Anyone who thinks Trump is unaffected by this is deluding themselves.
For Trump to win, he needs to make gains in the undecided, and overcome the gap in key demographics, such as female voters and young voters who may simply not vote. This kind of PR destroys any chance to make those gains. Maybe you think his comments about the reporter with a stutter was a one-off. Then, maybe you think his comments about Miss Universe were because he lost a lot of $ with her weight gain (but then again, losing $ is smart for him tax-wise, or so he tells us, but I digress). But at some point, you get enough stories like this - and the average Joe figures out - this isn't a one-off, it's a PATTERN. If people were somehow still unsure before, this goes a loooong way to drive that point home. And frankly, Hilary Clinton will have 90 minutes of air time (well,not all 90 mins) to just ram that point home over & over.
Worse yet for Trump, this story again shifts the focus to him and his weaknesses, and prevents him from trying to mount an attack on Clinton. There's absolutely no coincidence this is coming up just days before the 2nd debate. From the story on CNN, sounds like Access Hollywood was going to air the story just after the 2nd debate, but someone leaked the transcript of the interview to a Washington Post reporter, which forced the early publication. Sounds like a Hilary supporter decided to leak the story. And for good reason - it's a PR killer.
The GOP themselves have told Trump to stay at home this weekend - when has that ever happened to a presidential candidate with less than 4 weeks to go in an election? Not that I recall in my adult life (last 7 elections I can remember).
The Democrats had the ammo ready for the Miss Universe story during the 1st debate, this one comes as an absolute gift to them. Unless Trump can find a way to spin all the negative PR to Hilary after Monday's debate, Trump's campaign is on life support, and the power company is about to shut the power off.
For Trump to win, he needs to make gains in the undecided, and overcome the gap in key demographics, such as female voters and young voters who may simply not vote. This kind of PR destroys any chance to make those gains. Maybe you think his comments about the reporter with a stutter was a one-off. Then, maybe you think his comments about Miss Universe were because he lost a lot of $ with her weight gain (but then again, losing $ is smart for him tax-wise, or so he tells us, but I digress). But at some point, you get enough stories like this - and the average Joe figures out - this isn't a one-off, it's a PATTERN. If people were somehow still unsure before, this goes a loooong way to drive that point home. And frankly, Hilary Clinton will have 90 minutes of air time (well,not all 90 mins) to just ram that point home over & over.
Worse yet for Trump, this story again shifts the focus to him and his weaknesses, and prevents him from trying to mount an attack on Clinton. There's absolutely no coincidence this is coming up just days before the 2nd debate. From the story on CNN, sounds like Access Hollywood was going to air the story just after the 2nd debate, but someone leaked the transcript of the interview to a Washington Post reporter, which forced the early publication. Sounds like a Hilary supporter decided to leak the story. And for good reason - it's a PR killer.
The GOP themselves have told Trump to stay at home this weekend - when has that ever happened to a presidential candidate with less than 4 weeks to go in an election? Not that I recall in my adult life (last 7 elections I can remember).
The Democrats had the ammo ready for the Miss Universe story during the 1st debate, this one comes as an absolute gift to them. Unless Trump can find a way to spin all the negative PR to Hilary after Monday's debate, Trump's campaign is on life support, and the power company is about to shut the power off.





