A number of responses concerning Mr. Trump’s drive for the Presidency:
[Moore is a] good source for making stuff up. But the idea had occurred to me some time ago. What does that say about me?
Another:
Just a few weeks ago, Michael said Trump was going to win.
My oh my. Covering all the bases, eh? And another reader replies:
Why are the two ideas mutually exclusive? It is entirely possible that Trump could win despite not wanting to.
Which just about makes my head explode. While another disagrees with Mr. Moore:
I’m in agreement with Moore that Trump absolutely does not want to be labeled as the loser, but I disagree in that I think Trump actually does want the position.
So there’s news today out of Camp Trump – a shakeup. Is it just more maneuvering to keep the supporters happy, or does Mr. Trump really believe bringing in a co-founder of Breitbart will help? Many sources, Steve Benen on Maddowblog is convenient and has a neat tidbit:
For the third time in five months, Donald Trump has overhauled his presidential campaign’s leadership team. As of this morning, Kellyanne Conway is now the Republican candidate’s campaign manager – a post that was apparently vacant since June – and Stephen Bannon, of Breitbart News notoriety, is Trump’s campaign CEO. …
GOP consultant Rick Wilson told the Washington Post, “If you were looking for a tone or pivot, Bannon will pivot you in a dark, racist and divisive direction. It’ll be a nationalist, hateful campaign. Republicans should run away.”
For more background info on Trump’s new top aides, Bloomberg Politics published an interesting profile on Bannon last fall – it described him as “the most dangerous political operative in America” – while Media Matters has published overviews of Breitbart News and Kellyanne Conway’s controversial record.
From the Bloomberg Politics report cited by Steve:
Bannon is the executive chairman of Breitbart News, the crusading right-wing populist website that’s a lineal descendant of the Drudge Report (its late founder, Andrew Breitbart, spent years apprenticing with Matt Drudge) and a haven for people who think Fox News is too polite and restrained.
There’ll be no shortage of entertaining news for a few weeks. I wonder what Mr. Bannon was promised if Mr. Trump wins?
