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Dept of staff attempting to keep up with/justify Trump

WH staff sends an oppo file on Fauci over to @jdawsey1 !

“...attaching a lengthy list of the scientist’s comments from early in the outbreak”

washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…
This sort of thing is why so many Ds want to seize moment, try to maximize gains

President up for re-election in crisis is undermining most trusted figure in said crisis, w staff now pushing out oppo on him bc president is jealous of popularity?

If ya can’t leverage that...
Lot of people are surprised.

It may be ham-handed. But tis hardly surprising. The chief focus of Trump staff is placating him!

As Kushner told us about the campaign, they just want to build Trump a “custom suit”

nytimes.com/2020/07/02/us/…
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NEW: Biden is facing rising pressure to go big, maximize this cycle

-Texas Dems made their case on conf call w Biden brass Thurs
-Sherrod is banging the drum for OH-IO
-Schumer says Biden told him he'll help in *non-prez battleground* Senate races >

nytimes.com/2020/07/11/us/…
No state offers the temptation, or payoff, of TX: blocks any GOP path to the WH, this year and beyond, has most competitive House races of any state + state House/Sup Court control are crucial for redistricting

But...

it has 20 markets & Biden folks don't want to spend the $
Biden "is cautiously optimistic about Texas, but those of us on the ground are more optimistic than they are," says @FilemonVela, an early Biden supporter who, along w other Texas Dems, made the case to @jomalleydillon this week >

nytimes.com/2020/07/11/us/…
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Trump staff get him to read from prompter, avoid mentioning Confederacy in effort to reframe issue on same weekend a Dem VP contender says country should reconsider Washington

And then he opens week by...going back to Confederacy

This is why so many Rs are resigned
Or as @SenRickScott put it >

Put another way, from a longtime GOP hand >

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Trump may have hit his political bottom in June

But Jared said the campaign’s plan is...to let Trump decide the way ahead

“He’s really the campaign manager at the end of the day."

A dive w @maggieNYT @alexburnsNYT >

nytimes.com/2020/07/02/us/…
The recurring theme, from Republicans inside and outside the White House: resignation.

They know a Trump reset isn’t coming.

“He is who he is. People know who he is. You think he’s going to change?” said @SenRickScott
What continues to amaze Rs, though, is how consumed Trump is w primary voters.

Knowing this, his staff soothes him by trumpeting his W-L record - and wields it as a cudgel on the hill

The WH emailed @NRSC w a msg for Senate chiefs

The message read:
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