The ex-president is on a long losing streak, and he needs his followers to believe it’s everyone’s fault but his own.
Per his method, Trump seeds the ground early. Even before the outcome is known, Trump sets the table by telling usSadly, Trump’s tactics can be successful on two levels. By preemptively crying foul, Trump can “work the refs” in advance, effectively lobbying forAnd if he loses, Trump will have already poisoned the well, casting a pall on the results and on the institutions themselves.Again, this is part of Trump’s pattern.
But now, having accepted Biden’s debate terms, Trump is attempting to preemptively undermine the credibility of the debate .The truth is, if Trump loses this debate, he’s either a) the kind of guy who loses debates to a geezer, or b) the kind of guy who allows the liberal media to steal a debate from him. Neither option is a good look.
For a party that fetishizes fighting and winning, it’s unfathomable why they tolerate someone who does so much whining and losing. Again, though, this is Trump’s MO. It’s a similar dynamic to the 2020 election, where it’s fair to say that Trump was either a) a guy who lost an election, or b) a guy who allowed liberals to steal an election from himTo be sure, nothing will stop Trump from crying about a “rigged” debate if he loses. And I have no doubt that this victim mentality will inspire and further radicalize his supporters, many of whom also see themselves as victims of the media/the left/the “deep state.
Perhaps some day Republicans will rejoin the reality-based world and start caring about winning again. And then, maybe, they will see Donald Trump for the loser he really is.
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