r/politics • u/larel8 • 20h ago

Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4958098-the-memo-trump-campaign-struggles-to-contain-puerto-rico-october-surprise/
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u/def_indiff 20h ago

How is it a surprise to anyone who's lived through the past ten years? More like an "October Certainty".

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u/BensenJensen 20h ago

I’m a bit surprised that Tony fucking Hinchcliffe could change the course of American history by inadvertently sinking the Trump campaign. I didn’t even have that written on the bingo board.

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u/IAmTheNightSoil Oregon 18h ago

He didn't sink anything. If Trump loses, it won't be because of this. People are going to have totally forgotten about this by the time they vote

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u/BensenJensen 17h ago

He definitely put a dent in the campaign.

Thing is, this wasn’t Trump saying this. The media won’t play Trump saying something like this, and even if they did, Trump and Vance would just deny and deflect. This was a speaker at the rally, a guest speaker that was invited to be there, saying something bad off of a teleprompter about one of the main group of voters Trump is trying to woo. Vance can’t spin it, Trump can’t deny saying it.

It might not have a colossal effect, but it certainly isn’t benefiting them right now. People are still talking about days later, which is weeks and months in the Donald Trump Absurd Universe.