The Republican Party is having a tough midterm election campaign. Trump’s venues keep getting smaller and smaller, as his rally crowds shrink, which has created a dynamic where reality says that Republicans are losing, but Trump thinks that he is carrying the GOP to victory.
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The New York Times recently reported, “But the president, under pressure and angry with naysayers, has dismissed polls that reflect his unpopularity, and has raged against unflattering stories that plunge him into a dark mood. Determined to win by turning the midterm season into a referendum on himself, he is set to headline rallies around the country all week, including in Ohio on Wednesday. Mr. Trump remains convinced that his dominant place in the Republican Party is enough to mitigate a tough political climate.”
Trump is the presidential version of the “dog in the burning house” meme, saying, “This is fine.”
Things are also most definitely not fine at Fox News, where viewership has plunged to a low that has not been seen in years.
Fox has refused to disrupt its primetime lineup to show Trump’s rallies, but the network has been covering Trump’s event in Rock Hill, SC, because it is in the afternoon.
However, even when Fox News tries to put people who they think are Trump supporters on camera, things go very wrong.