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[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

He's using a pretty standard tactic for a right wing politician down in the polls: throw increasing amounts of crazy against the wall until something sticks and the polls improve.

His consultants will call this "calibrating", to find the right level of insane to match voter expectations and grab media attention for a few cycles along the way.