good morning, we shall see bud. There is 1 chance in 4 that trump can man up, become a serious candidate and talk the issues. If not, it's over. In two weeks' time Harris went from the most unliked VP in American history to the favorite to be our next president. Only trump could Fk up the hand he was dealt. UNreal !!

Loathe as I am to defend that vapid narcissist, I think it's unfair to lay the recent turn of events at his feet. Accepting the early debate was the right move on his part, and it's not his fault that Biden forked up so spectacularly that he was replaced as the nominee.

So now he finds himself facing a new nominee with less than a hundred days to go....and what do you expect? His campaign - correctly - had been entirely geared towards facing Biden. The GOP had invested massive political capital and resources into softening up Biden - the Hunter stuff, the impeachment inquiries, the "Crooked Joe" attacks. All of that stuff takes time to build up, and it can't be recreated in a few weeks for a new person.

And Trump just isn't a candidate that can turn on a dime. He is who he is. He's not an issues guy - he never was, and by nominating him the Republicans chose a guy who isn't an issues guy. His major problem is he crafts his political messages much the same way a stand-up comedian hones their act - he tries out a lot of stuff in front of an audience, and he intuits what's landing and what's not. His skill in doing that was always underestimated, and it's a major component of his ability to appeal to the GOP base. But that takes time. Consultants and oppo researchers and focus groups can come up with a new attack line pretty quickly; but if your method isn't to use those things, but instead use rally audiences to come up with a message, you're going to be much slower in responding.