Trump tries to reset his campaign after brutal month

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politico.com

Donald Trump is finally recognizing he’s at risk of losing the election unless he makes some changes.

As Democrats convened this week in Chicago, the former president’s campaign advisers reached out to people who are allies of both Trump and Brian Kemp, the popular governor of Georgia he was publicly attacking just weeks ago, to smooth things over between the two Republicans.

Trump’s advisers, meanwhile, have been privately strategizing about how to broaden his appeal with voters and shore up support among top allies. They convened a stakeholders call last week with a small group of influential Trump supporters and unofficial advisers to provide an update on the election.

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His first rally back he spent his time lying about everything. He only told one truth. That was about how RFK talked badly about him and he didn’t like it. He spread more crime lies, immigration lies, and random ass lies. Then he lied about how he’s getting JFK files released and lied about how RFK ran a good campaign and people like him.

He’s gone to 100% lying shitbag ult.

I do like how he says he's going to create a new presidential commission on assassination attempts because RFK likes him now.

Also because he wants to be the center of attention for everything, and this committee would apply to him specifically.

It probably makes me a bad person, but he didn't die and I could give a fuck about the attempt or the commission.

Kennedy Jr.’s endorsement, in particular, appeared to give Trump’s campaign a new jolt of energy and they welcomed him on stage at a rally in Arizona with pyrotechnics and “My Hero” by the Foo Fighters.

I hope Dave Grohl sues the fuck out of him

Does he? Or do his people just want him to? Because it seems like it's the latter to me and that he couldn't give less of a shit.

Being incapable of doing a thing doesn’t mean you don’t care. Lots of drug addicts wish they could be sober. He’s an addict.

Probably, but it's hard to feel empathy for someone who demonstrates none.

Privately, Trump has suggested he understands that he could lose in November if he does not dramatically change his approach to the race...

This sounds like the person "with knowledge of [Trump's] thinking" is trying to reassure themselves.

Every friendly interview Trump has is just him "Yeah, uh huh, right, yup"-ing is way through whatever the """interviewer""" is saying, then spewing whatever stream of consciousness he has going in the background. It's why he never answers questions - he doesn't listen to them, and if actually pressed, he gets pissed because he has to actually try to think.

Someone probably tried to tell him "we should change tactics" and he went "Uh huh, uh huh.... WHERE'S HUNTER"

I have it on good authority you just need to exclaim, “woah woah woah woah, hold up. Do over.”

I'm sure he knows all about how to call a mulligan, just like how he plays golf.

Oh so the election year starts over and we vote in November 2025 putting Joey at 5 years?

Well since the election board of so many swing states have been corrupted by election deniers, I fully expect there to be a delay in certifying the election, thus causing Biden to remain President indefinitely. Which will give me schadenfreude as these numbnuts fail to realize they still won't get tRump in office ever again, just more Biden, then whether through Biden dying or becoming incapacitated, God forbid, Harris will take over anyway. They've already lost and they don't even realize it yet.

A lot of election rules have changed in some states, so the electorate vote doesn’t have to follow any influence of the popular vote.

Delays will put the decision in the Supreme Courts hands. Do we have to spell out for you the likely outcome?

He needs to reset his whole life and go into something besides politics. Like prison.

He'd flee to Russia or Saudi Arabia before going to prison. As much as I think he'd look good in an orange jumpsuit, absconding would be a much bigger blow to his supporters.

Hard to reset a dumpster fire. It's just garbage at that point.

With nearly 43% favorability.

43% of people love flaming bags of feces. 🤷‍♂️

43% of people are unintelligent.

jk it's much more than 43% but it's at least 43%.

43% Have two brain cells fighting for third place, and just follow their orders given to them from fox "news"

I read this as "brutal mouth" and it still made sense

Biden steps down, Kamala energises the campaign.

Trump: step down for Vance. He's so popular!

Stakeholders call

...wtf?

It's wild how casually accepted that is! "Listen, we're paying to get you elected, we get a say in your behavior".

But stakeholder does not exclusively mean cash investment, but anyone most highly affected by the results of the election.

but anyone most highly affected by the results of the election

Somehow I doubt there are many trans or pregnant people on the call.

Meaner, uglier, smellier. They have made the perfect Republican betterer.

Trump’s advisers, meanwhile, have been privately strategizing about how to broaden his appeal with voters and shore up support among top allies.

I saw a sign a week or so ago that said "Trump: Unifying the Country". Just the most laughably pitiful thing I've ever seen - I'm sure even Trumpers were doing a WTF? at that one.