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Trump Campaign in Shambles as #45 Searches for Scapegoat
?w=680Donald Trumps 2024 presidential campaign is increasingly mired in disarray as the former president grapples with internal conflicts and sinking poll numbers. Staffers and advisors are scrambling to regain control of a campaign that up until mid-summer appeared to be on a steady course. However, Bidens unexpected exit from the race has left Team Trump unable to adjust to the new political landscape. The former president, known for his reluctance to accept responsibility, is now reportedly searching for someone to blame as his campaign falters.
Moreover, influential far-right figures are turning against former president Donald Trumps campaign. Some have threatened a digital war against the Republican candidates aides and allies that could complicate the partys calls for unity in the final weeks of the presidential race. Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist and podcaster who dined with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2022, said on X that Trumps campaign was blowing it by not positioning itself more to the right and was headed for a catastrophic loss, in a post that had been viewed 2.6 million times.
The former presidents tendency to lash out at those around him, rather than reflect on his own actions, suggests that a major shake-up may be on the horizon. Whether this will be enough to turn the tide in Trumps favor remains to be seen as the 2024 election draws closer.
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Donald Trump Campaign in Disarray as Former President Searches for Scapegoat Amidst Falling Poll Numbers EconoTimes
Far-right influencers turn against Trump campaign (msn.com)
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Trump Campaign in Shambles as #45 Searches for Scapegoat (Original Post)
C0RI0LANUS
Aug 2024
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In an era of "We're Not Going Back" the GQP wants to move to the authoritarian right
bucolic_frolic
Aug 2024
#3
no_hypocrisy
(48,748 posts)1. Uh oh . . . . Night of the Long Knives coming.
Walleye
(35,570 posts)2. Donald in disarray!
bucolic_frolic
(46,943 posts)3. In an era of "We're Not Going Back" the GQP wants to move to the authoritarian right
GOP and Trump are unmasked.
Lovie777
(14,987 posts)4. How about dropping out...........................
GoodRaisin
(9,584 posts)5. All he's got is to turn up the name calling.
Try to scare enough stupid voters that Harris is a communist.
FakeNoose
(35,637 posts)6. Isn't JD Vance the "official" scapegoat?
I thought that's why they picked him....
Dulcinea
(7,460 posts)7. "searching for someone to blame as his campaign falters"
Look in the mirror, asswipe. You have no one to blame but yourself.