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Inside Trump’s Brain: Nuzzi, Corey & Unbridled Confidence

In which Trump phones R.F.K. Jr. to ask about Nuzzigate, Lewandowski gets (temporarily) deplaned, another debate is debated, and campaign pollster John McLaughlin predicts a split-ticket victory in North Carolina.

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Trump, always a consummate gossip, is “obsessed” with the sexting scandal involving Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
September 27, 2024

There are 41 days until the election, and hundreds of decisions requiring Donald Trump’s time—everything from messaging strategy to campaign logistics and more. A flurry of recent polls suggest his lead over Kamala Harris has evaporated, especially in battleground states that Trump officials once confidently predicted were in the bag. The latest NBC News national poll shows Harris defeating Trump by five points, within the margin of error, but a massive swing from July, when Trump led Joe Biden by two.