That is the title of this AP story by Steve Peoples, posted early this morning.
Trump has had difficulty recruiting experienced operatives who worked for other campaigns. Perhaps a few selections will explain why.
"Right now I feel no obligation to lift a finger to help Donald Trump," said Brent Swander, an Ohio-based operative who has coordinated nationwide logistics for Republican presidential campaigns dating back to George W. Bush.
"Everything that we're taught as children — not to bully, not to demean, to treat others with respect — everything we're taught as children is the exact opposite of what the Republican nominee is doing. How do you work for somebody like that? What would I tell my family?" Swander said.
Or perhaps there is this:
Chris Wilson, a senior aide to Ted Cruz, said the Texas senator's entire paid staff of more than 150 ignored encouragement from Trump's team to apply for positions after he dropped out of the presidential race. Wilson said that even now, many unemployed Cruz aides are refusing to work for the man who called their former boss "Lyin' Ted."
That's the case for Scott Smith, a Texas-based operative who traveled the country planning events for Cruz, having previously worked on presidential bids for Bush and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
"It's very clear that none of us are going to work for Trump," Smith said. "Even if I wanted to work for Trump, my wife would kill me."
The article says that hundreds of those who worked for the other primaries have declined to work for Trump. That includes communications people for Chris Christie, who of course has endorsed Trump.
While experienced, both Paul Manafort and the new political director Jim Murphy have their experience largely in the 80s and 90s, and have not been actively involved in more recent campaigns. Even the Ohio director was there for 2000 and 2004 for Bush, and apparently was not involved in the last two cycles.
The clear implication is that even if Trump is willing to listen to run a more professional campaign, he may not be able to get the experienced people to help him do it. And it is those experienced people through whom you are able to organize and broaden the reach of your campaign.
And not what Brent Swander said, quoted above: "Even if I wanted to work for Trump, my wife would kill me." I would suspect that is a direct result not only of Trump’s demeaning Cruz, but also his nastiness towards Heidi Cruz in particular and women in general.
This may be a “process” story but the fact that the AP is offering it suggests the possibility that the continued dysfunction of the Trump campaign will continue to be a part of the political discussion.