This was not the October surprise Trump was looking for (I know, it's still September, but almost). Of course, the surprise isn't that he's a phony and a cheat — we knew that — but that The Times managed to get the goods 1/
Lots of speculation about whether it will make a difference; no doubt lots of Trump supporters will just dismiss it. In fact, there's a "when prophecy fails" aspect: to admit the truth about Trump is to admit that you were utterly conned, and many will refuse to accept that 2/
But for what it's worth (which isn't much), I find myself thinking of the "world affairs" discussions at my late father's retirement community; I can just see some of the guys saying "$750? He's a total fraud!" and switching their votes 3/
And it wouldn't take a lot of senior citizens in Florida breaking for Biden to make Nov. 3 a pretty short night after all. 4/
Meanwhile, it's going to be fun watching GOP senators run from the press over the next few days 5/
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