​Donald Trump’s campaign insists that they’re pursuing multiple strategies against Kamala Harris, but the true picture that is emerging is that the Trump senior advisers’ grand plan, for now, is to pray that the former US president ​has a good night at the presidential debate next month.

​The game plan, in other words, has become one of hoping that Trump wins the debate so they can regain momentum – a stunning approach that shows the serious predicament for Trump and his campaign as he struggles to find ways to land effective attacks against the vice-president just months before the election.

​What has happened internally in the Trump campaign in recent weeks is the realization that nothing they do in the period up to the debate is likely to cut through in a significant way that blunts Harris’s gains that have her level in key swing state polls, according to people close to the matter.

​And because they don’t think the messaging will cut through, senior advisers are left hoping that Trump can energize voters with his performance on stage, the people said.

  • Flying Squid
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    515 days ago

    I’m saving my decision for Voting Day.

    You are such a liar.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      -215 days ago

      You watch the polls swing in the wind, yet you refuse to believe an undecided voter exists.

      I’ll tell you this much, I wasn’t going to touch Joe Biden.

      • Flying Squid
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        515 days ago

        Oh no, I absolutely believe undecided voters exist.

        I do not believe you are one of them.

        Anyone can look at your comment history and see which of the two you clearly favor. Why can’t you just be honest about it?

        • @UnderpantsWeevil
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          -415 days ago

          I do not believe you are one of them

          That explains why you’re openly hostile to any kind of discussion. You’ve built up a stereotype and now you’re angry when you meet someone who doesn’t conform to it.

          That’s going to be a big drag on you as you work to GOTV.