Karl,

Trump would like the victory of winning but he has to be tired. He's 4 years older and his enemies are relentless. Whether or not Trump understands the impossibility of the situation (fiscal, economic & political) he has to sense his chances of politically surviving 4 more years are small.

So I see Trump making those compromises that will lose him Florida & Wisconsin & PA. He's barking at the media and the lunatic left but no one cares. Trump is not winning new voters and too many that chose him over Hillary in 2016 don't care in 2020. They and we know it doesn't matter.

It was great to see Trump fight back against the Democrats. But now we are looking around and those gains were incomplete and temporary. The Supreme Court is still Liberal. The government is still corrupt Corporations are still robbing the American people with impunity.

Covid showed Trump's limitations. Trump is amazing at fighting for himself - that he beat Mueller and Schiff is impressive - but with Covid, Trump needed to fight for scientific integrity. He couldn't do it. It's not who he is.

So Trump tried to play the political game with Covid. He, as expected, played it great at first. In March Trump dominated. But now it is summer and where is Trump on Covid? Oh, he wants to move on but he's stuck. For he told the lie himself that millions would die. He told the lie that lockdowns were necessary. What does he believe? Who knows?

The Democrats are going to use Covid as a political weapon all the way to November. And thus far it doesn't seem Trump has an answer.