Trump’s big fat trap
Since Donald Trump opened up his big fat trap at the debate 10 days ago, a big fat trap has opened up for Republicans all down the ballot.
Polls now show the full measure of damage that Trump did to himself and to all Republicans, especially with Independents and women.
Even worse, Trump has two more debates to go.
Think back to that Monday morning before the debate. Polls were suddenly showing a tight race. Hillary Clinton had suffered through two bad weeks. The media focus had moved on to her and away from Trump’s attack on a Gold Star family and other intemperate remarks.
Democrats were panicked, Republicans were energized and the media said it was do or die for Hillary.
She did, and Trump died.
“Celebrity Apprentice” made Trump a star. A 90-minute debate made him a villain. Live by TV, die by TV.
The camera was unforgiving that night. There was no Chris Christie, no Marco Rubio, no Jeb Bush to distract us. It was all Trump.
He couldn’t help being himself. And Independents, especially women, hated him.
Clinton coolly set the trap. She threw him off balance early by saying he got where he is in business because of his father. Then she crowned him with Miss Universe.
Trump took the bait. He ranted and raved; he blustered and got flustered. Even after the debate, he couldn’t stop. He kept fat-shaming Miss Universe. He attacked her in an early morning tweetstorm. He attacked Hillary’s marriage and threatened to bring up Monica.
Please, Hillary wishes. Bring it.
(By the way, you’d think that someone as weight-obsessed as Trump would lose some himself. He has a rear end the size of a $16 pizza.)
The Clinton campaign coupled the debate trap with a devastating TV ad: Trump criticizes women’s looks while adolescent girls look at themselves in the mirror.
Trump’s best debate strategy Sunday night might be to call in sick and send Mike Pence in his place. Pence is as truth-challenged as Trump, but at least he’s not nuts.
Maybe Trump will do better in a town-hall setting. Maybe he’ll show a sensitivity to the common people that he has kept hidden throughout his business career.
Or maybe we’ll just see more of the real Donald Trump.
Trump’s big fat trap
Since Donald Trump opened up his big fat trap at the debate 10 days ago, a big fat trap has opened up for Republicans all down the ballot.
Polls now show the full measure of damage that Trump did to himself and to all Republicans, especially with Independents and women.
Even worse, Trump has two more debates to go.
Think back to that Monday morning before the debate. Polls were suddenly showing a tight race. Hillary Clinton had suffered through two bad weeks. The media focus had moved on to her and away from Trump’s attack on a Gold Star family and other intemperate remarks.
Democrats were panicked, Republicans were energized and the media said it was do or die for Hillary.
She did, and Trump died.
“Celebrity Apprentice” made Trump a star. A 90-minute debate made him a villain. Live by TV, die by TV.
The camera was unforgiving that night. There was no Chris Christie, no Marco Rubio, no Jeb Bush to distract us. It was all Trump.
He couldn’t help being himself. And Independents, especially women, hated him.
Clinton coolly set the trap. She threw him off balance early by saying he got where he is in business because of his father. Then she crowned him with Miss Universe.
Trump took the bait. He ranted and raved; he blustered and got flustered. Even after the debate, he couldn’t stop. He kept fat-shaming Miss Universe. He attacked her in an early morning tweetstorm. He attacked Hillary’s marriage and threatened to bring up Monica.
Please, Hillary wishes. Bring it.
(By the way, you’d think that someone as weight-obsessed as Trump would lose some himself. He has a rear end the size of a $16 pizza.)
The Clinton campaign coupled the debate trap with a devastating TV ad: Trump criticizes women’s looks while adolescent girls look at themselves in the mirror.
Trump’s best debate strategy Sunday night might be to call in sick and send Mike Pence in his place. Pence is as truth-challenged as Trump, but at least he’s not nuts.
Maybe Trump will do better in a town-hall setting. Maybe he’ll show a sensitivity to the common people that he has kept hidden throughout his business career.
Or maybe we’ll just see more of the real Donald Trump.