Their plan is to make it a three-way race. They are hoping someone like Trump will jump in and do it for them. If not, they’ll find a straw. This is how the extremely unpopular—and close Obama confidante—Duval Patrick of MA got a second term. One Dem and two conservatives [by MA standards, anyway] split a three way vote. Patrick won with well under fifty percent. This is the Obama strategy, and I just hope the GOP is on top of it as much as is humanly possible.
Trump might jump in if he’s promised a casino in Chicago.
It worked for Slick Willy, thanks to the little guy with the big ears. Perot never wanted to win, he just hated the Bushes.