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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 12:58 PM Aug 2016

WSJ encourages Trump to get his sh*t together or start that "nice, long vacation" early

Donald Trump Should Change Tack Or Drop Out: Wall Street Journal
“Mr. Trump has alienated his party and he isn’t running a competent campaign,” the newspaper said in an editorial.
08/15/2016 09:49 am ET | Updated 3 minutes ago

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-wall-street-journal_us_57b1c757e4b071840411e69d?section=&

Republican Donald Trump should fix his stumbling White House campaign by Labor Day or step down, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday in a sharply worded warning from a leading conservative voice.

“Mr. Trump has alienated his party and he isn’t running a competent campaign,” the newspaper said in an editorial.

The paper’s editorial board, which generally favors Republicans, has been critical of Trump but its warning on Monday was its strongest attack yet and echoed growing anxiety among many Republicans over the state of Trump’s campaign.

The New York real estate developer, who has never held elected office, has been mired in weeks of controversy and opinion polls show him falling behind Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the race for the Nov. 8 election.

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