One way to think about this is that in early August, VP and Walz did huge rallies to recruit volunteers they could plug into an already ambitious field network Biden set up.
That said, they've been able to expand on that.
Rove compares that with Trump's intended model (remember: he defunded field so he could sow Big Lie conspiracies in the courts and at counting centers instead).
If it worked (at 1), it might work like Bush's [Rove's] successful reelect.
¶3 describes what they later call a "stream-of-consciousness rant" as a "strategic choice." That's a REALLY curious term, given that Trump is accusing VP of being unable to make coherent statements.
They say this was strategic even though they twice suggest that Trump's own campaign can't keep him on message.
Here's a list (note, it doesn't mention tax cuts for billionaires among Trump's):
1) Border wall 2) Mass deportations 3) Tariffs 4) Isolation
*) No tax on tips
a) Insulin costs
b) Climate
c) Boost housing
d) CTC/EITC
e) DOJ independence
f) Reproductive rights
g) NATO
Now check out how WaPo lowers the bar for the white former President. They don't demand Trump provide policy proposals, and EVEN consider "deport millions" as one, even tho the details of that would lay out how unworkable and dangerous it is.