Trump canceled his trip to Nevada, but he's still going to Texas and Mississippi.

[RandySF]

Donald Trump might be moderating his rhetoric, but he hasn’t adjusted a campaign strategy that has him spending valuable time in states that will not prove decisive on Election Day.

With fewer than 80 days to go and lagging in the polls, the Republican nominee will host a rally Tuesday in Austin, Texas, and another on Wednesday in Jackson, Mississippi. Both cities sit inside strongly Republican states that are safe and uncompetitive.

These visits follow a recent trip by Trump into heavily Democratic Connecticut, a choice that enraged and confused Republicans.

“I have never known a general election campaign in my adult life, a Republican campaign, to spend time in Mississippi outside of raising money,” said Austin Barbour, a Mississippi-based Republican operative. “Donald Trump’s going to win Mississippi by at least double digits.”



http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-red-state-campaigning-227283#ixzz4I7jKqls0
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[Johnny2X2X]

1. Not safe states for him

Hillary has a better chance in MS and TX than Trump has in PA, MI, or WI.

[tblue37]

2. He is addicted to the adoring cheers of reliably right wing rally mobs. nt

[Grassy Knoll]

6. Pizza, Pizza!!!

[Grassy Knoll]

4. He's Still Doing a Fundraiser Dinner Friday At Lake Tahoe..

...$5 grand a seat for VIP's At Harrah's..Something's Up.

[dcherry17]

7. Immigration flip flop

Trump is starting to back track on some of his heated rhetoric and needs time to plan a different strategy. Story: Trump Cancels Big Immigration Speech Signaling Campaign Implosion (VIDEO) http://thepoliticus.com/content/trump-cancels-big-immigration-speech-signaling-campaign-implosion-video

[onyxw]

8. Underlying reason

If he doesn't campaign somewhere and loses he can blame his campaign for a poor strategy.

If he campaigns personally and still loses then he's a loser and even his personality couldn't win over the masses. It winds up doing ultimate damage...hurts his brand.


Post mortem: "Look at all the places where I personally campaigned and we WON. Mississippi and Texas I won by 10 points. Now Nevada I didn't have a chance to get back to after the primaries and we lost. If my campaign had only allocated my time differently we would have won bigly."