Early this morning Trump announced that he’s completely changing up his campaign – you might have thought that this means a pivot to tone it down more. You would be WRONG if you thought that!!
From reporter Robert Acosta:
Just spoke to someone who is close to Trump. Bannon has reportedly lit a fire with Trump…
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 17, 2016
Bannon has convinced Trump that rest of campaign needs to be bare-knuckles brawl, w/ full-bore populism/movement politics
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 17, 2016
Huge rallies. Gloves off. Brutal fights with Clinton. Heavy emphasis on nationalism and populism. That's the Bannon strategy.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 17, 2016
What I hear: Bannon's calculation is that Trump can still win but only if he is truly seen as "change," as "the total outsider"
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 17, 2016
For Bannon, this is a career moment. He embraced Palin and populism, made Breitbart the HQ for what would become Trumpism.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 17, 2016
Wow. Get ready everybody. It’s gonna bet a hell of a lot worse. If you want to see a preview of what we’re in for, go check out the comments at any post at the racist alt-right sewer that Breitbart News has become. And Bannon actually convinced Trump that this will win America! Amazing…