Citing his “grandiose notion of self-worth, pathological lying, lack of empathy and remorse,” former Obama campaign chief David Plouffe called Donald Trump a “psychopath” in an interview on NBC News.
Said Plouffe: “I think the assessment was that Donald Trump would try and do some things to appeal to the middle of the electorate, to appeal to suburban college-educated women. He’s not. I mean, basically, we have a psychopath running for President. I mean, he meets the clinical definition, okay?”
Former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said that Donald Trump needs to stop being “lazy” if he wants to win, Politico reports.
Said Plouffe: “It’s so offensive as a practitioner. Get on your plane and go to Ohio. It’s not that complicated … I think he’s actually quite lazy. He’s lazy.”
David Plouffe warned that Democrats should not underestimate Donald Trump, arguing that he would be more dangerous than Sen. Ted Cruz, Politico reports.
Said Plouffe: “We’ve never seen anything like this in politics. Democrats should not be popping champagne corks since Donald Trump is doing so well.”
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Democratic strategist David Plouffe told Politico that Republican efforts to coalesce around one alternative to Donald Trump are too little too late.
Said Plouffe: “It needed to happen two, three weeks ago.”
He added that the GOP nomination is completely in Trump’s control: “If he can land the plane, he wins.”
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