I think Trump intends to make the whole election such a sewer he could win with low turnout.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

I think mostly he is flinging poop everywhere because he's an undisciplined maniac.

But I do think there could be a glimmer of strategy that if everyone gets disgusted enough and weary of it, if non deploreable people respond with weary disgust instead of righteous anger at him, that he could get close enough to win.

I think he's down in way too many states everywhere for it to work, but nothing should be allowed to diminish a huge win and repudiation of the GOP and fascist politics, as well as reclaiming Congress.

[Foggyhill]

1. GOP turnout will be low dems will be high

GOP will be wiped out

I think this is his goal

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. It's a deeply stupid strategy

He's going to get swamped by massive Democratic and Independent voting against him, precisely because voting against him seems like such an emergency.

He will only depress turnout among his own soft supporters, who will assume he is going to lose. It's almost as if he couldn't pick a worse strategy than that.

[unitedwethrive]

11. Exactly!

[WillyBrandt]

3. It won't work: minorities and women get it

Black, Hispanics, and Asians aren't confused.

Most women (especially educated ones) aren't confused.

They're all horrified and motivated.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. Yeah, I know. I want to vote so HARD my vote blasts through the back of the booth.

[still_one]

4. Are you kidding me. Women, People of Color, Democrats are going to come out in droves

[Freddie]

6. Women are voting

I'll walk 10 miles in the snow if I have to!

[C_U_L8R]

7. This is Trump's first campaign for public office

And it shows. He's an amateur and bozo.

[MFM008]

8. Is this going to stop us from voting?

Anyone???

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. That's giving that dolt a lot of credit.

He keeps trying to win this election the way he won the primary, his great political achievement. He can't figure out why it isn't working, so he just pushes harder.

[yallerdawg]

10. That has been the Republican strategy for decades.

It works.

Trump is the manifestation of every crackpot rightwing meme they have ever come up with - facts have nothing to do with what 'they' know is true.

At this point, it's only about 2 out of 10 eligible voters who profess undying support for Trump.

However, as we are well aware, if 50% or fewer stay home, that 20% becomes 40-50% of the turnout - and we lose an awful lot of elections.

[Snake Plissken]

12. The one consistent thing about Trump is ... he doesn't think

He operates purely on emotion

[DLCWIdem]

13. i agree that he is trying to do that. We Dems get angry, but we need indies to vote also.

[rurallib]

14. based on early voting numbers it doesn't sound like that will happen.

[GulfCoast66]

15. You give him way too much credit

He does not think that deeply.