult behind him who takes every one of his words as gospel

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He needs more than them to win.

[–] Zipitydew 2 points 2 months ago

Not really. EC path is still a toss up right now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Don't worry all the "leftists" on lemmy are working overtime to get him elected as well

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

While that's all true, they're functionally tied. Think about that.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

A large percentage of the United States are really really fucking stupid. It's alarming.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but she has the edge in that "tie" and she has all the momentum

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I wouldn't bet your ovaries on it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

She’s a former prosecutor. He’s a compulsive liar, misogynist and racist former reality TV star with dementia who isn’t used to being told to wait his turn before he can speak.

And together they fight grime?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Sounds like the premise to a zany sitcom

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

She’s a former prosecutor. He’s a compulsive liar

People developing some real blinkered views of the trustworthiness of prosecutors, all of a sudden. John Corbyn, Greg Abbott, and Ken Paxton are all current/former AGs and they lie like it's breathing.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

They're saying that speaking in a formal setting to convince people of stuff was literally her whole deal for 90% of her career, not that she won't lie.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Trustworthiness is not even slightly what people mean by that. What they're talking about is her having exceptional debating skills because that's what you do in a courtroom.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's about being able to form cogent arguments and rebuttals while publicly speaking. It has nothing to do with trustworthiness.

I keep asking you this and you keep refusing to answer, but I'll ask you again: Who should Americans vote for president in November?