Gee, how brutal have the last 24 hours been for Benedict Donald? He tanked the debate with Vice President Harris, his "Truth Social" stock plummeted 17 percent, and in a display of exquisite timing, Taylor Swift officially endorsed Harris-Walz. See above: a snippet of her message, and a graph showing voter registration, which surged at four times the daily average just after she posted. Sweet!
It's been a total nightmare for all of Team Trump. Let's count the ways.
How are Republicans in Ohio feeling today? Donald specifically singled out Springfield, a hamlet just west of Columbus, when he raved about immigrants eating household pets. It's hard to imagine that the GOP's hold on the Buckeye State will loosen much, but Ohioans must be pretty unhappy that the Republican nominee for President and his blinkered minions are making their state a national laughingstock. (This, of course, is not to detract from the potential damage Trump is doing to the Haitian-American community. We should all try to show support for our local Haitian businesses in response.)
The world is laughing at so much of what Trump said last night — "Abdul," getting baited into defending his crowd sizes, etc. — but perhaps "I have concepts of a plan" tops the list. (That was the magic moment when ABC's Linsey Davis pressed him on alternatives to the Affordable Care Act.) Tweeps chortled as they tried to imagine how that kind of lame excuse would go over with their bosses at work. But, hey: After nine years of running for President, and his repeated attempts to kill Obamacare, at least Donald has "concepts." Third-ranking House Republican Elise "Elsie" Stefanik has been running on repeal-and-place since 2010, and she's still got nothing.
The debate and the Swift endorsement surely will just put more pressure on the Florida Republican Party, which is already fretting about tightening polls in the Sunshine State. If Florida's in play, it would be a huge embarrassment to home-stater and Trump campaign adviser Susie Wiles. And Susie's not alone: Campaign pooh-bah Chris LaCivita can't be pleased that Harris is ahead of Donald by double digits in Virginia, his old stomping ground. And we've already reported on Team Trump's apparent abandonment of New Hampshire — home to Trumpster Corey Lewandowski, who once considered running against incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
You have to think that Trump will be forced to turn to KellyAnne when he throws everybody under the bus. What else can he do to save face? He's in a pathetic zone right now. He practically had to beg Harris to shake hands with him at this morning's 9/11 memorial service. (A way-too-gracious Michael Bloomberg helped make it happen.)
So, much angst and anger in Trumpworld. If you're not feeling good enough already, just remember that Steve Bannon was unable to comment — he's still sitting in the hoosegow. We cats PURR.
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