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"The "regrets" meme, which will play through the weekend, I expect. And another meme suggested by the "Politico Caucus" concludes that the Trump campaign, and it's hire of Bannon in particular, is on the wrong track."

Not the first one, but the second one on NYT - first to articles are anti-Trump. And then there is not very much more about the election.

Incredible, two major policy speeches about Law and Order and how to combat terrorism, but the addition of people in the campaign is what the news is all about.

This is the problem - the foreign policy speech was excellent, but it was Trump's "Obama and Clinton are founders of ISIS" that managed to penetrate past the tittle tattle of the MSM.

Yesterday, when he discussed the PC issue, he finished with a sentence that seems totally forgotten now, but actually says all about the present day media climate:

Trump: "Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these [petty - PC] issues."

But of course that is almost all that is discussed these days. I happened to watch CNN the day after Melania Trump's address to the convention. I had difficult not burst out in laughter - all these pompous "experts" talking about something completely irrelevant. I don't know how quickly it will happen, but looking at the figures of readers and viewers it is already happening. The liberal media is on its way to total irrelevance.

BTW - last comment. have to finish - did anyone watch Newt on Hannity? Not only did he come out with a clear prediction that Trump was going to win. He also believes the media polls are totally skewed. Note, not intentionally by the pollsters, but because the constant barrage of anti_trump propaganda has made it much harder for people to divulge that they are actually going to vote for Trump.

I think he is right. Given the low response rates, it needs only a slight increase of non-response among the Trump-supporters to totally skew the polls.

One did not see this (in the end at least) in 2012, but the propaganda was not quite as vicious, and also in the end Romney caved in. I don't see any indication tat Trump will do that.

-- Yesterday, when he discussed the PC issue, he finished with a sentence that seems totally forgotten now, but actually says all about the present day media climate:
Trump: "Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these [petty - PC] issues." --

The press reaction is so predictable.

I think the most powerful part of last night's speech, in terms of moving the electorate, was "What have you got to lose?" Directed to the ghetto community, that challenge has power. It won't move the #NeverTrumpists, who are willing to lose SCOTUS to the liberals, but I think it has real power to the low/zero information poor voter.

-- I happened to watch CNN the day after Melania Trump's address to the convention. I had difficult not burst out in laughter ... --

They really are a reprise of the most excellent Baghdad Bob program.

I did not see Newt on Hannity, thank you for the report. The polls are going to shift, and there is no doubt in my mind that Trump knows, like the back of his hand, that in order to win the presidency, he has to look like a president. He will transform his presentation from the heavy in "The Apprentice," to "Mr. President," which I think is the real Mr. Trump. He uses his actor persona to get attention, and once he has your attention, he transforms. The press will say (as usual) that the real Mr. Trump is phony, and the actor is the real person. Some people will be fooled, but more than enough will (correctly) find him to be genuine.