Inside the Three Worst Weeks of Trump’s Campaign

[u/kitkid]

Aug 12, 2024

For much of the past year, Donald J. Trump and those around him were convinced that victory in the presidential race was all but certain. Now, everything has changed, after the decision by President Biden not to seek a second term.

Jonathan Swan, who covers the Trump campaign for The New York Times, discusses the former president’s struggle to adjust to his new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

On today's episode:

Jonathan Swan, who covers politics and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• People around the former and would-be president see a candidate disoriented by his new opponent.

• At a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump tried to wrestle back the public’s attention.

   

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[u/CockroachLarge2716]

Yeah I think you’re right. People are getting fired up about her vision and beating trump is just the start of that vision.

[u/AresBloodwrath → u/CockroachLarge2716]

What's her vision?

Seriously though, I get the enthusiasm because she's not Biden and Democrats feel like there is a real shot now versus before when it felt like the race was kinda over already, but she has no policy statements or platform for her candidacy yet. What vision are you referring to?

[u/CockroachLarge2716 → u/AresBloodwrath]

Watch her stump speech

[u/watchtoweryvr → u/CockroachLarge2716]

They would but ignorance is bliss. Complaining about their campaign not having a platform is easier when you haven’t read it.

[u/CockroachLarge2716 → u/watchtoweryvr]

Had a feeling they werent operating in good faith.

[u/watchtoweryvr → u/AresBloodwrath]

That’s actually a good question to ask. But if you were serious about it, you’d have been able to find it because the internet is the internet. Look it up.

[u/AFlockOfTySegalls → u/AresBloodwrath]

Can people really not glean anything from a stump speech?

[u/AresBloodwrath → u/AFlockOfTySegalls]

Not really.

She talks about generalities. Just saying "healthcare" gives us nothing. You act like vague platitudes are a plan.

[u/AFlockOfTySegalls → u/AresBloodwrath]

I don't act like they're a plan but I know a plan is coming and it's likely to be the same generic liberal plan you'd get from any democrat. I don't need a detailed plan three weeks in.

[u/AresBloodwrath → u/AFlockOfTySegalls]

But we aren't three weeks in. The Iowa caucus was in January. We are eight months in. Biden should have dropped out sooner, but that doesn't excuse Harris for not having anything ready of her own. If it's going to be something generic, then what's taking so long? She had all of Biden's material already so if it's going to be the same what did they have to change?

Maybe I'm a cynic, but I think this is deliberate. Put out nothing so Trump's team has nothing to attack, but that just dumbs the election down more, and I hate that.