barn32
07-11-2016, 10:39 PM
I couldn't have said this better myself.
[Wait a minute, maybe I did say it myself]
Donald Trump Just Can't Help Himself
During the primary season, and particularly once he was the presumptive nominee, there was talk of Trump 1.0 vs. Trump 2.0. The former is the unfettered, unpolished, impolitic version that was well-suited to the primaries and that overwhelmed his competition. The latter is the more refined, more cautious, more scripted version that has been crafted by Paul Manafort, et. al., and is a better choice for the general election. But, as the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and Forbes' Stan Collender both observe, Trump seems capable of displaying v2.0 for only a short time before v1.0 shows up yet again.
Both analysts focus on the same pair of examples to make their point. At the end of May, the State Department released its scathing report on Hillary Clinton and her email server. Trump would have been best served to remain silent for days (or even weeks) and to let that story dominate the news cycle for as long as possible. Instead, less than 48 hours in, he made his impolitic remarks about Judge Gonzalo Curiel, and Clinton's email server was pushed off the front pages. This week, Clinton got blasted again for her email—this time, by FBI director James Comey—while the Trump campaign announced a shockingly high fundraising take of $51 million. As Cillizza observes, "Trump would have done well to, literally, talk about nothing other than those two stories for the rest of the week—and maybe even the rest of the month!" But instead, to use Collender's words, Trump turned gold into lead. That very same day, Trump sent out his now-infamous Star of David tweet and praised Saddam Hussein. All of a sudden his bad behavior, rather than Hillary's, was the top story.
Trump's dilemma is understandable, inasmuch as Trump v1.0 worked so well for him in primary season, and—indeed—has served him well for his entire career. But if he doesn't learn discipline quickly, well, nobody can overcome so many unforced errors, particularly when they are facing such poor odds. (Z)
Link (http://www.electoral-vote.com/)
[Wait a minute, maybe I did say it myself]
Donald Trump Just Can't Help Himself
During the primary season, and particularly once he was the presumptive nominee, there was talk of Trump 1.0 vs. Trump 2.0. The former is the unfettered, unpolished, impolitic version that was well-suited to the primaries and that overwhelmed his competition. The latter is the more refined, more cautious, more scripted version that has been crafted by Paul Manafort, et. al., and is a better choice for the general election. But, as the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and Forbes' Stan Collender both observe, Trump seems capable of displaying v2.0 for only a short time before v1.0 shows up yet again.
Both analysts focus on the same pair of examples to make their point. At the end of May, the State Department released its scathing report on Hillary Clinton and her email server. Trump would have been best served to remain silent for days (or even weeks) and to let that story dominate the news cycle for as long as possible. Instead, less than 48 hours in, he made his impolitic remarks about Judge Gonzalo Curiel, and Clinton's email server was pushed off the front pages. This week, Clinton got blasted again for her email—this time, by FBI director James Comey—while the Trump campaign announced a shockingly high fundraising take of $51 million. As Cillizza observes, "Trump would have done well to, literally, talk about nothing other than those two stories for the rest of the week—and maybe even the rest of the month!" But instead, to use Collender's words, Trump turned gold into lead. That very same day, Trump sent out his now-infamous Star of David tweet and praised Saddam Hussein. All of a sudden his bad behavior, rather than Hillary's, was the top story.
Trump's dilemma is understandable, inasmuch as Trump v1.0 worked so well for him in primary season, and—indeed—has served him well for his entire career. But if he doesn't learn discipline quickly, well, nobody can overcome so many unforced errors, particularly when they are facing such poor odds. (Z)
Link (http://www.electoral-vote.com/)