All Hillary Clinton has to do now is get Donald Trump's blather out there. Her latest ad does nothing more than recount his own words, followed by the reactions of those in his own party. It kicks off with Jake Tapper posing this question from his weekend interview with Trump: "If you are saying he can't do his job because of his race, is that not the definition of racism?"
Trump: "No, I don't think so at all."
Of course he doesn't. Next comes the GOP response. Not nearly strong enough, frankly, but for the Clinton camp's purposes, all they need to do is point out the fact that Trump is indefensible, even within his own party. Nick Gass has the details:
"[E]ven other Republicans are offended," the on-screen text reads, before cutting to video of Ana Navarro, a CNN contributor and former Jeb Bush surrogate, sharply denouncing Trump for his comments.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is shown on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday telling Chuck Todd, "I couldn't disagree more with a statement like that." Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's remarks on "Fox News Sunday" are next, in which he called it "one of the worst mistakes Trump has made" and "inexcusable."
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who has been supportive of Trump's candidacy, told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that he does "not condone the comments," while House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is heard next saying, "I completely disagree with the thinking behind that."
This is good stuff, conveniently teed up by a hopelessly flawed and ignorant egomaniac of a candidate. Just keep the cameras rolling, please. You can check out the video below ...