What do you mean off message? Trump has spelled out much of his position. This is how elections work and there is plenty of time for messages with the election a year away.
His goal is to knock those he’s running against off the stage. Once they’re gone, it will be Hillary’s turn.
This is how it works.
The question is how well will it work.
Standing up to the media and standing against illegal immigration and its enablers was a great tactic - because it is more than just a tactic. It’s real and it resonates and is important.
Recycling leftist smears of Ben Carson, not so much.
Trump up 5 points today from 2 weeks ago.
Carson starting to slide.
November 13, 2015
Businessman Donald Trump 34.0%
Surgeon and author Ben Carson 19.6%
Fla. Sen. Marco Rubio 9.7%
Tex. Sen. Ted Cruz 7.7%
Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush 6.4%
http://polling.reuters.com/#poll/TR130/filters/PARTY_ID_:2/dates/20151107-20151113/type/day