Sources say campaign is concerned that Trump may engage in the kind of self-sabotage that turned off voters in 2020

Donald Trump’s campaign is most concerned going into the debate against Kamala Harris with the former president’s mood, afraid that the mercurial Trump could engage in the kind of self-sabotage that turned off voters in the 2020 presidential election, according to people familiar with the situation.

The campaign’s internal refrain is whether they get “happy Trump” or “angry Trump”, the people said, as they count down the days to perhaps the final presidential debate this cycle.

Tuesday night’s televised debate is widely seen as a crux moment in the rebooted 2024 campaign. Since Joe Biden dropped out of the race after a campaign-killing debate performance crystalized fears over his age and mental acuity, Harris has turned the race on its head.

    • finley@lemm.ee
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      8 days ago

      This is my bet. She’s very good at doing that just with speeches and campaign ads. Just imagine how great she’ll do in person!

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        8 days ago

        Probably all she has to do is just have a moment where she emits a normal human female laugh directed at donnie.

        That seems to put donnie (and a lot of his cult) into orbit on the triggered scale. They were crying when she “cackles” at nearly anything, imagine if it’s clear that she is laughing at donnie.