Trump's illness halts campaign just when it needs an October boost

[brooklynite]

Washington Post

Despite the rosy prognostications of his physician over the weekend, Trump’s illness has effectively stalled his campaign with just four weeks until Election Day and with voters already casting early ballots in many states.

“This effectively freezes the campaign at a point where the president’s at a deficit,” said pollster Neil Newhouse, who does not work for the Trump campaign but advises many other Republican candidates. “This is the period in time we were hoping to close the gap, and this makes it more of a challenge.”

Trump aides acknowledge that the president’s illness has been unhelpful because it draws national attention to his administration’s handling of the pandemic. They also say that the president being hospitalized undercuts what he views as his main attribute over Biden: That he appears stronger and tougher.

“Anytime the conversation is about coronavirus, it’s not helpful for us,” said a senior administration official, who like some others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid.

[procon]

1. I picture Trump having the mother of all temper

tantrums, screaming, crying, throwing stuff, smearing food in his hair, kicking at his minders and trying to bite his keepers.

Anything is possible.

[Cloud City Dude]

2. Where is Operation MAGA?

Big announcement of the idiot children heading out to campaign, but no sign of it yet.
I hope Biden and Harris bury them this week.
Also, some people at DU are suspect of the Lincoln Project, but they seem to keep hammering, particularly helping in Senate races.

[MissB]

7. You know they failed to lock down the twitter for that one?

[Cloud City Dude]

8. ...and the incompetence continues.

[mucifer]

3. photo op will help him

[BigmanPigman]

4. This is the reason why this is not him "faking" the illness for gain.

Just the opposite. This is screwing him royally and couldn't have happened at a worse time for him (best time for the country though).

[MyOwnPeace]

5. .."his main attribute over Biden: That he appears stronger and tougher."

Talk about a photo-op!

Joe and friends doing a morning jog past the hospital, waving at the BunkerFans as they jog by!

[Phoenix61]

6. This will give him the easy out for why he lost.

It’s never his fault and now he can blame the virus.