In the last week, Trump has lost the confidence of Putin, Jesse Ventura and Joe Rogan. He has fallen behind in polls set up to favor him. He is constantly reminded of how much more popular Kamala Harris is, be it crowd size, online support or donations. People are having fun at Harris/Walz rallies. People are walking out on Trump’s.
The tide has turned, and he knows it. He looks lost.
A few short weeks ago the same could be said of Biden. He had lost the confidence of those nearest him. He appeared weak and broken and Trump was improving with each poll. Biden couldn’t stay on message because he needed to constantly show everyone he was okay.
The magical difference between the two, the final display of opposites we’ve been suffering through in this election, is that Trump cares only about himself. He’s never supported anyone else, other than to get support back. He promises to gut conservation efforts to please the billionaires and they praise him. He promises to gut the Constitution to please the Evangelicals and they praise him. He will promise more.
Biden loves this country, and it shows. He did the right thing and is more popular now than ever. He passed the torch, and it relit the world.
Trump can’t. He will sink and moan and threaten and mumble. He will become increasingly inflammatory because he needs the attention and the attention matters more than party, country or even the election. His illness, untreated, will be his destiny.