‘By insisting that Harris’ support isn’t real, Trump is bolstering the idea that if she prevails, it won’t be legitimate.’
A crowd watches as Air Force Two carrying Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz lands for a campaign rally at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Wednesday, August 7, 2024, in Romulus, MI. When Donald Trump says something ludicrous and unhinged, it is often difficult to tell if he is acting out of feral political calculation or narcissistic injury.
One way to read this post is that Trump is delusional. He can’t cope with Harris besting him on the metric he’s long valued the most — the size of his audience — and so is denying reality and having a tantrum. But however disordered Trump’s mind might be, I suspect there’s also a sort of strategy at work here. He is helping his supporters build a rationale for rejecting the election results if Harris wins.
As someone who very much wants to see Trump defeated, I’ll be pleased if he spends the next few months ranting about crowd sizes and telling himself that he’s ahead even if the polls say otherwise. But while the MAGA movement’s self-deception won’t help it win the election, it could spur chaos in the election’s aftermath. By insisting that Harris’ support isn’t real, Trump is bolstering the idea that if she prevails, it won’t be legitimate.
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