I don't believe in a tank mode whatsoever. Did he enter this trying to win it? No, it was a stupid publicity stunt and the plan was that he would pull out in time to film a new Apprentice season with the extra hype.
But then once it became clear that he
could win the nomination, he's been all in. The missteps and egregious statements are just Trump being Trump. I don't see any difference between his actions now or 18 months ago.
Another interesting piece:
Clinton Gaining Among Millennials, But Obstacles Remain | RealClearPolitics
"In Florida, the problem is perhaps most pronounced. Trump led narrowly in the RCP average for much of September, but Clinton has regained a 2.9 percentage point lead, according to the current average. But the race there has remained relatively tight throughout the campaign, and the state is another critical part of Trump’s narrow Electoral College path.
In a Mason-Dixon poll of the state in late August, Clinton led by 45 percent-29 percent among voters under 35, with 14 percent supporting Johnson, the libertarian. In late September, after the first debate, 49 percent supported Clinton while 32 percent backed Trump and 13 percent favored Johnson. Those numbers might not be enough for Clinton, however.
The reason: Obama narrowly defeated Romney by 75,000 votes in the state in 2012, but Baumann said
just 5 percent of the likely millennial voting population there amounts to approximately 95,000 votes.
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The difference between Hillary Clinton getting 50 versus 55 percent of millennials in Florida could very easily be the difference between winning and losing,” Baumann said."