Lack of debate prep follows a string of other errors by the former president, and No5 is the most consequential, says top pollster.
Statistician Nate Silver, founder of polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight has identified what he believes are five mistakes made by former President Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign.
Posting to X, formerly Twitter, in the hours following Tuesday’s presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Silver said:
«We’ll see where the model is in 2 weeks, but 4 huge mistakes for the Trump campaign so far:»
The four «mistakes», according to the statistician and blog writer, were:
Vance
Meandering convention speech, blowing moment of goodwill
Not prepared for Harris swap
Clearly not prepped well for tonight’s debate and/or incapable of sustained A-game
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