Sources say campaign is concerned that Trump may engage in the kind of self-sabotage that turned off voters in 2020

Donald Trumpā€™s campaign is most concerned going into the debate against Kamala Harris with the former presidentā€™s mood, afraid that the mercurial Trump could engage in the kind of self-sabotage that turned off voters in the 2020 presidential election, according to people familiar with the situation.

The campaignā€™s internal refrain is whether they get ā€œhappy Trumpā€ or ā€œangry Trumpā€, the people said, as they count down the days to perhaps the final presidential debate this cycle.

Tuesday nightā€™s televised debate is widely seen as a crux moment in the rebooted 2024 campaign. Since Joe Biden dropped out of the race after a campaign-killing debate performance crystalized fears over his age and mental acuity, Harris has turned the race on its head.

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    2 months ago

    I had not thought about it, but I didnā€™t have any interest in the Biden/Trump debate. I knew what to expect, and Bidenā€™s disappointing showing just made me bored with the whole thing.

    Iā€™m actually excited to see Harris pick Trump apart tomorrow, and I hope she doesnā€™t take her foot off his neck the whole time.

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      2 months ago

      Yep, same. I knew precisely how the Biden/Trump debate was going to pan out - actually, it went worse than I thought it would, if Iā€™m completely honest.

      Seeing someone who is actually at/near the peak of their political game and mental aptitude just clinically disassemble the narcissistic psychopathic fascist is going to warm my heart tomorrow evening, because fascists should be given no quarter under any circumstances.