Donald Trump is a candidate without a campaign – and it’s becoming a serious problem.
Republicans working to elect Trump describe a bare-bones effort debilitated by infighting, a lack of staff to carry out basic functions, minimal coordination with allies and a message that’s prisoner to Trump’s momentary whims.
“Bottom line, you can hire all the top people in the world, but to what end? Trump does what he wants,” a source close to the campaign said.
In reporting on Trump’s operation, NBC News talked to three Trump aides and two sources working closely alongside the campaign, all of whom requested anonymity in order speak freely.
Veteran operatives are shocked by the campaign’s failure to fill key roles. There is no communications team to deal with the hundreds of media outlets covering the race, no rapid response director to quickly rebut attacks and launch new ones, and a limited cast of surrogates who lack a cohesive message.
“They don’t or can’t cover it all, and there are things that happen that need to be addressed immediately and don’t get addressed at all, and that hurts the candidate,” a source within the campaign groused last month.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/donald-trump-does-not-have-campaign?cid=sm_fb_msnbc
Ok.
>Trump is a sloppy fucking mess
Who would have thought?
>>76286664
If you think he's going to win the general like this, then you're truly delusional.
>>76286493
>Donald Trump is a candidate without a campaign
Of course he doesn't. He just strings words together in the hopes of triggering his opposition and getting his supporters to blindly follow him.
He doesn't actually say anything when he speaks.
He certainly doesn't offer plans on how exactly he'll even do the things he claims he'll do.
>>76286664
>Typical Trump supporter.
>>76286743
If campaign consultants were really able to win elections Jeb! would be the candidate.
which campaign managed to take down the 11 of the best money can buy again?
>>76286493
>There is no communications team to deal with the hundreds of media outlets covering the race
Why would anyone want to deal with them in the first place?
>>76286493
HURR DURR NO VOTE TRUMP, ME JOB DEPENDS ON IT
The Thread-I give up, just fucking do it, you goyim cattle scum edition
>>76286493
It's horrible Clinton's already spent millions on tv ads in Ohio Nevada and South Carolina.
please god the convention has yet to be held it's still not to late.
>>76286493
>msnbc
>>76287028
nigel knows whats up.
and yet he has the most votes of any republican in history.
>MSNBC
Oh fug, I guess I'm now #ridingthejohnson
Who else here #prepthatcherryforgary ?
>>76286493
Shills DESPERATE lol
>links a pic from after a rally
Nah really, go fuck yourself. Voter intimidation is illegal.
>>76286493
>msnbc
Come the fuck on lad
I'm from Australia and even I can see through this cheap bait
Of course he has a campaign.
More than that , Trump has a movement. A movement of the best people in America.
The Sunday news shows and on-line news sites tell a lot. So many so-called republicans are barely concealing their glee that the evil in San Jose happened to Trump supporters.
Add that to Democrats actually blaming Trump for the mob that attacked him and we are seeing people's true colors this election.
See video below.
RAMZPAUL plays the game of Reverse the Races, below. What if the woman who got assaulted with eggs were black?
What if the terrorists were white and the people attacked were black?
Prison for all. 30 years at least.
But the attackers were brown, waving a Mexican flag.
So the San Jose leadership blames (wait for it) the TRUMP supporters and Trump himself for having political views that the terrorists didn't like.
What the FUCK, America?
What happened?
It will only get worse unless we get Trump elected and the illegals deported the hell out of here.
Build the wall, Mr. Trump.
Please build that wall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rux-g-xmvUs
>>76287642
And yet the media's trust ratings are in the garbage after Trump calling them out. It's almost like everyone who tries to stop Trump truly does get smitten by KEK
>power of positive thinking is just real life meme magic
>>76287667
William Weld (his vp) is a friend on the Clintons
>>76287642
>and yet he has the most votes of any republican in history.
And he has the highest unfavorable numbers of any republican in history.
>>76287900
bush won the presidency over a decade ago with high ratings. yet trump has more votes, despite the white demographic now being smaller and his ratings being poorer. what does that tell you?
>>76288042
>bush won the presidency over a decade ago with high ratings
Really? says who?
Because Trump's unfavorable numbers blow Bush's out of the water.
Unfavorable = fewer votes.
>yet trump has more votes,
Registered republican votes, maybe.
>despite the white demographic now being smaller
Which means Trump would need even more blacks and latinos to vote for him. But they hate him more than any other candidate in history.
>what does that tell you?
That you don't understand what the fuck you're talking about. Just like every Trumpcuck.
>>76288042
Most votes in a PRIMARY ELECTION. That is a completely different beast compared to a general election. Bush obtained about 60 million votes in the general election, and Trump is nowhere near that number.
>>76286493
I love all these faggot shills invading /pol/ - this summer is going to be lovely.
Daily Reminder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-H9BOIYhgc
>>76287150
you mean a literal retard and the zodiac killer?
>>76286493
TRUMP IS FINISHED GOYS
Mission accomplished.
So this is a thread where everyone pretends like Trump had any chances?
>>76286493
Typical far right tactic
the less they talk, the more they have followers
Marine Le Pen is doing exactly that in France
It just means they all would be terrible at running a country
anyone with half a brain understand that
Tldr Trump and Corey took our jerbs
>>76288198
Are you retarded?
>>76286493
That's it, I am now #HillShill
>>76286493
>>76286493
Yet he annihilated all of his Republican counterparts whilst spending less than them, and is tying with Hillary in polling whilst vastly underspending her?
Maybe NOT hiring all of the same sorts of people as the politicians is a strength, not a weakness.
>>76286743
That's right, he can't just bully his way to the nomination
>>76288490
You do understand white Americans are pissed the fuck off, right? And others are falling in line
>>76288758
>Are you retarded?
I'm not a trumpcuck so, no.
But seriously, that's the best argument you have in favor of Trump?
"UR RETARDED!"
Oh yeah. imma vote fer Trump nao!
>>76288198
>But they hate him more than any other candidate in history.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/20/donald-trump-overwhelmingly-wins-hispanic-vote-nyc/
>Donald Trump overwhelmingly wins Hispanic vote in New York City
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-latino-voters_us_573c62d2e4b0646cbeeb8c16
>HUFFPOLLSTER: More Than A Quarter Of Latino Voters Support Donald Trump In A New Poll
http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/trump-gets-unexpected-announcement-about-blacks-hillary-clinton-is-scared/
>SurveyUSA announced that Donald Trump would receive 25% among black registered voters. That is news that has Hillary Clinton terrified, and is shaking the political establishment to the core!
>To put that in perspective, President George W. Bush received less than 9% of the black vote, and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) earned less than 4% when running against Barack Obama.
>But they hate him more than any other candidate in history.
> Bush received less than 9% of the black vote, and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) earned less than 4%
>>76288920
What are you talking about?
Jesus Christ /pol/ is full of shills today, feels like there are more shills than regular posters.
>>76288624
>anyone with half a brain
Of course you got half a brain, you need a full functioning one to stop voting for socialists.
Everyone who wanted Lepen last election said how catastrophic Hollande presidency would be, only to be met with your "I AM superior I AM surrounded by idiot" response. Even if Lepen would be terrible at running the country breaking the status quo is needed to even have hope.
>>76286493
>no rapid response director to quickly rebut attacks and launch new ones
Trump seems to be doing a decent job by himself with his Twitter account.
>>76289053
>This man orchestrated the overthrow of your government
Now it's our turn
>>76288807
Sometimes you've got to just select A4 and A5 like everyone else, even when you know its wrong. Same goes for greenish bodies of water that looks like "grass" and urns that look like teapots.
No one cares, this is all a giant 4chan prank.
>>76286493
faggot
>>76288929
Dude, shut the fuck up. Nobody cares, I hope you're one of the first few to blow your brains out tomorrow night.
>>76289018
>>Donald Trump overwhelmingly wins Hispanic vote in New York City
Donald Trump gets crushed among Hispanic voters: Poll
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/21/trump-gets-crushed-among-hispanic-voters-poll/
>Notches staggering 87 percent unfavorable rating
Trump’s unfavorable rating reaches historic high
http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/trumps-unfavorable-rating-reaches-historic-low/
Seven in 10 Women Have Unfavorable Opinion of Trump
http://www.gallup.com/poll/190403/seven-women-unfavorable-opinion-trump.aspx
Poll: Trump’s Unfavorability Now at Whopping 70 Percent
http://www.mediaite.com/online/poll-trumps-unfavorability-now-at-whopping-70-percent/
Donald Trump Favorable/Unfavorable: Polls
http://realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/trump_favorableunfavorable-5493.html#polls
>>76289269
>Dude, shut the fuck up.
What's the matter? Don't like hearing the truth?
>Nobody cares,
Yes, I know you trumpcucks don't care about the truth.
>I hope you're one of the first few to blow your brains out tomorrow night.
Why would I do that?
>>76289167
I don't feel like he will succeed. How's the mood in America? Trump seems like a silly man, I saw his election speeches and just can't take him seriously. Does he have major support among people?
>>76288490
nice harley
>>76289269
has nate silver written anything since then
>>76289456
>Does he have major support among people?
Only the people support him, Media Business and Government people hate him so it appears that he is hated, but he is loved by the people for his plain talk and straightforwardness.
>>76286493
>In reporting on Trump’s operation, NBC News talked to three Trump aides and two sources working closely alongside the campaign, all of whom requested anonymity in order speak freely.
>anonymity
Shill detected. Saged.
>>76287667
Guess I have to jump on the Johnson also.
>>76289433
Thank you for correcting the record.
>>76289456
>How's the mood in America?
We're at pretty much the same point Obama-Romney was in 2012, except the other way around. Romney was predicted to win at this point in time with polls, as Hillary is now (by about 5%). Basically it all comes down to the Presidential debates, if Hillary doesn't wuss out and actually debates Donald she'll probably be destroyed (why she was trying to provoke Trump to debate Bernie, which would have made him ineligible for any presidential debate).
I fucking hate Obama but Trump is gonna have a very similar path to victory, if he does win.
>>76289433
"Unfavorable" polls are just a thing that consultant wonk types like Nate Silver masturbate over. They have little validity for predicting future voter behavior in general. But this election cycle has completely stumped analysts.
Just like since last summer, you and anyone giving these pollster techniques any sort of reverence are going to continue to look like faggots in public. It's just embarrassing. Please stop!
>>76289827
>if Hillary doesn't wuss out
Oh, I thought it was Trump who was afraid of debates. Alright then.
>>76289664
Personally I think you Americans are choosing the lesser evil.
>>76286493
>poorly run campaign
>easily beating all other republicans
So he just needs volunteers. They will come.
>>76289921
>the polls don't matter because I say so!
>except the polls that I believe show Trump is winning!
>Stop posting evidence that makes me doubt my personal savior, the God Emperor!
>I must vote Republican! Only then I can delude myself into thinking I'm really doing something positive!
>>76288920
For good reason. We need this Western bullshit to stop.
EXTRA EXTRA ... TRUMP HATES SPINDOCTORS AND SHILLS!!!!!!!!
>>76290065
>a*
spelling fix.
>>76286493
So this is the latest propaganda technique, eh? Deny reality in real-time?
What's Sanders' campaign?
>FREE SHIT! DONT WORRY ABOUT HOW WE'LL PAY FOR IT TRUST ME
What's Clinton's campaign?
>I'm not Trump and have a vagina!
Trump is literally the only candidate to not only state policy, but to articulate how it will be accomplished. Clinton has yet to describe what her presidency would even be about. At least Sanders did the diligence of stating he wants handouts.
>>76286493
Yeah jeb bush had a much better one
>>76289081
It happens every single time before a major election event.
It's not just tools from reddit and b, these sorry sacks of shit are hired.
I hope they like having a criminal record. They're personally liable for the fraud they are committing.
>>76289456
>Does he have major support among people?
This is awoovement!
>>76289456
Trust in media is now at 6%. To put it in perspective, trust in Congress is around 8%. Yet the media tells us every day how Trump is losing, he's Hitler, etc. The latest Reuters poll, ie: the one that put Hillary ahead by 11, sampled more Democrats than Republicans and Independents combined. Independents also went 80% to Trump.
What do you think is happening? Because from where I'm sitting, it's going to be a Trump landslide victory that a media is desperately trying to cover up.
>>76290065
>Oh, I thought it was Trump who was afraid of debates. Alright then.
Haven't had coffee yet so I can't tell if you're sarcastic or not.
But look at it this way
Trump has press conferences almost every damn day (where people can ask him questions, none are preplanned, most are from reporters from CNN/MSNBC/Telemundo who are trying to bait him)
Hillary hasn't been asked legitimate questions in 7 months, nobody has asked about her emails, Benghazi, any of her YUUGE kickbacks from foreign governments. At this point she looks and speaks like she's on Xanax 24/7.
>>76286493
Oh no a candidate is running on his own popularity and opinions rather than a board of directors telling him everything to say and do
THE FUCKING HORROR
Cute girl because fuck this thread.
>>76287839
This whole Trump campaign is like a Hail Mary pass.
Trump is a blank canvas on which we have each projected our hopes, dreams, fears, and love. We have projected our own idiosyncratic version of the type of leader that America needs.
In this way, by being a blank screen, any time we look at Trump we see the candidate that we want to see.
Hard core Trumpfags remind me of the Obamazombies during Obama's first campaign.
People seeking a Messianic figure.
I voted for Trump in the primary and will vote for him in the general.
He, is whatever an individual wants him to be while campaigning, throwing red meat to the base wherever he goes.
Who will the real President Trump be? Who knows? For most of his life he was Conservative for a New Yorker which means Liberal to the rest of the country. He comes from one of the most cosmopolitan cities on earth and suddenly is a hyper nationalist.
For me this vote is a Hail Mary pass. I certainly hope that Trump is what he says he is, but I don't believe it for a minute.
>>76290151
thank you for correcting le record :DDDDDD
>>76291117
Whats a post like this worth. 5 cents? 10? Ir is it like an hourly rate to make up bullshit?
>>76290624
This.
>>76290989
Good tastes, anon.
And this thread is just for butt blasted OP to vent his nerves.
I mean, seriously, who the fuck else would you vote for?
An old commie or another globalist that's going to flood our country with military aged Muslims?
Yeah, don't vote for the guy who, at the very least, is even saying anything the middle class worker wants to hear.
>>76286493
>msnbc
Trump doesn't want a big campaign. His whole theme is that fewer resources, better results. Trump has a staff of ~80 people, and was able to secure the GOP nom by mid May, running against 16 people. Clinton will secure her nomination Tuesday, against one guy, with a staff of ~800. Trump asks: who would be better running our non-solvent country?
>>76290840
No sarcasm, I really didn't know.
>>76290840
Thanks.
>>76289821
>mainstream media desperate to siphon votes away from trump
>for the first time start marketing libertarians as a viable third party
>convention is biggest opportunity to showcase the details of the libertarian philosophy
>do this shit on stage instead
>>76286493
>ITT: Liberals butthurt on the easy success of Trump. As their cannisters try everything to no avail.
YFW
>>76286493
This is unfortunately, at least partially, true.
Trump is too much of a control freak to be able to listen to suggestions and I'm not sure he has a competent or extraordinary campaign manager or speech writer.
A great speech writer and PR person will do wonders for Trump.
At this point he has a sound message. He already has the support of the people.
It is now time for Trump to clean up his image, clean up his speeches and lock in his responses during interviews.
He does need to be more like a "politician" with his responses. Settle down and deliver a cool and concise reply without offending as many people as he can while leaving his panties unbunched.
He gets hit with the dumb questions so many times that he ends up getting flustered and blasts a bad response.
Dude needs to relax and take care of business when the cameras are on.
>>76291872
>Candidates
>>76286712
>>76286743
>>76286844
>.02 shekels have been deposited in your hannukah necklace
>>76290157
i'd hatefuck the shit out of her
>Trump doesnt have a campaign
are you kidding? he has the best campaign staff ever
Us
>>76292336
This.
>Donald Trump does not have a campaign
Yes he does.
Proof: I'm working in it.
>>76286493
>Listening to campaign traditionalists when Trump BTFO all of them
>>76286493
MITT ROMNEY IS OP
>>76286493
>have a bloated, inefficient staff
vs
>a lean, efficient staff
Which one of these would you vote for?
>>76289456
He has support from Republican voters. That's it. He won't win the general election.
>>76286493
how long is this shilling going to wear out?
>>76286844
Why don't you read his book where he outlines his plans, you stupid cunt
>>76290346
>Trump is literally the only candidate to not only state policy, but to articulate how it will be accomplished
You can't seriously believe this.. You must be a legit mental midget.
>>76286743
Based on election cycle and primary data, it is almost statistically inevitable that Trump will win the majority of the electoral college and become the 43rd President of the United States.
This statistical model is able to use these data entities to accurately forecast the outcome of the presidential election with startling accuracy.
http://primarymodel.com
>>76286493
There is some truth to that -- during the Primary elections, most professional political consultants were not going to sign up with Trump, believing he was a meme-candidate who was destined to lose, and that being associated with him would hurt their future careers.
That turns out to have been mistake --I would expect it to b a LOT easier for Trump to hire competent experienced political staff now, unless he turns out to be unwilling to do so.
>>76287171
Because, if you feed them, they will spread your story for you.
>>76288271
I agree, but it MIGHT indicate a level of commitment among Trump supporters higher than we've seen for other candidates in the past. That would be useful to him, if he does not build a stronger campaign organization, since he'll need to do less work turning out his vote.
It is probably also worth noting that in addition to having the most votes in a GOP primary ever he also has the most votes AGAINST him in a GOP primary ever.
>>76289018
>>76289433
Yopu guys seem to be comparing different numbers there.
The number of Hispanics that vote for Trump in a GOP Primary does not necessarily reflect his support among the Hispanics in the electorate at large. It is likely that GOP registered Hispanics are not exactly like the majority who are not registered in the GOP.
>>76286844
>He certainly doesn't offer plans on how exactly he'll even do the things he claims he'll do.
Literally spelled out on his website, but of course leave it to a liberal to not even read up on his opposition.
>study something to defeat it?
>Na, I'll just try to cry it to death
>>76289827
>Basically it all comes down to the Presidential debates
Barring gaffes, debates are seldom decisive.
There will be a massive campaign between now and November. It all comes down to the TV buys, and the GOTV efforts, same as always, unless Trump decides to forgo either.both of those and run a social-media/free-media campaign, which would be a disaster for anybody else but that HE might be able to pull of.
Clinton is a terrible campaigner and seems to have assembled a poor team, again. Trump is a wild-card making up new rules as he goes. I, frankly, dislike both, but at least the election should be interesting and unpredictable.
>>76289921
>They have little validity for predicting future voter behavior in general.
Polls in general have little predictive power, they are a snapshot of where things stand at the time, and, read correctly, a guidebook on how to get from today to where you want to be on election day.
>>76290147
>So he just needs volunteers.
You ever volunteered for a campaign? If some, have you ever volunteered for a campaign that was poorly organized so that, when you showed up to do some work, nobody knew what the fuck they were supposed to have you doing? Or they had you doing some time-wasting shit that didn't do much actual good for the camping?
Trump needs competent staff to take care of shit like that, or this (and other) potential resources for the campaign will be wasted.
>>76286493
Trump is well aware that this country is divided nearly 50/50. It's essentially the producers vs the free loaders.
He knows the free loaders will never vote for him. They don't want to work, they don't care about anything but government handouts. He also knows the producers will never vote for Hillary, so they'll vote for him whether they like him or not.
Since it's not exactly 50/50, there are people on the fence from both sides. There are free loaders who want to work and there are producers who want Hillary.
All Trump has to do is get enough of these people who are on the fence to come over to his side.
I think it will be quite an easy thing to do. Especially considering Hillary is a massively flawed candidate.
I truly believe that Trump will easily win this election. I think Trump knows it, too.
>>76291253
It's not complete shill or troll. It's got a fair point. if you are denying even that then you are as bad as libkeks and feminist cucks who refuse to hear anything outside of their own ideologies.
I want him to win, but it's not going to happen folks. He carries too much baggage. Even if Bernie would decide to run as an independent, Trump would still have a hard time to win this thing.
>>76297065
And how the fuck would you know?
Don't you have some suicide bombs to detonate, Ahmad?
>>76286493
>Republicans working to elect Trump describe a bare-bones effort debilitated by infighting, a lack of staff to carry out basic functions, minimal coordination with allies and a message that’s prisoner to Trump’s momentary whims.
But he's proving you can win an election without the bullshit and money spending that usual campaigns use. He's a media mastermind.
>>76297322
General trends. Trump is still behind Clinton. Once Bernie's out, her numbers would go up. A record number of Latinos are going to show up to vote against him too. The only way he can win is to convince normies, independents, etc. that he's not literally Hitler, but stuff like Trump University pretty much confirms that he really is a money-grubbing jackass.
>>76294279
>Because, if you feed them, they will spread your story for you.
lol, they do that for Trump anyway. All they do is talk about Trump. What did Trump do? What did he not do? What did other people say about Trump? And on and on.
>>76286493
>Whaaa- we can't control him the way we usually puppet people
Ahahahaha. Morons. He won the primary not by some technical trickery and reaction to minute changes in projections, but by single-handedly crushing his opponents in the media. He ran his corporation this way, and he's had decades of experience in dealing with the press.
Trump doesn't need a press team, Trump - is - the press team.
>>76288198
>niggers and spics hate him
>somehow this means he's a bad candidate
Wouldn't you think that the candidate who is most hated by the absolute worst people in society be the best candidate?
>>76298729
>he's had decades of experience in dealing with the press.
It's deeper than that. He's embraced new media like social media too. Hillary can't use a smart phone, sure as shit didn't install her own server but Donald has always stayed above water when it comes to tech. He used it to promote his show.
While it was a low point, technically, he really "bloomed" after his stupid Obama birther "investigation". While it was pointless and shit-for-brains to pursue it, I'll never forget how he made a sitting President hand over his birth certificate to the media and the world.
That was a true show of his new power and he fucking killed the entire Republican party with it to win the nomination.
>>76286493
It lacks organization compared to hillary.
She has x10 shilling staff.
