Republicans Think Trump Is Having a “Nervous Breakdown” Over Kamala Harris
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Politico reports that Republicans are panicking over Trump’s showing against Kamala Harris, which has so far involved calling the vice president “dumb,” claiming she suddenly “became a Black person,” and spelling her name “Kamabla.”
None of this behavior appears to be helping his chances of getting reelected, and according to party insiders, it’s stemming from the fact that he’s absolutely freaked out about going toe-to-toe with someone who he can’t just claim has dementia.
“This is what you would call a public nervous breakdown,” Matthew Bartlett, a GOP strategist and onetime Trump administration official, told Politico.
And now this is a guy who cannot come to grips with a competitive presidential race that would require discipline and effective messaging. And we’re seeing a candidate and a campaign absolutely melt down.”
As a reminder, last week Trump appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists and told members that the VP, who attended a historically Black college, was only Indian until a few years ago. He presumably thought this would help him with Black voters, but it only demonstrated what many people have long known: that he’s not very bright and doesn’t know how race works.
All of this is leaving Republicans hoping that the ex-president will realize the error of his ways and get his shit together. And considering that would effectively require him to receive a personality transplant overnight, not everyone is convinced it’s possible.
“I think we are long past the time where we thought he could maybe rein in his worst angels, and he’s going to keep doing this and no amount of polling data or advice from people close to him will change him,” Barrett Marson, an Arizona-based GOP strategist, told Politico. “He’s a 78-year-old guy stuck in his ways. And this has been his way for decades.”
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Politico reports that Republicans are panicking over Trump’s showing against Kamala Harris, which has so far involved calling the vice president “dumb,” claiming she suddenly “became a Black person,” and spelling her name “Kamabla.”
None of this behavior appears to be helping his chances of getting reelected, and according to party insiders, it’s stemming from the fact that he’s absolutely freaked out about going toe-to-toe with someone who he can’t just claim has dementia.
“This is what you would call a public nervous breakdown,” Matthew Bartlett, a GOP strategist and onetime Trump administration official, told Politico.
And now this is a guy who cannot come to grips with a competitive presidential race that would require discipline and effective messaging. And we’re seeing a candidate and a campaign absolutely melt down.”
As a reminder, last week Trump appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists and told members that the VP, who attended a historically Black college, was only Indian until a few years ago. He presumably thought this would help him with Black voters, but it only demonstrated what many people have long known: that he’s not very bright and doesn’t know how race works.
All of this is leaving Republicans hoping that the ex-president will realize the error of his ways and get his shit together.
And considering that would effectively require him to receive a personality transplant overnight, not everyone is convinced it’s possible.
Harris still trending up and leading trump by half a point.
She's been trending up-- but very slowly. I think her numbers will soon get much better. (The more voters see of her and Walz...and the more they see of Trump's shenanigans, the more likely it is that the Dems will win the election.
And it's probably going to get worse. Trump has no control and thinks he is doing the right thing.
this evening
is there ever going to be an end to this ?
Aha! Now we know!
Once again its those pesky Fake Newscasters-- and worse yet, those insidious "low self esteem leakers"!
(The high self esteem leakers are bad enough== but those low self-esteem leakers are the worst! What's a poor innocent person to do?)
IT'S NOT FAIR!
Apparently many of his closest advisors are telling to stop all the personal attacks-- and talk only about issues.
But I agree with what you said-- he really has no self control.
(And in addition, at times he really seems to be becoming senile...)