I think he wasn’t supposed to say that. I think that scared the ever-loving crap out of everyone on his side.
How to respond? By pretending it never happened and you aren’t the least bit concerned. It’s the only way they could react.
And it worked like a charm.
He said that in response to Trump warning that the mail-in ballots would invite massive fraud.
He was supposed to say “anti” - the point was to assure people that mail-in ballots were safe following Trump’s warning.
“ How to respond? By pretending it never happened and you aren’t the least bit concerned. It’s the only way they could react.
And it worked like a charm”
Especially because the RNC did not use it in any ads.