[SoConPubbie]

The man who understood how to market himself to get to the presidency now seems to have forgotten it.

You two appear to be suffering from long-term memory loss.

Trump was doing the exact same thing during the run-up to the 2016 election, and he won.

[MinorityRepublican]

Trump was doing the exact same thing during the run-up to the 2016 election, and he won.

That was 6 years ago. The Left didn't take his candidacy seriously. He was fresh so he appealed enough to the independents who held their noses and voted for Trump. You won't see that happening in 2024.

[Reily]

Disagree!
I think you’re doing cognitive bias.

[Leaning Right]

> Trump was doing the exact same thing during the run-up to the 2016 election, and he won. <

That’s a fair point, SoCon. But time moves on, and after awhile maverick behavior that was originally refreshing becomes puzzling, and then off-putting.

Don’t get me wrong. I feel the same way today as I did back in 2016. America desperately needs Trump in the White House. But to get there, Trump has to hold the base AND attract enough independents to overcome Democrat voter fraud.

The bloom is off the rose. So it’s time for Trump to become cold and calculating. Win those squishy independents back. But so far Trump is pretty much doing the opposite.

That won’t be the path to the White House in 2024.