Discussion: Trump Turns To Blue States Instead Of Hitting FBI Letter Hard In Must-Wins

system1 · October 31, 2016, 2:35pm

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sweetdee · October 31, 2016, 2:38pm

Campaign CEO Steve Bannon instead is pushing Trump to focus on Michigan, Wisconsin and New Mexico specifically, the Post reported. President Barack Obama won all three of those states in both 2008 and 2012, and Trump remains behind “by mid-to-high single digits” in these states

So at the root of it all, it’s still about sticking it to President Obama, rather than any coherent plan to GOTV in states he has a chance of winning.

maximus · October 31, 2016, 2:39pm

Drumpf campaign claims:

"We’re on the offensive everywhere,”

Should be:

"We’re offensive everywhere,”

sysprog · October 31, 2016, 2:42pm

Oh good God…when will this be over??? The horsepucky by the pundits and the conservatives about ‘corruption’ of Hillary while ignoring all Trump corruption, the handwringing about ‘votes cast’ by the Right as if people are going to be racing to the polls to change to Trump, The mea culpa(s) by Comey and staff, the disdain by former FBI is going to drive me over the edge. I am a political junkie but this is just bad theatre.

paulw · October 31, 2016, 2:42pm

I hate to say this, but I think they might be right. The Comey letter will enrage Trump’s base, but it’s quite possible that by election day it will be backfiring, and the harder he hits it, the worse he will look to independents.

tiowally · October 31, 2016, 2:44pm

I thought it was Theatre of the Absurd. But then it got weird.

imkmu3 · October 31, 2016, 2:44pm

I’m not liking this mystifying tightening of the race in swing states. Do voters have the minds of gnats? Do they just pay attention to the newest shiny thing?

tiowally · October 31, 2016, 2:45pm

That’s was my first thought as soon as I read it, too.

Great minds yada yada yada.

centralasiaexpat · October 31, 2016, 2:47pm

It’s not that Trump doesn’t want to win, but I think his strategy is always based on what gives him the most excitement in the moment.
Speaking in FL and NC every day until next Tuesday would be boring, boring, boring. Putting out the message that he can win “Obama states” is much more fun.

ralph_vonholst · October 31, 2016, 2:47pm

No. “The Sound of Music” is bad theatre.

austin_dave · October 31, 2016, 2:49pm

Yes, there is a population for whom voting is not making a selection that aligns with values, but a wager on who will win. The longshot bettors are starting to make their wagers.

katscherger · October 31, 2016, 2:50pm

He can stay the hell away from California.

carlosfiance · October 31, 2016, 2:53pm

In terms of the political acumen of her opponent, at least, HRC is the luckiest candidate evah.

ralph_vonholst · October 31, 2016, 2:53pm

Most likely it’s uncommitted Republicans “coming home” to the shitgibbon with the R behind the name. Anyway, electoral college projections by Wang still show H with a 99% probability of winning. Also early voting in Ohio is trending toward H.

cpease · October 31, 2016, 2:55pm

I actually read it that way first! Selective dislexia

gregangelo · October 31, 2016, 2:55pm

Whose Wang?

mattinpa · October 31, 2016, 2:55pm

Sure. There’s no actual thought-out plan. Blue states nobody expects he’ll win are the shiny objects du jour. (He’s always believe he could be competitive in California and New York, everywhere basically, because he’s Trump the all-conquering.) And probably his people are tired of fighting with him about this. They just say “whatever” and pack a bag.

mike_in_houston · October 31, 2016, 2:57pm

Thanks for the smile -

asturcot · October 31, 2016, 2:57pm

Trump is so incompetent that when given a massive opening for a possible victory he is incapable of formulating a strategy to leverage his new found political capital…

And for this we must be grateful…

pmaroneyb · October 31, 2016, 2:57pm

Ha ha ha. No picture with that Wang! (Princeton Election Consortium’s Wang)