The New York Times reports the following about this evening’s rally in Macon, Georgia:
Trailing in the polls and at a significant cash deficit compared to Mr. Biden, Mr. Trump attempted to argue that he was opting against raising more money as he enters the final stretch of the election.
“I could raise more money,” he said. “I would be the world’s greatest fund-raiser, but I just don’t want to do it.”
Let me translate that from Trumpese to English for you. What Trump is saying is, “I’m way behind and I don’t feel like trying to catch up.” What Trump is saying is, “I could have beaten Biden if I wanted to, but I don’t want to.” What Trump is saying is the classic thing every bully says when he knows he’s beaten and but doesn’t want to admit it. Even though he knows he’s behind, he doesn’t care enough to fight, or to inspire his supporters to fight. He just doesn’t want to do it.
The headline of the New York Times article is “If he loses the election, Trump mused Friday, ‘Maybe I’ll have to leave the country.’” and this is already big news and there’s already a DKos diary about that headline. But to my mind it’s also a big, big deal when a candidate says “I just don’t want to do it.”
Trump is giving up.