As we know, Donald Trump has had many mishaps throughout his campaign, but what’s damaging him most now it the videos about sexual assault that he was associated with. In class, we discussed that the media stays hooked onto stories such as these because they appeal to the voters’ emotion as opposed to the media becoming so deeply invested in the Clinton emails. We also talked about how Trump claims that the voting system is rigged and the media is mostly liberal, and some of his recent comments have support his narrative about voting in America is a conspiracy.
Donald Trump has said things that would lead those who don’t support him, and just voters in general, that the voting system is rigged, but not only is it rigged, polling is also inaccurate. “They say we are tied in Colorado, I don’t think so, I’ll be honest. Something’s going on, something,” Trump said during his second rally of the day in the state. Trump honestly believes he is ahead through all the things he has said to degrade women and minorities, he still thinks the media is out to get him. He thinks that voting is just a fraud and that if he loses, it will be because some cheating took place. Not only does Trump say that voting is rigged, but his recent accusations are causing his polling to go down. The poll also found that 56% of voters said the 2005 recording of Donald Trump talking about sexually assaulting women “will be a concern” as they vote, compared with 40% who said he had put the issues to rest. Though polling allegedly doesn’t matter to Trump, the little things that have come about are causing him to lose support which will be detrimental to him in the long run.
“I don’t believe the polls,” Trump said during the rally.
“They are not terrible, they are sort of good,” he immediately followed.
At this point in the race, the things that are coming out about Trump are severely harming his campaign. If he goes with the story that the media is out to get him and that they’re liberals, then it could alleviate some of the pain, but as of right now, it seems like support of him is on the decline.
I love that you point out the quote about Trump saying he doesn’t believe the polls. I think that solidfies why Trump says the things that he does. His comments and thoughts about women continue to harm his campaign but you point out how he says he isn’t shaken by them which I really liked.