Last time around part of Trump’s strategy was to dominate the news cycle with a never ending torrent of outlandish statements and behavior. Free advertising. And of course he’s going to do it again because his fundraising is much less than Biden’s at this point. And he probably can’t help himself as that’s all he knows how to do and it works on his base.

One could argue that it’s a wise idea to co-opt that free campaign exposure by joining in instead of fighting back or fact checking or correcting the record like they had in the past.

There’s a large swath of what Gene Wilder might call “the common clay of the new west” who vote purely on who can appear to be the toughest. It’s like some pack behavior of exerting dominance that you’d see in animals.

Uneducated, usually rural people who like Trump because “he tells it like it is” or “he’s a boss who knows how to lead”, when in reality he just constantly makes shit up and runs his businesses into the ground.

I think these people will see Biden’s remarks and Trump getting upset at them and view it as a sign that Biden is “tougher” than Trump. Which is dumb, but if it means a more progressive government and avoiding the regression under Trunk I’ll take it.

aw yeh, make this election all about Trump.

It could work for those that pay close attention sure. Those that actually listen to the things Trump says and how he responds to things, sure. But those people probably aren’t voting for Trump anyway. People that are voting for him don’t pay that close attention. They’re not actually listening to the full speeches they’re just listen to the clips they want to see on Facebook. They’re not reading about the campaign promises and the platforms, they’re just listening to talk radio and looking at memes. So while I like this strategy, I’m not sure it’ll do much.

His campaign strategy is… wrestling a pig?

Wouldn’t getting under his skin cause his makeup to crack?

I wish he would spend more time focusing on policies that are good for Americans, and discussing his plans for addressing foreign conflicts. It just seems so immature that both candidates are wasting time and money by attacking one another. We have wars in foreign countries that are going to affect us. Carbon emissions are still too high from power plants and shipping companies in foreign countries. We have a homelessness problem while apartments and houses sit vacant. We could be discussing basic income to keep people housed and help them pay their bills, or other basic living expenses. Instead of doing his job, he’s picking school yard fights with someone who has the mentality of a school aged child.