the campaign is largely doing, well, nothing- which is exactly the right thing

[cali]

I don't mean behind the scenes where there is certainly a lot going on, and of course they're doing the standard campaigning where they criticize Trump and the republicans, but publicly, they're doing the smart thing- standing back from Trump and his bumbling team and just letting Trump dig, dig, dig whilst messily imploding.

After President Obama's somber assessment which hit the right note, they really don't need to do much. Responding to Trump's incendiary attacks isn't, at least at this point, necessary. Why do it when you have people like Michael Hayden, on every channel saying that Trump doesn't possess the mental stability to have access to the nuclear codes? Or Chris Christie, rebuking Trump publicly for his attacks on the Khan family? Hell, we even saw Pence obliquely slam Trump by strongly endorsing McCain, and Priebus unable to contain his anger and contempt over Trump's baby petulance over Ryan.

The internecine battles going on within the republican party are more destructive than attacks from HRC or surrogates would be- who you may have noticed have largely been just getting out of the way.

Things may change. Tactics may need to be adjusted, but at the moment, the democrats don't have to do much of anything- but watch this bizarre bit of grotesque theatre unfold.

[oberliner]

1. They are actually doing a lot

The media just isn't interested in giving coverage to a candidate who is just talking about policy.

Hillary and Kaine have had exactly the same number of campaign rallies as Trump and Pence, but you wouldn't know it from the coverage.

Her campaign also tweets just as frequently as Trump's.

[cali]

3. As I mentioned, of course they're doing standard campaign rallies.

but they're letting the internecine war take its toll. And it's an effective tactic.

[oberliner]

5. I just wonder how much of that is media-created more than a campaign tactic

CNN and MSNBC, for instance, spend almost all of their coverage talking about Trump. That is a choice on their part. Clinton and Kaine both held events that were not even reported on.

[geek tragedy]

2. people are talking about a major party nominee's children holding an intervention

This week was the week where the effort to normalize Trump went completely off the rails.

Right before the summer Olympics, people are going to remember him as being someone who insults Gold Star families and sucks up to Russia.

[flor-de-jasmim]

4. In the D primaries, much was made of BS saying "we" and Hillary "I". We could use that strategy now

Trump is so much more of an "I" candidate than Hillary ever was!
And a focus on our daily lives, not some abstract fear of invasions or gun confiscations...

[emulatorloo]

6. I will point to campaign slogan "Stronger Together". HRC talks about that a lot in her speeches

That we succeed together.

[randome]

7. The thing is, the Trump campaign seems to be doing largely nothing, as well.

Insofar as campaigning, that is. It's a good recipe for a rout of the GOP this year!
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