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[-] Hegar@fedia.io 95 points 1 day ago

Did fox just offer him the friendliest possible venue for a massive media event, days before the election, and he turned it down?

I presumed the plan was to either let the harris campaign say no to fox so trump could call her a coward, or get a friendly venue to hammer whatever comey-esque hillary's emails nonsense russia cooks up this time.

Does trump turning this down seem like yet another own goal to anyone else? Or have I been underestimating how much the debate hurt him?

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 55 points 1 day ago

You may be underestimating the depth of the narcissistic wound Kamala dealt him at the debate.

I posted this last month:.

Calling it now:  

Since there’s not enough time left for him to recover from this brutal ego bruise, I predict he’ll only do rallies from now on, or appearances on far-right media, because he’ll retreat to his snowglobe for reassurance for a while. He’ll avoid addressing Kamala directly, but he’ll ramp up his own network and rile up his mob. His team will struggle to rein him in, and some appearances might be cancelled.

He’s been more restrained at his rallies than I expected (he’s unhinged, sure, but only mildly more so). It may take him years – if at all – to recover from being so thoroughly bodied by a minority woman.

[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

I’m not saying anyone should care about him but I imagine two assassination attempts fucked with him too. He just announced rallies at Madison Square Garden and Coachella when he should be in swing states. People are trying to create rational reasons for it — like winning the House so he can steal the election — but I think he’s shook.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago

He's picking venues that will let him get away with not paying them. He has a history of doing that, and many venues are telling his campaign no unless they pay upfront. Which is not a phrase he's ever been familiar with.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

but I think he’s shook.

Eh, I disagree. He lacks the self-introspection to be unnerved. After all, he did go back to Butler PA.

[-] Hegar@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago

I believe it. The stories about him being deeply affected seemed plausible.

I suspect that the psychological effects of being nearly killed would operate below the level of self-introspection. Like trauma just happens and changes your behavior, whether you're very self aware or a senile narcissist.

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

His cognitive decline might be accelerating too fast.

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