This is something that hasn't been said by a Republican Presidential nominee in a very long time.
"Facing one of the toughest stretches of his presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump on Thursday acknowledged in unusually candid terms that he faced daunting hurdles in crucial states, as he swung wildly at Hillary Clinton to try to blunt her questions about his fitness to serve in the Oval Office."
"Sliding in the polls, and under attack even by prominent figures in his own party, the usually self-assured Mr. Trump seemed to break character, lamenting his predicament, and even asking for help, before a group of 700 evangelical pastors and church leaders in Orlando, Fla."
“We’re having a tremendous problem in Utah,” Mr. Trump said, alluding to polls showing him in a fight with Mrs. Clinton in that normally deep-red state. “Utah is different.”
"In Ohio, Mr. Trump said, “We need help.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/us/politics/donald-trump-obama-isis.html?_r=0
One reason Trump is doing so terrible in Utah where somehow a state which Romney won by 48 in 2012 and McCain won by 46 is basically a tossup according ot the polls, is that it's a Mormon state very sensitive to attacks on minority religions and Trump has made attacks on Muslims a major foundation of his campaign.
Paranthentically, he's also up by 1 point in Georgia according to a Breitbart poll.
https://twitter.com/allahpundit/status/764077703356047360
Another reason he does so poorly with Utah's Muslims? Probably comments like this:
"Consider this new book the second part of an ongoing conversation between you and The Donald – the billionaire’s equivalent of those bestselling works of inspiration Conversations with God and Conversations with God, Book 2."
"I’m sure some wise guy in the media is going to accuse me of comparing myself to God, so for the record, I do not think I am God. I believe in God. If God ever wanted an apartment in Trump Tower, I would immediately offer my best luxury suite at a very special price. I believe God is everywhere and in all of us, and I want every decision I make to reflect well on me when it’s time for me to go to that big boardroom in the sky. When I get permanently fired by the ultimate boss, I want the elevator to heaven to go up, not down."
http://thefederalist.com/2016/08/10/the-gospel-according-to-trump/
"Sliding in the polls, and under attack even by prominent figures in his own party, the usually self-assured Mr. Trump seemed to break character, lamenting his predicament, and even asking for help, before a group of 700 evangelical pastors and church leaders in Orlando, Fla."
“We’re having a tremendous problem in Utah,” Mr. Trump said, alluding to polls showing him in a fight with Mrs. Clinton in that normally deep-red state. “Utah is different.”
"In Ohio, Mr. Trump said, “We need help.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/us/politics/donald-trump-obama-isis.html?_r=0
One reason Trump is doing so terrible in Utah where somehow a state which Romney won by 48 in 2012 and McCain won by 46 is basically a tossup according ot the polls, is that it's a Mormon state very sensitive to attacks on minority religions and Trump has made attacks on Muslims a major foundation of his campaign.
Paranthentically, he's also up by 1 point in Georgia according to a Breitbart poll.
https://twitter.com/allahpundit/status/764077703356047360
Another reason he does so poorly with Utah's Muslims? Probably comments like this:
"Consider this new book the second part of an ongoing conversation between you and The Donald – the billionaire’s equivalent of those bestselling works of inspiration Conversations with God and Conversations with God, Book 2."
"I’m sure some wise guy in the media is going to accuse me of comparing myself to God, so for the record, I do not think I am God. I believe in God. If God ever wanted an apartment in Trump Tower, I would immediately offer my best luxury suite at a very special price. I believe God is everywhere and in all of us, and I want every decision I make to reflect well on me when it’s time for me to go to that big boardroom in the sky. When I get permanently fired by the ultimate boss, I want the elevator to heaven to go up, not down."
http://thefederalist.com/2016/08/10/the-gospel-according-to-trump/
Lawrence O'Donnell got it right last night when he argued that what today's Come to Jesus meeting with the RNC is about is not how Trump turns this around and wins-as if that's a possibility-but rather to limit the damage he does to down ballot races.
"Donald Trump’s campaign and top Republican Party officials plan what one person called a “come to Jesus” meeting on Friday in Orlando to discuss the Republican nominee’s struggling campaign, according to multiple sources familiar with the scheduled sit-down."
"Though a campaign source dismissed it as a "typical" gathering, others described it as a more serious meeting, with one calling it an "emergency meeting." It comes at a time of mounting tension between the campaign and the Republican National Committee, which is facing pressure to pull the plug on Trump’s campaign and redirect party funds down ballot to protect congressional majorities endangered by Trump’s candidacy."
“They want to patch up a rift that just keeps unfolding,” one source said. “They finally realize they need the RNC for their campaign because, let’s face it, there is no campaign.”
"Another person familiar with the meeting, a Republican operative who works with the campaign, said the planned gathering was “a come-to-Jesus meeting.” That source said that many Trump campaign staffers share the party officials’ frustrations with Trump’s penchant for self-sabotaging rhetoric. “What’s bothering people on the campaign is that they feel like they’re doing all the right things, but they’re losing every news cycle to Hillary and there’s nothing they can do about it.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-rnc-meeting-226938#ixzz4H7mGFJJ1
“This is a typical meeting" Giorno said. "There’s no consternation. These are meetings we’re having in the battleground states to get it all going. We keep seeing these reports that there’s a rift between Reince [Priebus] and the boss and it’s just false.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-rnc-meeting-226938#ixzz4H7mN0ua4
Sure thing. Nothing to see here.
"Since Trump clinched the nomination, his campaign has come to rely heavily on the RNC for basic political infrastructure that he largely eschewed during a primary campaign in which he relied heavily on the power of social media and free publicity."
"But party officials have grumbled that Trump has ignored their advice on how to professionalize his campaign, while trying to seize too much control of the party’s fundraising apparatus."
"And some officials on Trump’s campaign have privately questioning the party’s commitment to its nominee – concerns that were inflamed Thursday when POLITICO revealed that more than 70 Republicans had signed an open letter to Priebus urging him to stop spending any money to help Trump, and to instead shift cash to saving the party’s congressional majorities."
"Trump on Thursday night challenged reports that the RNC might shift resources down ballot, warning in an interview on Fox News “if it is true, that’s okay too because all I have to do is stop funding the Republican Party.”
"Trump argued that the RNC needs him more than the he needs the committee, asserting: “I’m the one raising that’s funding, I’m the one that’s raising the money and other people are getting to use the money that I raised.”
"An RNC member said discontent with the Trump campaign has hit new heights in recent days, describing “major tumult in the building and staff problems and disagreements and RNC staff on the edge of mutiny.”
"That’s particularly evident in must-win Florida, the nation’s biggest battleground state, where Trump’s campaign has only one field office and no visible footprint otherwise. It plans to open 25 offices by early September, but rank-and-file Republican Party members and candidates are worried that Hillary Clinton’s team is building a robust campaign across the state."
"Republicans started growing more-jittery this week as a Quinnipiac University poll indicated Trump was losing his advantage in Florida over Hillary Clinton and might be dragging down Sen. Marco Rubio’s reelection efforts."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-rnc-meeting-226938#ixzz4H7mg6jTC
I know what will make the GOP feel better. Trump has another speech planned for Monday:
".@realDonaldTrump will give a speech Monday in Ohio on radical Islamic terror, sources tell NBC."
https://twitter.com/alivitali/status/764089813926412289
A speech on 'radical Islamic terror.' What could go wrong here?
I wonder if he will get 'sarcastic' again.
https://twitter.com/alivitali/status/764075343401496578
I can't think of a topic for him to discuss more likely to be a nightmare for the RNC.
"Donald Trump’s campaign and top Republican Party officials plan what one person called a “come to Jesus” meeting on Friday in Orlando to discuss the Republican nominee’s struggling campaign, according to multiple sources familiar with the scheduled sit-down."
"Though a campaign source dismissed it as a "typical" gathering, others described it as a more serious meeting, with one calling it an "emergency meeting." It comes at a time of mounting tension between the campaign and the Republican National Committee, which is facing pressure to pull the plug on Trump’s campaign and redirect party funds down ballot to protect congressional majorities endangered by Trump’s candidacy."
“They want to patch up a rift that just keeps unfolding,” one source said. “They finally realize they need the RNC for their campaign because, let’s face it, there is no campaign.”
"Another person familiar with the meeting, a Republican operative who works with the campaign, said the planned gathering was “a come-to-Jesus meeting.” That source said that many Trump campaign staffers share the party officials’ frustrations with Trump’s penchant for self-sabotaging rhetoric. “What’s bothering people on the campaign is that they feel like they’re doing all the right things, but they’re losing every news cycle to Hillary and there’s nothing they can do about it.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-rnc-meeting-226938#ixzz4H7mGFJJ1
“This is a typical meeting" Giorno said. "There’s no consternation. These are meetings we’re having in the battleground states to get it all going. We keep seeing these reports that there’s a rift between Reince [Priebus] and the boss and it’s just false.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-rnc-meeting-226938#ixzz4H7mN0ua4
Sure thing. Nothing to see here.
"Since Trump clinched the nomination, his campaign has come to rely heavily on the RNC for basic political infrastructure that he largely eschewed during a primary campaign in which he relied heavily on the power of social media and free publicity."
"But party officials have grumbled that Trump has ignored their advice on how to professionalize his campaign, while trying to seize too much control of the party’s fundraising apparatus."
"And some officials on Trump’s campaign have privately questioning the party’s commitment to its nominee – concerns that were inflamed Thursday when POLITICO revealed that more than 70 Republicans had signed an open letter to Priebus urging him to stop spending any money to help Trump, and to instead shift cash to saving the party’s congressional majorities."
"Trump on Thursday night challenged reports that the RNC might shift resources down ballot, warning in an interview on Fox News “if it is true, that’s okay too because all I have to do is stop funding the Republican Party.”
"Trump argued that the RNC needs him more than the he needs the committee, asserting: “I’m the one raising that’s funding, I’m the one that’s raising the money and other people are getting to use the money that I raised.”
"An RNC member said discontent with the Trump campaign has hit new heights in recent days, describing “major tumult in the building and staff problems and disagreements and RNC staff on the edge of mutiny.”
"That’s particularly evident in must-win Florida, the nation’s biggest battleground state, where Trump’s campaign has only one field office and no visible footprint otherwise. It plans to open 25 offices by early September, but rank-and-file Republican Party members and candidates are worried that Hillary Clinton’s team is building a robust campaign across the state."
"Republicans started growing more-jittery this week as a Quinnipiac University poll indicated Trump was losing his advantage in Florida over Hillary Clinton and might be dragging down Sen. Marco Rubio’s reelection efforts."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-rnc-meeting-226938#ixzz4H7mg6jTC
I know what will make the GOP feel better. Trump has another speech planned for Monday:
".@realDonaldTrump will give a speech Monday in Ohio on radical Islamic terror, sources tell NBC."
https://twitter.com/alivitali/status/764089813926412289
A speech on 'radical Islamic terror.' What could go wrong here?
I wonder if he will get 'sarcastic' again.
https://twitter.com/alivitali/status/764075343401496578
I can't think of a topic for him to discuss more likely to be a nightmare for the RNC.
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