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Same Old Grifter, Same Old DJT
Trying to shift attention with hate and madness
When you are losing at anything, you try anything to stop your opponent from winning anyway you can. John McEnroe, in tennis, when things would go bad, he would disrespect the officials. He would break his rackets. He would do anything to stop the beat down. Sometimes, it worked.
Others have used similar tactics. In sports, players start fights. Coaches will make the referees give them a technical foul and throw them out. Baseball pitchers might hit a batter. Distract the opponent. Break their rhythm. Something!!
Face it: Trump is getting walloped the last few weeks. This is not because of the polls. It is because the corporate media has latched onto Vice President Kamala Harris and she is marketable. Yes, her poll numbers continue to climb but that is secondary to the fact that she is running a good campaign. Trump is serving up the same old broken glass soup. No one new wants it.
Harris gets people to watch, to pay attention. That’s all they care about. Her campaign is fresh, new, and as many say — joyful. Media folks don’t really care; they just want people to watch. To log on and follow. That is the name of the game.
