2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum538: Is Donald Trump Blowing It?
Here is a very interesting podcast from 538 today. They seem to believe that that attacks on the Khan family, the shitty convention, and the general lack of any coherent campaign are signs that Trump is in a death spiral. Its a much different tone than usual from 538. Typically they are very cautious and conservative ( not in the poltical sense) when it comes to their analysis. This one they think trump may be at the hitler in the bunker stage ( my words not theirs). They seem to be seeing something in the trends or numbers that indicate that trump is going to have an extremely difficult time closing the gap at this point.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-donald-trump-blowing-it/
treestar
(82,383 posts)He already has made himself into a fool.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Hes damned if he does and damned if he doesnt
lapfog_1
(29,244 posts)walk over to Hillary (to shake her hand)... and...
Try to handcuff her and perform a citizens arrest.
drray23
(7,638 posts)by secret service if he attempted that. I think he will just show up, make a fool of himself, attack the moderators and complai that the debate was not fair
Orsino
(37,428 posts)He's used to things being done for him, and perhaps his small circle of hangers-on are competent to run his real-estate interests and other hobbies. That's not a polutical machine, and without a candidate interested in the subject, none was ever going to just happen.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)He likey says "why would i change things? Look at how much people love me." His supporters are his yes men now and i bet very little criticism or complaints actually make it to him