Does Trump Want To Win?

Some in Trump’s inner circle question his resolve.

“President Trump May Lose This Election.”

That chyron, coupled with violent images of looting, greeted Tucker Carlson’s Trump-friendly viewers the other night. A growing unease has overtaken the president’s allies, as dismal polling bubbles up daily.

A battering of polls paint a bleak picture for the incumbent. Biden is up in all the battleground states, up 14 points nationally, and even leading in the Republican bastions of Texas and Georgia.

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board quipped, “President Trump may soon need a new nickname for ‘Sleepy Joe’ Biden. How does President-elect sound? On present trend that’s exactly what Mr. Biden will be on Nov. 4, as Mr. Trump heads for what could be an historic repudiation that would take the Republican Senate down with him.”

Off camera, Trump has conceded that he is losing, according to Politico and the New York Times.

On camera, Trump does not appear to have a plan for a potential second term. When Fox News’ Sean Hannity lobbed the softball of, “What are your top priority items for a second term,” Trump whiffed:

“Well, one of the things that will be really great… You know, the word experience is still good. I always say…