Donna Brazile: Trump Is ‘Incapable of Staying on Message’

STEPHANOPOULOS Donna we saw ░░░░░░░░ We saw Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ say she wants that ░░░░░░░░ debate Trump says he ░░░░░░░░ not going to do ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe that ░░░░░░░░ No I don t ░░░░░░░░ think yesterday Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ no tomorrow he might ░░░░░░░░ back to being undecided ░░░░░░░░ it and by the ░░░░░░░░ of next week with ░░░░░░░░ polls moving in Vice ░░░░░░░░ Harris direction he may ░░░░░░░░ his mind Look he ░░░░░░░░ there are 67 million ░░░░░░░░ to try to do ░░░░░░░░ debate That debate had ░░░░░░░░ huge audience The vice ░░░░░░░░ did extremely well But ░░░░░░░░ I want to go ░░░░░░░░ to what I said ░░░░░░░░ She has to close ░░░░░░░░ deal by talking about ░░░░░░░░ economy She has to ░░░░░░░░ this deal with voters ░░░░░░░░ making sure that they ░░░░░░░░ what she will do ░░░░░░░░ to help them in ░░░░░░░░ everyday lives And if ░░░░░░░░ can get this debate ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and do ░░░░░░░░ incredible job I think ░░░░░░░░ will help her win ░░░░░░░░ race STEPHANOPOULOS Chris going ░░░░░░░░ the first way you ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump would do ░░░░░░░░ if he needed to ░░░░░░░░ it Does that dynamic ░░░░░░░░ hold Christie Yes Look ░░░░░░░░ is you know these ░░░░░░░░ decisions George are tactical ░░░░░░░░ re not philosophical They ░░░░░░░░ tactical And if the ░░░░░░░░ continue to move a ░░░░░░░░ away from Trump you ░░░░░░░░ how much he focuses ░░░░░░░░ that and he s ░░░░░░░░ to need something to ░░░░░░░░ it And in today ░░░░░░░░ media landscape absent a ░░░░░░░░ mistake by one or ░░░░░░░░ other this is the ░░░░░░░░ thing STEPHANOPOULOS But has ░░░░░░░░ confidence been shaken after ░░░░░░░░ first debate Christie Come ░░░░░░░░ His confidence shaken No ░░░░░░░░ he will convince himself ░░░░░░░░ if she gets in ░░░░░░░░ ring with him again ░░░░░░░░ he ll knock her ░░░░░░░░ That ll be his ░░░░░░░░ Now whether he ll ░░░░░░░░ the work that s ░░░░░░░░ to be necessary to ░░░░░░░░ prepared which he clearly ░░░░░░░░ not do the last ░░░░░░░░ is a completely open ░░░░░░░░ But I ll say ░░░░░░░░ He needs it I ░░░░░░░░ she agreed to the ░░░░░░░░ debate because she knows ░░░░░░░░ will be the least ░░░░░░░░ venue for him So ░░░░░░░░ may be able to ░░░░░░░░ herself out of this ░░░░░░░░ not debate again by ░░░░░░░░ No CNN or nothing ░░░░░░░░ then he s going ░░░░░░░░ have to make that ░░░░░░░░ I think he ll ░░░░░░░░ capitulate BRAZILE Look Donald ░░░░░░░░ was rattled in that ░░░░░░░░ debate I mean she ░░░░░░░░ him talking about Haitians ░░░░░░░░ pets We re still ░░░░░░░░ about that 12 days ░░░░░░░░ which the governor of ░░░░░░░░ has rejected the mayor ░░░░░░░░ s a Republican in ░░░░░░░░ rejected But Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ still talking about it ░░░░░░░░ he s still trying ░░░░░░░░ rally his base He ░░░░░░░░ not pivoted to the ░░░░░░░░ He s not talking ░░░░░░░░ independent voters He s ░░░░░░░░ huddled in this small ░░░░░░░░ you know camp and ░░░░░░░░ s a it s ░░░░░░░░ strong camp no question ░░░░░░░░ it but he s ░░░░░░░░ of staying on message ░░░░░░░░ s incapable of driving ░░░░░░░░ the closing arguments to ░░░░░░░░ this election.”