Donald Trump spent Monday morning labeling the turmoil in the global financial markets the “Kamala Crash,” giving Republicans hope that he might turn his focus to an economic message.

It didn’t last. By midday, the former president was already back to re-litigating his controversial appearance in Chicago last week, where he questioned Kamala Harris’ Black identity and suggested a major network journalist should be fired — “I didn’t know who she was, she was nasty,” he told a livestreamer.

Republicans on Monday reeled from Trump’s undisciplined approach to the opening stages of his new general election matchup with Harris — following a weekend that saw him praise Russian leader Vladimir Putin while smearing Harris as “low IQ,” and “dumb” and attacking a popular swing-state GOP governor whose turnout operation he may need in November.

“This is what you would call a public nervous breakdown,” said Matthew Bartlett, a GOP strategist and former Trump administration appointee. “This is a guy who cut through the Republican primary like a knife through butter. This is a guy who pummeled a semi-conscious president in a debate and literally out of a race. And now this is a guy who cannot come to grips with a competitive presidential race that would require discipline and effective messaging. And we’re seeing a candidate and a campaign absolutely melt down.”

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    “Among battleground voters, we win if we have the discipline to contrast on policy and we lose if voters decide on likability. Really, really simple,” he added.

    what “policy”? take from the poor and give to the rich? whatever GOP. keep thinking you’re getting non-1% votes because of anything OTHER than hating people who are different

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      No… their policy is blame immigrants and convince their constituents that the whip that hits them and the boot that stomps them hurts immigrants and people of colour more than them. Meanwhile they pass bills that deregulate the capitalist class and punishes the workers.

      Edit: I am actually just elaborating your description which is more succinct

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        Edit: I am actually just elaborating your description which is more succinct

        Not to worry. I heard from El Duderino that not everyone is into the whole brevity thing 😉