Donald Trump Does Not Have a Campaign

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by BENJY SARLIN, KATY TUR and ALI VITALI

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.

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Ultimately this is what will sink him

[tonyt53]

1. I would not surprised if Trump blows a gasket and walks away during alive TV event

After that, he would do everything he could to take down the GOP candidate they put up in his place. The Trumpster can't take ridicule and apparently facts.

[Happyhippychick]

6. That's exactly what I think, too. He'll freak out on live tv and that will be that.

[tinrobot]

17. I also think he might pull a Ross Perot '96...

Walk away or suspend the campaign, then jump back in later.

[Stuart G]

2. k and r....let us home this sinks him entirely

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. Trump is likely to be the worst Candidate Republicans ever ran.

HIs long history in the media means gives his opponent so much material to attack him that he will be constantly on the defensive.

His failure to use the long campaign season to build a real organization will make it hard to take advantage of any weakness in his opponent.

He also appears to be loath to delegate to experts.

He won't keep his mouth shut.

It is possible that Democrats could not have asked for a better opponent if they had conspired to get him nominated themselves.

[FSogol]

4. Popcorn, getch-er popcorn!

Time for the Democrats to put their foot on the neck of the GOP.

[libodem]

8. Isn't Republican complaint

That Democrats are trying to "ram something down their throats?

[MrScorpio]

5. Trump will tell you that he hires all the best people

His non-campaign campaign is the best campaign in the history of campaigns.

[Happyhippychick]

7. Campaigns are for LOSERS!

[Johonny]

9. Can't we just assume there is no GOP as a party

Citizen United destroyed the party as a political thing. It is now the party of billionaires each clinging to their own particular store bought stooge. There is no organizational body, and no organizational message. When chaos reigns people like Trump are probably the best you can hope for.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Which why it is not improbable that we end up with an out-of-left field VP pick....

......like this.

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[quaker bill]

19. I think yes

Only someone who's political career is already at an end, or is dim enough to not get that this will end it.

[safeinOhio]

11. I'm trying hard to be good.

Because I see Election Day as Christmas at DU

[summerschild]

12. What is Trump thinking?

I am torn between two theories:

#1 - He was borderline crazy and has now gone over the edge. He's probably not sleeping much and it's clear he can no longer remember what he said even a day or so ago.

#2 - He never really wanted to be president - just wanted to prove he could be if he wanted to. Closer it gets the harder it gets and he's not having fun any more.
He will keep on driving the GOP crazy by being unpredictable and unreasonable to push them to the point of "un-nominating" him - before the convention or after - doesn't really matter.

They will be scrambling trying to play catch up and get another candidate in there and he will be milking his revenge. After all, they caused it - not him.

In the meantime, his "supporters" in all their genius will throw him some riots he's worked so hard to build up.

Just Donald being Donald.

[awoke_in_2003]

15. I lean to #2

with the addition that he is desperately trying to derail his "campaign" but the people are eating it up. I don't care how tone deaf someone is, you don't say "look at my African American"

[tinrobot]

18. Unfortunately, the GOP is too chicken to "un-nominate" him

They're a bunch of spineless sheep with no real leader.

[riderinthestorm]

13. His non-campaign beat out 16 rivals including teams w the best Republican advisors on earth

I would never assume he's going to be beat for any reason. And now that the RNC knows the problems with Trump's campaign, they'll move swiftly to rectify it.

This election is very very different.

[Fumesucker]

14. It's an Opposite Day campaign, Trump ignored and/or ridiculed the pundits and slaughtered the field

I suspect he has some political torpedoes tucked away somewhere, he certainly holed JEB!'s campaign below the waterline and sunk it short order.

He's about 75 or 80% act in my opinion, figuring out what he's really up to is like Kremlinology.

[awoke_in_2003]

16. You don't need a campaign

when the entire media is at your beck and call