Trump Trying to Lose, Hillary Fades Anyway

Good Wednesday, Friends,

No tax returns and now no medical records--that's what we're getting this morning from the Donald Trump campaign. The hubris of this man knows no limits.

He supposedly wants us to hire him as President, but he doesn't want to give us the information we need to make an intelligent hiring decision.

Could his latest refusal to disclose vital information be the straw that finally breaks the back of The Donald's candidacy? He's been tipping his hand that he's trying really hard to lose, but he can't seem to shake off his 'deplorable' supporters.

Maybe this morning's latest affront, the announcement that no medical records will be forthcoming on Thursday after promising they would be, will finally close the deal for him.

Trump really likes the run-up to becoming President, but he doesn't actually want the job. That entails actual mind-numbing work--outside the presence of his adoring followers. What fun is that?

He really just wanted to be the world's biggest celebrity anyway, and he's already achieved it.

He's also established himself as the potential king of a new Alt Right media empire.

With Steve Bannon and David Bossie presently on staff, and Roger Ailes lurking in the shadows, Trump has already assembled the key players around him to make it happen.

Yes, 'many people' say he ran because he wanted to show his cadre of billionaire friends, virtually all of whom happen to be Jewish, that although he could never be a full member of their club, he was more than their equal. He'd prove it to them by becoming the most powerful man in the world.

And as this morning's polls show, the numbers are all moving in Trump's direction. The race is in a virtual dead heat, and I don't know how a candidate as disliked and as maligned as Hillary Clinton can turn that around.

And who's missing from this picture? Ah yes, that so-called
candidate, what's-her-name. No matter, the guy to Obama's
left will do just fine.

Watching President Obama stumping for her yesterday, it was almost as if the crowd was about to start chanting "four more years." They loved him, and he could easily walk into a third term if the law would allow it.

But can the enthusiasm for Obama translate into the same for Hillary Clinton? That's an open question, but my guess is no.

Thanks to another Russian hack, we learned yesterday that former Secretary of State Colin Powell sent out at least one email calling Trump a "national disgrace," and another calling Trump's 'birther movement' "racist."

General Powell confirmed the emails' authenticity.

Maybe this will help The Donald in his quest to lose. By now, though, we should know not to assume it won't increase his support.

That leaves voters in a pickle of a binary choice.

Here's a thought. Maybe President Obama could exert his hefty influence over Hillary Clinton and persuade her to bow out of the race for some honorable reason--like unforeseen health issues.

Certain winner and candidate-in-waiting Joe Biden can handle four years in the Oval Office to protect the President's legacy.

It's still not too late.