Trump’s run at blue Connecticut

[brooklynite]

Politico

Donald Trump’s poll numbers are faltering in deep-red states from South Carolina to Georgia, his organization is a mess in perhaps the most important county in Ohio, and he admits that he has a “tremendous problem” in Utah, which hasn’t gone Democratic since 1964.

And yet, on Saturday, Trump is hosting a rally in Fairfield County, Conn., a county that Mitt Romney lost to Barack Obama by 11 percentage points, in a state that hasn’t voted Republican since 1988.

It’s a move that is flummoxing and infuriating Republicans who believe Trump should be spending time and resources in winnable states, not in a place that few consider to be competitive.

“At this point, Florida looks in trouble, North Carolina looks in trouble, they don’t even know who their people are in Ohio,” said Charlie Harper, a prominent conservative writer who runs a think tank in Georgia, where Trump is sliding in the polls. “He can go have lunch in Connecticut and be home for supper, but the map is changing rapidly in the opposite direction. Hillary Clinton is not going to move in to defend Connecticut just because Trump went there.”

[joeybee12]

1. What an idiot...knr

[fun n serious]

2. Will it be cheating of he loses?

[Happyhippychick]

3. Then there's this

"Hillary Clinton is not going to move in to defend Connecticut just because Trump went there.
It’s unlikely she’ll need to, given the strong Democratic bent of the state, which has a Democratic governor, an entirely Democratic congressional delegation and voted for Obama by 18 percentage points in 2012. Former GOP Rep. Chris Shays of Connecticut has also recently endorsed her over Trump."

wow, sounds like a real squeaker is possible.

[clutterbox1830]

4. I wonder what expense and rates he is charging his campaign.

Seriously, I am now thinking he is doing it for the money. He is using is own planes, driver/pilots, hotels, and other personal resources for these campaign events. Don't quote me, but I think it is legal for the campaign to reimburse him for these expenses on the campaign trail. If (big if) this is true, I wonder what rates is he charging his campaign. He obviously not spending it on advertisements, offices, or forming a ground game. My speculation is he is pocketing his donations somehow.

[Maru Kitteh]

13. You are correct about all of that, plus Federal election funds.

And ^W ^E ^L ^C ^O ^M ^E to DU!

Nice to have you here.

[tinrobot]

14. He's probably expensing everything he can... at triple overtime rates.

You're definitely on to something.

[Rocknrule]

5. Fairfield is near Newtown

I wonder how he'll manage to offend them. Telling dead baby jokes?

[bluestateguy]

6. Will he campaign in Massachusetts next?

How about Vermont after that?

[whistler162]

11. No Puerto Rico and Guam

[Demsrule86]

7. I grew up in Fairfield Country

It is a very wealthy place. I lived in Ridgefield... at least I went to high school there. We move a great deal. It used to have more than a few Bircher types, but there were liberals there too who made fun of the birchers.

[TeamPooka]

8. I was born and raised in Norwalk. Lived in Fairfield for many years before coming out to SoCal.

If Trump thinks he stands a chance there he's stupider than I thought.

[Demsrule86]

19. I worked for Stonehenge in Ridgefiled ironed their tablecloths-first job

I lived in Ridgefield ...started college Western- in Danbury...I also worked at Virginia Allen ...dress shop in Wilton. I think. I taught at a boys school in Stamford...St. Basil prep. I lived in Brookfield for a while and have a brother who lives in Bridgeport and teaches at Sacred Heart University...small world. I live in Ohio now...very Northeastern in feeling...I still miss New England and New York...hubs was born in the Bronx and went to Manhattan College. Do you like SoCal? It always seem really nice. Although I do like Ohio.

[TeamPooka]

20. I'm just outside LA in SFV. Woodland Hills is Fairfield without the snow.

affluent suburb, easy commute but great weather.
I lived in Norwalk CT, New Rochelle NY, NYC, Fairfield CT, relatives all over Westchester and Fairfield Counties.
Got em in Greenwich to Ridgefield to New Haven.
I lived in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport as a newlywed for a couple years
After 37 years in NY/CT I have now been here for 15 and never regretted a moment of it.
Spent the first 7 in a small apt on Venice Beach and the last 8 in a nice little house in the San Fernando valley with a pool etc.
It gets a little hot in summer but that's why I'm here.
I'm not going to die of a heart attack shoveling snow, that's for sure.

[Koinos]

9. Trump needs to campaign more in Maryland.

538 gives Hillary a greater than 99.9% chance of winning in Maryland.

[book_worm]

10. He should spend some time in Rhode Island, too.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

16. God no!

Keep the Orange Kool Aid man away!

[MineralMan]

12. Sticking close to his NY penthouse, he is.

A frightened little man is he.

[Maru Kitteh]

15. Germophobe. Prefers to park his ass on his own faux-gold bidet. Hotel toilets throw

him off his Twitter game. He can't get the image of thousands of asses out of whatever is under that rug, passing for a brain.

[GeraldRonLA3]

17. Trump REALLY is trying his best to lose

By now, I am sure that the Don is well aware of the recent news that he is now polling well behind Hillary in ALL of the battleground states, including PA where Clinton has a 10 percent lead.

As if that weren't bad enough for Trump, several recent polls also show him losing ground in several typical red states, like Georgia, which hasn't voted Democratic in years.

Yet his plan is to spend money in strong blue states to try to gain their support. Just how incompetent is his campaign? This is about as stupid as trying to get Hawaii to vote Republican - a truly fruitless endeavor.

Of course, he'll blame the American people when he inevitably loses. Pathetic.

[uppityperson]

18. Welcome to DU. How did you find DU? I am always curious about this.

Wordy.