#25 - DIBBLEDA - True, but at the time Trump's "leadership" and mental capacity were relatively unknown quantities. Now we know how much of a vindictive simpleton he is. He now has a political record to attack. I don't expect him to exit these debates with honest people saying he won anything.

It's so cute how MAGAts still think he is playing some sort of high dimensional chess. He's an imbecile. He's what dumb people consider a smart person. Bluster and an ill-fitting suit do not make you smart. The projection upon Biden is the funniest part. Can't wait for the debates!

#17 @twinpac - Well done. With Ketchup no less.

I can't lay all the blame at Jared's feet, for a number of reasons. Primarily, I'm betting Jared had very narrow guidelines for coming up with this gene-a$$ plan. Probably something to the effect of "make the numbers look better, however you can."

Interesting that Trump is using his own SIL as a scapegoat though. Not surprising, just interesting.

@tonyroma - That's a very dangerous card that shouldn't be viewed lightly. Yes, Russia may not be as enamored with Orange Agent as they once were, but they can still work toward destabilizing our country.

Zed, thanks for putting "alpha male" in quotes. Those people aren't alphas. Those people are bullies, and cowards. Same as Trampy. True alphas don't do those things, they defend those who get bullied and harassed.

Remember remember the 8th of November (2016), the election treason and plot. I know of no reason, the election treason, should ever be forgot.

#31-Twin Agreed. No buckpassing. It seems clear that Trump leans on Kushner as the supposed smart one in his immediate orbit. His children certainly aren't able to fill that role. Wormtongue (Miller) likely just whispers sweet-racist-nothings into his ears, and KConway DEFINITELY can't be the smart one.

A lobotomized man in the land of the brainless is king.

2 possible and most likely reasons I see for Trump not pursuing a national strategy...

1. He wants it to "Wash Over" the US so that it gets over faster. Obviously a bad strategy, but it makes sense in his mind. Which is why he asked about it several months ago. The sooner life gets back to normal for his sheeple the more likely they are to vote for him. I keep hearing lately the echo from conservatives around me saying "It's inevitable, we are all going to get it eventually." They all seem to say it within days or even hours of one another so somewhere in their ----------- they are being fed this nonsense. I think they have moved onto the Bargaining and/or Depression stage of grief. The good news is acceptance is next.

2. He wants the news cycle to revert back to news about Trump 24/7. He's a simplistic and simple man, and obviously severely broken. Attributing grand strategies to him is giving him way too much credit. He just wants everyone to be talking about him. Hating him. Loving him. Focusing all attention on him. Reverting back is not going to happen any time soon because this is more serious than he thinks it is, and certainly more serious than he has been lead to believe by the likes of Kushner.

#16 - Eberly, the fact is right now in Arizona and Texas, that's exactly what is happening. Care is being rationed by overwhelmed hospitals. They are having to make decisions based on who is more likely to survive.

Trump has Epstein's little black book, or worse. That's the only explanation I can see for the amount of complicity from the Rs.

How else could Trump hold so much sway over so many republicans. They can't be that afraid of him otherwise. Unless they really are sniveling cowards.

The division and lack of a "plan" is not a bug. It's a feature. Trump is likely going to keep people as divided as possible up to the election so he can have a willing army of followers who will riot when he loses in a landslide due to "cheating" and "Massive voter fraud."

"Success will look like an overreaction"

The models use the currently available data. If factors change, the output from the model changes. If we hadn't gone to lockdown mode, there is little doubt things would look more like 300k by now.

#1 DANNI

If only that were the case. They have been revamping plans to open a "News" organization when he is booted out of office. The signs point to the fact that we are going to have to put up with his face, or at least his voice, until he either gives up the ghost or goes to jail.