2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumRoger Ailes Is Advising Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates
Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman ousted last month over charges of sexual harassment, is advising Donald J. Trump as he begins to prepare for the all-important presidential debates this fall.
Mr. Ailes is aiding Mr. Trumps team as it turns its attention to the first debate with Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, on Sept. 26 on Long Island, according to three people briefed on the move, who insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
Two of them said that Mr. Ailess role could extend beyond the debates, which Mr. Trumps advisers see as crucial to vaulting him back into strong contention for the presidency after a series of self-inflicted wounds that have eroded his standing in public opinion polls.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/us/politics/donald-trump-roger-ailes.html?referer=http://m.huffpost.com/us
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I wonder who is paying Ailes...
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)Trump is an idiot for hiring a sexual predator as an advisor.
Then, he's an idiot with most things.
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)He's got that down.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)Motley13
(3,867 posts)maybe worse, there is a charge that the maggot raped a 13 yr old.
2 disgusting lecherous fat old men, gag
glennward
(989 posts)Judge him by the company he keeps.
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)I certainly hope this is true. Ailes has not been involved in a modern campaign in years. He is as rusty as Manafort.
dawg
(10,624 posts)That should peel off a few more Republican women.
bmpbmp
(310 posts)politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)You see how his current manager has to handle him. Ailes will be no more successful than what Trump has now. Trump relies on being able to call candidates and the media stupid and crooked. That won't work in the debates. I don't believe he will put in any effort to learn anything, and it will show during the debate. The only problem that Hillary has is that the bar has been set so low for Trump that if he remembers what state he's in, the media will say it's a draw.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)on how to debate a woman?
wow - that would be a stretch for The Onion.