So, a short thread about why it is so important to Trump that it be perceived that he is leading in the polls when he isn't.
In sum - it is his campaign's primary strategy to obscure his historic ugliness. 1/
In sum - it is his campaign's primary strategy to obscure his historic ugliness. 1/
https://twitter.com/SimonWDC/status/1845103624420016528
Trump may be a rapist, fraudster, traitor and 34 times felon but he is leading in the polls and is strong.
Trump may be a dangerous extremist, a bigot, misogynist and a racist but he is leading in the polls and is strong. 2/
Trump may be a dangerous extremist, a bigot, misogynist and a racist but he is leading in the polls and is strong. 2/
Trump may want to end the global economy which has made us prosperous, end the Western alliance which has kept us safe, end American democracy which has kept us free but he is leading in the polls and is strong. 3/
Trump is leading in the polls and is strong is a way to make all his ugliness disappear. Which is why his campaign is working so hard to create a false impression that he's ahead. To Trump it is arguably the most important "issue" in the election. 4/
https://x.com/SimonWDC/status/1844468425600680329
Based on everything we can see it sure appears that the Trump campaign knows they are not winning, and it appears their candidate is starting to freak out: 5/
https://x.com/SimonWDC/status/1845142086451957801
More desperate, losing candidate vibes from Trump: 6/
https://x.com/FPWellman/status/1845062294666924443
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