And his "pivot" is at times, like Trump, bizarre:
West Bend -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump went to the suburbs Tuesday night to talk about America's inner cities, court African-American voters and lay out a plan to restore law and order in the country.
West Bend is a predominantly white suburb: who the hell is he talking to? And he falsely told African Americans that they were so bad off that they had nothing to lose by voting for him.
Some thoughts by former supporters:
"When he initially began to run, he gave voice to a lot of the frustrations that I was feeling about how government is working or more to the point not working," focus group member Michael said. "But since then, he's been running as a 12-year-old and changes his positions every news cycle, so you don't even know where he stands on the issues."
"The more he made it about his personality, the less likely that I am to vote for him and it seems like everyone else is going in the same direction here."
And with
the direction Trump's campaign is going, the late-term shake-up in staff says a
lot to people:
A Virginia Republican: "You can keep moving people in
and out of the car, but so long as the drunk guy is driving it while
blindfolded, the ride probably isn't going to get any smoother."
"Break Glass In Case OF Emergency"
That's what Republican leaders are calling the strategy to steer resources away from Trump and funnel them to Republicans whose political careers are in danger of going down with the ship. Few have hopes that a proper "pivot" along with major flip-flops will halt the downward spiral Trump has engendered.
Epic public humiliation. Weak turnaround. Supporter defections. GOP despair.
Next up: Debates? Why bother?
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