On Wednesday’s WarRoom Paul Dans delivered a candid assessment of the current state of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, warning that without significant changes in leadership, the campaign risks failure. Drawing from his experience in team sports, Dans described the situation as the “fourth quarter,” where urgent, strategic moves are necessary to secure victory. “We’re on the doorstep of World War III, and we have to wake up,” he declared, underscoring the critical nature of the upcoming election.
Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita Under Fire
Dans’s key argument is that Trump needs to immediately bench campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, whom he claims are out of their depth and responsible for strategic blunders that have weakened Trump’s chances. “Trump needs to call everyone to the sideline, basically bench Susie and Chris, and he’s got to put the team back on the field that won this in 2016,” Dans urged, highlighting the need to restore the leadership that originally led Trump to victory.
Strategic Missteps: Early Debate and Missed Opportunities
A major point of criticism was the Trump campaign’s decision to push Joe Biden off the stage too early, without a solid plan to handle Kamala Harris. “They played into the Democrats’ hands,” Dans explained, pointing to the campaign’s insistence on early debates, which gave Democrats the opportunity to replace Biden with Harris if needed. “They climbered for early debate in June and left the Democrats this optionality to slip Joe out if things went south—and they did.” […]
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