By gambling away the 10/15 debate, Trump shot himself in the foot. And no, holding a rally instead won& #39;t come close to compensating for losing a debate. Speaking just as a news CONSUMER, Trump& #39;s rallies are boring now. They didn& #39;t used to be; I used to hang on his every word....

But they& #39;ve devolved into the same desperate, recycled, maniacal Fox News fever dream talking points. In effect, by showcasing this reality show circus every day for four years, the sheen has worn off. No one is going to watch yet another Trump rally where he whines about...

Hillary& #39;s emails and water pressure and the deep state and killer windmills and slippery ramps and "lovebirds" Peter and Lisa and the rest of his greatest hits. It& #39;s old news. It& #39;s tired. He failed to adapt. The debates were his last chance to actually make his case to people...

and bear in mind, it is TRUMP who needs to change minds here. He& #39;s down in *every* poll. He& #39;s on defense. But instead of reaching other Americans, he& #39;ll pander to his same base while failing to broaden his coalition.

He has no discernible strategy to win this election.